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Lloyd’s of London records H1 profit of $1.9 billion
LONDON (Reuters) - Lloyd's of London swung to a first-half pre-tax profit of 1.4 billion pounds ($1.93 billion), helped by rising premium rates, the commercial insurance market said on Thursday. Lloyd...
Sep 09, 2021
Global non-life premiums to rise 10% above pre-pandemic levels this year – Swiss Re
BERLIN (Reuters) - Reinsurer Swiss Re said it expected non-life insurance premiums to rise 10% above pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021 and increase further the following year, driven in part by a...
Sep 09, 2021
Jennifer Lawrence pregnant with first child – People magazine
(Reuters) - Oscar-winning American actress Jennifer Lawrence is pregnant with her first child with husband Cooke Maroney, People magazine reported late on Wednesday. The magazine said Lawrence's repre...
Sep 09, 2021
Easing virus woes lift Asia FX view; baht bears at 6-month low – Reuters poll
By Shashwat Awasthi (Reuters) - Bearish bets on Thailand's baht hit a more than six-month low, while investors turned bullish on some emerging Asian currencies after months, a Reuters poll showed on T...
Sep 09, 2021
London’s financial workers flock back to office in hot commuter crush
By Lawrence White, Iain Withers and Rachel Armstrong LONDON (Reuters) - There's no free lunch in finance - except when banks are wooing workers back to the office. London's financial sector, keen to r...
Sep 09, 2021
China’s Aug new yuan loans seen rebounding from 9-month low – Reuters poll
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's new yuan loans are expected to rebound in August from the nine-month low seen in the previous month, a Reuters poll showed, as the central bank seeks to support the country...
Sep 09, 2021
Taliban to allow 200 Americans, other civilians to leave Afghanistan -U.S. official
(Reuters) - Taliban authorities have agreed to let 200 American civilians and third country nationals who remained in Afghanistan after the end of the U.S. evacuation operation to depart on charter fl...
Sep 08, 2021
U.S. FDA declines emergency use approval for Humanigen’s COVID-19 drug
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined Humanigen Inc's request for emergency use authorization (EUA) of its lenzilumab drug to treat newly hospitalized COVID-19 patients, the compa...
Sep 08, 2021
Taiwan to hand out more stimulus coupons to boost consumer spending by $7.2 billion
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan said on Thursday it planned to issue "stimulus coupons" again to boost consumer spending by T$200 billion ($7.22 billion) and support its coronavirus-hit economy, as the isla...
Sep 08, 2021
China Evergrande bonds fall sharply on default worries, onshore bond temporarily suspended
SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Indebted China Evergrande Group's shares and bonds were under fresh pressure on Thursday after media reports that the company would suspend interest payments due on loan...
Sep 08, 2021
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