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Greece sees some wildfire respite, though stubborn blazes rage on
ATHENS (Reuters) - Wildfires raging across Greece for more than a week abated on Wednesday, though firefighters still battled on several fronts to contain blazes that have killed three people and caus...
Jul 26, 2023
Nasdaq futures slip as Big Tech results roll in; Fed in focus
(Reuters) - Nasdaq futures crept lower on Wednesday as investors assessed results from Microsoft and Alphabet, with markets also cautious ahead of a Federal Reserve rate hike that could push borrowing...
Jul 26, 2023
Alphabet rallies as Google Search unfazed by challenge from Microsoft’s Bing
(Reuters) - Alphabet rallied nearly 7% on Wednesday on signs its dominant Google Search business was faring well in an uncertain advertising market and remained unscathed in the face of competition fr...
Jul 26, 2023
PacWest stock soars on $1.1 billion buyout deal
(Reuters) - PacWest Bancorp's shares rose nearly 38% in premarket trading on Wednesday, a day after smaller rival Banc of California agreed to buy the lender for $1.1 billion. PacWest was among the ba...
Jul 26, 2023
NEWSMAKER: NatWest’s Alison Rose, trail-blazing finance boss, bows out after Farage breach
By Sinead Cruise and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - NatWest's departing CEO Alison Rose until recently told colleagues she had weathered more than her fair share of crises, steering the state-backed ...
Jul 26, 2023
Japan’s Advantest sees AI driving demand for chip testing
By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Advantest Corp said on Wednesday it expects growing use of high-end semiconductors for generative artificial intelligence applications to drive demand for its c...
Jul 26, 2023
Euro zone lending slows further as rate hikes bite
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Lending to euro zone companies slowed again last month, adding to already mounting evidence that sharply higher interest rates are putting a brake on credit creation and economic...
Jul 26, 2023
Russia’s Bolshoi, performing in China, vows to return to the West
BEIJING (Reuters) - The artistic director of Moscow's state-owned Bolshoi Ballet has vowed that his company will eventually perform in the West again, having been subject to a cultural boycott since R...
Jul 26, 2023
Indonesia to make it less painful for exporters to keep earnings onshore -official
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia is developing a scheme for banks to provide a financing facility for exporters who keep their earnings onshore, after business groups complained that new rules made it ha...
Jul 26, 2023
Australia’s Pacific Current receives $388 million buyout offer form Regal Partners
(Reuters) - Australia's Pacific Current Group received a non-binding buyout proposal from Regal Partners Ltd, which values the asset manager at A$573.5 million ($388.1 million), the companies said on ...
Jul 26, 2023
Peoria, IL, USA
43 °F Thunderstorm In Vicinity, Light Rain, Mist
