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Archaeologists find 7,000-year-old ritual hunt site in Jordanian desert
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi and Hams Rabah AMMAN (Reuters) - Archaeologists have discovered a 7,000-year-old stone age site in a remote desert in Jordan, with structures which show humans were rounding up ...
Feb 23, 2022
EU proposes law forcing large firms to check suppliers for environment, human rights issues
By Kate Abnett and Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a law to make large companies operating in the EU check that their suppliers around the world res...
Feb 23, 2022
Germany’s Uniper assessing Nord Stream 2 impairment over suspension
By Christoph Steitz and Tom Kckenhoff FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German utility Uniper said on Wednesday it is assessing whether the suspension of Gazprom's Nord Stream 2 will result in impairments on its ...
Feb 23, 2022
Brazil’s Americanas gradually resumes e-commerce ops after online break-in
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian retailer Americanas SA said on Wednesday it is gradually resuming its e-commerce operations after suffering an online break-in during the weekend, adding that there is ...
Feb 23, 2022
U.S. will cut Russia off from tech, resources if Putin escalates -U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin can do a lot more damage in Ukraine and the United States is prepared to respond by withholding technology and resources if he does, deputy U.S....
Feb 23, 2022
Chinese developer Shimao-guaranteed $174 million notes due March may not be redeemed – trustee
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Some 1.1 billion yuan ($174 million) of asset-back notes guaranteed by Shimao Group may not be redeemed on maturity next month, the trustee of the notes said in a filing, as the ...
Feb 23, 2022
Futures rebound after less harsh Western sanctions on Russia
By Susan Mathew (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Wednesday, as investors kept a close watch on the rapidly developing situation in the Russia-Ukraine crisis following a softer-than-expecte...
Feb 23, 2022
BlueVoyant raises $250 million in funding round led by Steven Mnuchin-backed firm
(Reuters) - Cybersecurity services provider BlueVoyant said on Wednesday it had raised $250 million in a late-stage funding round led by Liberty Strategic Capital, a private equity firm founded by for...
Feb 23, 2022
Brazilian shoemaker Alpargatas raises $492 million in share sale
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian shoemaker Alpargatas has raised 2.49 billion reais ($492 million) in a planned follow-on share offering, a securities filing showed. Investment firm Itausa, which was a...
Feb 23, 2022
T.J. Maxx owner misses quarterly sales estimates
(Reuters) -TJX Cos Inc missed Wall Street estimates for quarterly sales on Wednesday, hurt by temporary store closures and fewer customers visiting its outlets due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Shares of ...
Feb 23, 2022
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