Category Archives:
French environment minister asks EDF to audit nuclear availability
PARIS (Reuters) - French Environment Minister Barbara Pompili has asked power giant EDF on Friday to conduct an audit on the availability of its nuclear power stations, which provide up to 70% of the ...
Dec 17, 2021
Mexico asks business leaders not to ‘abuse’ prices amid high inflation
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday his administration had spoken with one of the country's top business associations to ask for help persuading compan...
Dec 17, 2021
German media authorities say RT DE does not have proper licence
BERLIN (Reuters) - German media authorities said on Friday that they have initiated proceedings against Russian broadcaster RT's German-language branch for operating in the country without the proper ...
Dec 17, 2021
White House: U.S. will be in touch soon on Putin’s security demands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is prepared to discuss security matters with Russia and will be in touch soon on Russian President Vladimir Putin's proposals, a White House official said on F...
Dec 17, 2021
Brazil’s BRF proposes $1.2 billion capital increase, market sees potential move by Marfrig
By Gabriel Araujo and Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Shares in Brazilian food processor BRF SA soared on Friday after it proposed a capital increase through the issuance of 325 million new comm...
Dec 17, 2021
China’s Alibaba pledges carbon neutrality by 2030
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Alibaba Group will aim to achieve carbon neutrality in its own operations and slash emissions across its supply chains and transportation networks by 50% by the end of the decade,...
Dec 17, 2021
Telecom Italia reaches draft accord for former CEO Gubitosi to leave board – sources
MILAN (Reuters) - Telecom Italia (TIM) has reached a draft agreement for former Chief Executive Luigi Gubitosi to leave his board seat, two sources close to the matter told Reuters on Friday. Gubitosi...
Dec 17, 2021
U.S. bond funds post biggest weekly outflow in 20 months – Lipper
(Reuters) - U.S. bond funds witnessed big outflows in the week to Dec. 15 as a surge in inflation solidified investor expectations that the Federal Reserve would be more aggressive in unwinding its st...
Dec 17, 2021
More than 240 pro-migrant groups urge Biden to end Trump-era border policies
By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 240 pro-migrant organizations urged President Joe Biden on Friday to terminate two border policies that block or reduce access to asylum in the United St...
Dec 17, 2021
ECB ‘increasingly likely’ to hit 2% inflation goal, Kazaks says
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is "increasingly likely" to achieve its goal of stabilising euro zone inflation at 2% but needs proof of that happening before takin...
Dec 17, 2021
Peoria, IL, USA
59 °F Partly cloudy
