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ECB policymakers wary of following Fed’s route on inflation target, sources say
By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – There is reluctance among European Central Bank policymakers to follow the U.S. Federal Reserve’s move to target an average inflation rate, fearing this could tie their hands, sources involved in a revamp of ECB policy told Reuters. The four central bank […]
Exclusive: Google faces new antitrust case in India over abuse in smart TVs market – sources
By Aditi Shah, Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google is facing a new antitrust case in India in which the U.S. tech giant is alleged to have abused its Android operating system’s position in the smart television market, a source and two lawyers involved in the case […]
Italy’s Nexi and SIA set to agree merger on Sunday -sources
MILAN, Oct 4 (Reuters) – The boards of Italian payment group Nexi and smaller rival SIA will meet later on Sunday and are expected to agree terms for a long-discussed merger, two sources with knowledge of the deal said. Nexi and SIA, which is controlled by Italian state lender Cassa […]
Exclusive: Turkey’s Wealth Fund in Talks Over Urgent Support for Hard-Hit Turkish Airlines – Sources | Investing News
By Ebru Tuncay, Birsen Altayli and Orhan Coskun ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s wealth fund is in talks to provide emergency funding to flag carrier Turkish Airlines , one of the country’s hardest-hit companies when the coronavirus pandemic halted nearly all flights, four sources told Reuters. The sources close to the […]
WTO Backs EU Tariffs on $4 Billion U.S. Goods Over Boeing Subsidies: Sources | Investing News
By Tim Hepher and Andrea Shalal (Reuters) – The World Trade Organization has authorized the European Union to impose tariffs on U.S. goods worth $4 billion to retaliate against subsidies for American planemaker Boeing Co , people familiar with the matter said. The delayed award provides a fresh source of […]
Sources: Trump “pressured” officials to give border wall contracts to firm with questionable past
Three former administration sources say President Trump wanted government officials to give border wall contracts to a company with a checkered past, the same firm that recently built a private wall on the Rio Grande that some engineers say is likely to fail. The North Dakota company, Fisher Sand and […]
Aviva in talks for piecemeal sale of Italy business: sources
By Pamela Barbaglia, Stephen Jewkes LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – Aviva AV.L is weighing a piecemeal sale of its Italian business which consists of two joint venture agreements focused on life insurance as well as general insurance policies handled by a network of agents, sources familiar with the matter said. FILE PHOTO: […]
UniCredit Looks to Sell German Leasing, WealthCap Businesses: Sources | Investing News
By Arno Schuetze and Valentina Za FRANKFURT (Reuters) – UniCredit is looking to sell its German leasing operations and a local real estate investment unit, two sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, marking another move by the Italian bank to shed assets. UniCredit’s German leasing business, which provides […]
Large discrepancies in accounting for the funding sources of some UK patient organisations
Large discrepancies in payments disclosed by patient groups and major drug companies are highlighted in a new report published today—Sunday 20 September 2020. The research, which appears in BMJ Open from an international research collaboration led by University of Bath academic Dr. Piotr Ozieranski, analysed the disclosure of payments made […]
Italy Sees GDP Down 9% This Year, Rising More Than 5% in 2021 – Sources | Investing News
By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italy expects its coronavirus-hit economy to grow by more than 5% next year after shrinking 9% in 2020, two government sources told Reuters on Sunday. In April, the government of the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the centre-left PD party forecast a […]
Societe Generale Gears up for Lyxor Asset Management Sale – Sources | Investing News
By David French and Pamela Barbaglia NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Societe Generale is gearing up to launch the sale of its asset management arm Lyxor as the French lender seeks to shore up its finances after two consecutive quarterly losses, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. France’s third-biggest […]
TUI plans capital increase, Germany could help: sources
By Arno Schuetze, Klaus Lauer FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – TUI TUIGn.DE is planning a share sale to raise up to 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion), as the world’s largest holiday company looks to ride out the coronavirus-linked travel slump, people close to the matter said. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Germany-based […]
Exclusive: Alibaba, China Mobile Weigh $443 Million Investment in Blacklisted Dahua – Sources | Top News
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and China Mobile Communications Group Co Ltd [CHNMC.UL] are considering investing 3 billion yuan ($443 million) in Zhejiang Dahua Technology Co Ltd, three people with knowledge of the matter said. Dahua, China’s second-largest surveillance equipment maker, is among Chinese tech firms that […]