Mois : août 2019

LONDON/BELFAST () – Thousands of people across Britain and Northern Ireland protested on Saturday against Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament for about a month before the deadline for the country to leave the European Union. Anti-Brexit protestors demonstrate outside the gates of Downing Street at Whitehall in London, Britain, August 31, 2019. […]

STOCKHOLM () – Swedish Finance Minister Magdalena Andersson said on Saturday the center-left coalition government would introduce a bank tax to help fund greater defense spending from 2022. FILE PHOTO: Sweden’s Minister of Finance Magdalena Andersson speaks after a government meeting in Harpsund, Sweden August 16, 2018. /Daniel DicksonThe Social Democrats and Greens said on […]

LONDON () – Britain’s finance minister Sajid Javid on Saturday he had a “fantastic” relationship with Boris Johnson after reports of a furious argument with the prime minister after the sacking of one of his aides. Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid arrives at SGS College Filton, where Javid himself was a student, in […]

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid arrives at SGS College Filton, where Javid himself was a student, in Bristol, Britain, August 30, 2019. /Toby Melville/PoolLONDON () – Britain’s finance minister Sajid Javid on Saturday he had a “fantastic” relationship with Boris Johnson after reports that he had a furious argument with the prime minister […]

MEXICO CITY () – Latin American delivery app Rappi plans to almost double the number of cities it operates in by year’s end, its co-founder said on Friday, following a $1 billion injection from Japan’s SoftBank that signals growing foreign interest in the region. The logo of Colombian on-demand delivery company Rappi is seen on […]

WASHINGTON/BRASILIA () – Brazil’s foreign minister and President Jair Bolsonaro’s son met with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday to discuss the fires ravaging the Amazon rainforest, although no concrete measures to deal with the blazes were announced. The son of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, Eduardo Bolsonaro, leaves after a meeting with U.S. President Donald […]

FILE PHOTO: A sign advertising Juul brand vaping products is seen outside a shop in Manhattan in New York City, New York, U.S., February 6, 2019. /Mike Segar () – E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc, which is facing regulatory scrutiny in the domestic U.S market, has raised $785.2 million in an equity and debt offering […]

BUENOS AIRES () – Argentina’s battered bonds and currency were driven still lower on Friday amid downgrades by three credit rating agencies and a new measure the central bank said was designed to “avoid any lack of money” and safeguard the liquidity of the country’s financial system. Some private economists said the policy, which could […]

FILE PHOTO: Chairman Ajit Pai speaks at the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, U.S., December 14, 2017. /Aaron P. BernsteinWASHINGTON () – Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai on Friday sought approval from his colleagues to order the go ahead for Nexstar Media Group Inc’s (NXST.O) acquisition of Tribune Media Co (TRCO.N) in a $6.4 […]

BUENOS AIRES () – Argentina’s battered bonds and currency were driven still lower on Friday amid downgrades by three credit rating agencies and a new policy that the central bank said would ensure the liquidity of the country’s financial system. Some private economists said the policy, which could limit the availability of hard peso currency […]

BOSTON () – Activist hedge fund Jana Partners on Friday disclosed a large new stake in Outback Steakhouse owner Bloomin’ Brands Inc , returning for the second time in nearly two years to push for fresh changes after reaching a settlement in 2018. FILE PHOTO: Barry Rosenstein, founder and managing Partner of JANA Partners LLC., […]

BUENOS AIRES/LONDON/NEW YORK () – Argentina’s battered bonds were driven still lower on Friday after a credit rating cut from Standard & Poor’s triggered automatic selling mechanisms at big pension funds. Risk spreads blew out to levels not seen since 2005 while the local peso currency extended its year-to-date swoon to 36%, forcing renewed central […]

BRASILIA () – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday he may have news later in the day on his request to U.S. President Donald Trump for help fighting the Amazon rainforest fires, as the country also fields offers from Chile, Ecuador and Israel. An aerial view of a burning tract of Amazon jungle as […]

FILE PHOTO: The sign for Swiss bank Julius Baer is seen at a branch office in Luzern, Switzerland, November 23, 2017. /Arnd WiegmannZURICH () – Lender Julius Baer (BAER.S) has decided to keep its Italian subsidiary Kairos after completing a strategic review and as the asset and wealth manager’s performance improves, Switzerland’s third-largest listed bank […]

NEW YORK () – The euro fell below $1.10 on Friday to its weakest since May 2017 as a multi-day downward shift in the single currency intensified in afternoon trade. FILE PHOTO: A man is seen in front of a sheet of five Euro notes at the opening of the new Central Bank of Ireland […]

LONDON/BUENOS AIRES () – Argentina’s battered bonds were driven still lower on Friday after a credit rating cut from Standard & Poor’s triggered automatic selling mechanisms at big German pension funds. Risk spreads blew out to levels not seen since 2005 while the local peso currency extended its year-to-date swoon to 36%, forcing renewed central […]

() – European stocks scaled fresh one-month highs on Friday, wrapping up a brutal month on a positive note as investors took comfort from Chinese and U.S. willingness to return to trade talks. Traders work at their desks in front of the German share price index, DAX board, at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, […]

FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of Scout24, an operator of digital marketplaces for real estate and automobiles, is pictured in Munich, Germany, July 5, 2019. /Michael DalderMUNICH () – Activist investors calling for strategic change at Scout24 (G24n.DE) have won a vote to place a representative on the German classifieds group’s non-executive supervisory board, ramping up […]