© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: SoftBank Corp. placard is prepared during a ceremony to mark the company’s debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo, Japan December 19, 2018. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -The nomination of Koei Tecmo chair Keiko Erikawa to SoftBank Group’s board adds a veteran games industry executive known…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man carries Nigerian naira banknotes at a livestock market in Abuja, Nigeria July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde By Chijioke Ohuocha ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s economy grew 0.5% in the first quarter, lifted by higher crude production and oil prices, the country’s statistics office said on Sunday, as activities slowly gain…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People are seen on Wall St. outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid By Krystal Hu and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Wall Street closed mixed at the end of a volatile week of trading, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average being…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden smiles after signing executive orders at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 28, 2021. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Friday not “every entity” of President Joe Biden’s campaign promises on health care will be in the budget,…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People are seen on Wall St. outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 19, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid By Krystal Hu and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Wall Street ended mixed on Friday, with inflation concerns looming at the end of a volatile week of trading. The…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside the Bank of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, May 23, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie/File Photo By Julie Gordon and David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -Price volatility is keeping cryptoassets from being widely accepted as a means of payment, the Bank of Canada said on Thursday, though the…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 27, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo (Reuters) – About two-thirds of U.S. banks are either already taking measures to limit the growth in their balance sheets or would take steps to cap them if they continue growing, a…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Banco Santander’s chairwoman Ana Patricia Botin speaks during the annual results presentation at the bank’s headquarters in Boadilla del Monte, outside Madrid, Spain January 29, 2020. REUTERS/Susana Vera/File Photo By Jesús Aguado and Rachel Armstrong MADRID (Reuters) – Santander (MC:SAN) expects to triple revenues in its payments business PagoNxt to around…
© Reuters. By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – It should be for clients to decide where they clear euro derivatives, though customers are ready to move business from London to Frankfurt if forced to by the European Union, bankers said on Wednesday. The London Stock Exchange’s LCH unit clears more than 90% of euro-denominated interest…
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers are seen behind fencing in the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Christinne Muschi/File Photo By Julie Gordon and Fergal Smith OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Bank of Canada has expressed concern about the strong dollar hurting exports, but soaring demand for commodities and a looming…