Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Wednesday more than a dozen Greek airports renovated by a German-led consortium could serve as “bridges” for a summer of greater freedom after months of lockdown prompted by the coronavirus pandemic.He was speaking at the opening of the refurbished airport of Thessaloniki, the final leg of a 440 million…
Switzerland said on Wednesday it will ease the import of medical technology products from the European Union in an effort to avoid shortages of essential supplies during a treaty row.An accord with Switzerland’s biggest trading partner on mutual recognition of industrial standards that helps such products flow across borders is set to expire on May…
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged on Wednesday his “own huge debt” to nurses working in the health service after he was asked about a nurse who tended to him last year but has since decided to quit.A nurse who looked after Johnson in a hospital intensive care ward as he battled COVID-19 is leaving…
Russian officials on Wednesday said Moscow’s fraught ties with Washington could benefit from the waiving of U.S. sanctions on the company in charge of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, after a report said the Biden administration was set to lift them.
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Asian stocks dipped and cryptocurrencies extended losses on Wednesday as uncertainties over inflation prompted investors to reduce exposure to riskier assets for now.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks dipped and cryptocurrencies extended losses on Wednesday as uncertainties over inflation prompted investors to reduce exposure to riskier assets for now.FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a stock quotation board at a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan February 26, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-HoonAlso weighing on digital coins was a new Chinese ban…
Oil prices fell for a second day on Wednesday on the potential of Iranian supply returning and as investors sold on speculation that inflation fears might lead the U.S. Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, which could limit economic growth.U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures dropped 73 cents, or 1.1%, to $64.76 a barrel…
The S&P 500 declined slightly on Tuesday after major retailers including Walmart and Home Depot posted better-than-expected earnings alongside a sharp decline in telecom stocks and weak housing starts data.
The customer is not always right. Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) Chief Executive Thomas Gottstein has a chance to prove as much in the fight over losses from funds linked to collapsed financier Greensill Capital. Clients are understandably aggrieved, but offering to share the pain would be counterproductive.Credit Suisse Asset Management in March froze $10 billion of…