English football club Ipswich Town may have fallen on hard times but they are hoping a new shirt sponsorship deal with singer Ed Sheeran will make them the “A Team” with the ginger-haired crooner’s fans.
* Colombia to raise 14 trillion pesos with new tax reform * Real gains after central bank hints at another rate hike in June * Dollar falls from two-week high By Shashank Nayar May 6 (Reuters) – Brazil’s real surged on Thursday after the central bank made its second consecutive interest rate hike to curb…
Bitcoin rose 6.8% to $56,852.03 by 1000 GMT on Wednesday, adding $3,622.23 to its previous close.However, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency is down 12.4% from the year’s high of $64,895.22 on April 14.Ether , the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 5.92% to $3,430 by 1000 GMT on Wednesday, adding $191.58 to…
A person from Klong Toey community receives a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Bangkok, Thailand, May 4, 2021. REUTERS/Soe Zeya TunThe GAVI vaccine alliance on Thursday welcomed U.S. President Joe Biden’s support for waiving intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and also urged Washington to help manufacturers transfer know-how to boost global production.The Geneva-based group,…
Shares in Chinese vaccine makers slumped on Thursday after U.S. President Joe Biden’s support for a proposed waiver of intellectual property rights on COVID-19 vaccines sent investors scrambling to reconsider high valuations.The Shanghai shares of CanSino Biologics Inc , a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine maker, tumbled as much as 16.91%. The company’s Hong Kong shares (6185.HK)…
Alphawave IPO Group has set a price range for its planned London listing of 375 pence to 430 pence per share, putting it on course for a valuation of up to 3.2 billion pounds ($4.45 billion), bookrunner JPMorgan said on Thursday.The Toronto-based company, which designs semiconductor technology and then licences it to other businesses, said…
Barratt Developments Plc (BDEV.L) said on Thursday it expected to complete more wholly owned homes this year than its own estimates and was also seeing strong reservation rates, as the sector benefits from government measures and low interest rates.Last month, UK Finance Minister Rishi Sunak extended tax breaks for home buyers until October and unveiled…
A man takes a photo of a model of the IBM Q System One quantum computer during the 2020 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. January 7, 2020. REUTERS/Steve MarcusA U.S. legislative proposal to allocate about $110 billion for basic and advanced technology research and science in the face of rising competitive pressure from China…
An employee talks with a customer at a GameStop shop in New York City, New York, U.S. January 30, 2021. REUTERS/Nick ZieminskiRatings agency S&P Global Ratings on Wednesday raised GameStop’s (GME.N) credit rating by one notch, a critical step in the video retailer’s transformation into an e-commerce company.S&P Global Ratings said in a note that…
People walk on the Equinor’s Johan Sverdrup oilfield platform in the North Sea, Norway December 3, 2019. REUTERS/Ints KalninsNorwegian oil companies have come to a wage agreement with employees, three labour unions and an industry association said on Wednesday, preventing the potential outbreak of a strike among workers later this year.Norway is western Europe’s largest…