LONDON (Reuters) – The pound, enjoying a period of calm after 4-1/2 years of Brexit-linked chaos, may suffer some turmoil if an election next week raises the chances of Scottish nationalists calling — and winning — a vote on independence from the United Kingdom.FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators march for Scottish Independence through Glasgow City centre, Scotland,…
A Huawei logo is seen at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, China February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly SongChina’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd (HWT.UL), once the world’s biggest smartphone maker, saw its phone shipments to retailers and other sellers within China plunge by half in the first quarter, as U.S. sanctions on its supply chain…
A record $1.8 trillion worth of bonds are set to mature in Asia this year, data shows, leading to a rush to refinance them in the coming months. Most of the maturing bonds in Asia are from China, South Korea, Australia and India and the region dwarfs Europe and the United States in terms of…
OSLO, April 29 (Reuters) – Western Europe’s largest oilfield, Johan Sverdrup, will ramp up its production in early May, sooner than previously expected, Swedish independent oil firm Lundin Energy said on Thursday.“Phase 1 production capacity is about to step-up to 535,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd) gross, and I expect, when the impact…
* Q1 net profit NOK 5.9 bln vs forecast NOK 4.9 bln* Return on equity was 10% for the quarter* Unlikely to hit 12% ROE goal this year (Adds background, detail)OSLO, April 29 (Reuters) – Norway’s DNB, which recently launched a bid for rival Sbanken, reported a bigger-than-expected rise in first-quarter earnings on Thursday but…
The board that administers New York’s bar exam is immune from being sued for discrimination under the Rehabilitation Act, a federal appeals court has ruled, reversing a lower court finding that it had waived immunity under the 11th Amendment of the Constitution because it was part of New York’s court system, which receives federal funding.A…
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission logo adorns an office door at the SEC headquarters in Washington, June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstAlex Oh, who last week became the first woman of color to lead the U.S. securities watchdog’s enforcement division resigned on Wednesday due to potential conflicts of interest created by her previous work as…
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday approved a measure restoring regulation of emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, in a 52-42 vote, which Senate Democrats heralded as being key to the fight against climate change.The initial rule, instituted by President Barack Obama, was rescinded by President Donald Trump in the waning days of his presidency.Our…
A hooded man holds a laptop computer as blue screen with an exclamation mark is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/Illustration Government and industry officials confronting an epidemic of ransomware, where hackers freeze the computers of a target and demand a payoff, are zeroing in on cryptocurrency…
A woman receives a vaccine as Vietnam starts its official rollout of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine for health workers, at Hai Duong Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hai Duong province, Vietnam, March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Thanh Hue/File PhotoVietnam on Wednesday warned against mass gatherings ahead of long public holidays this weekend and said it would speed…
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