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Pope warns Ukraine war seems to have “no end” as envoy returns from Moscow
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis said on Friday there was no apparent end in sight to the war in Ukraine as his peace envoy wrapped up three days of talks in Moscow. "The tragic reality of this w...
Jun 30, 2023
Cautious optimism drives inflows to U.S. equity funds amid positive growth outlook
(Reuters) - U.S. equity funds attracted inflows during the week ending June 28, buoyed by positive growth expectations as robust economic indicators eased concerns about higher borrowing costs. Invest...
Jun 30, 2023
Italy’s coalition postpones debate over European bailout fund for 4 months
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's governing coalition parties will suspend for four months the parliamentary debate over the ratification of a reform to a euro zone bailout fund, a lawmaker from Prime Minister...
Jun 30, 2023
Corporate agitators slow down in Q2 but ready to pounce in H2 – Barclays data
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) - Following the busiest quarter on record, activist investors slowed down in the second three months of 2023 but are expected to mount more high-profile campa...
Jun 30, 2023
Burkina Faso suspends French news channel over insurgency report
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's military government has suspended a French television news channel for a report on a jihadist insurgency which it said lacked objectivity and credibility, the la...
Jun 30, 2023
Bausch + Lomb to buy Novartis dry-eye drug for $1.75 billion – WSJ
(Reuters) -Bausch + Lomb Corp will purchase a dry-eye drug from Swiss pharma company Novartis for $1.75 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, as the contact lens maker seeks to capitali...
Jun 30, 2023
China raises relending, rediscounting quotas for farm sector, small firms by $27.5 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Friday it will increase its relending and rediscount quotas by 200 billion yuan ($27.53 billion) to support the farm sector and small firms, amid falte...
Jun 30, 2023
As the Libor era ends, market participants hope for ‘crickets’
By John McCrank and Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) - The last rates based on the tarnished London Interbank Offer Rate, or Libor, were published on Friday, marking a mostly quiet end of a...
Jun 30, 2023
In parched Uruguay, tensions rise as water levels fall
CANELONES, Uruguay (Reuters) - At the Canelon Grande Reservoir, a major source of water for Uruguay's thirsty capital Montevideo, water levels have been so low for so long that grass now covers much o...
Jun 30, 2023
Global equity funds draw inflows on economic growth hopes
(Reuters) - Global investors turned net buyers of equity funds in the week to June 28 as solid economic readings fuelled hopes of U.S. growth, while China's policy measures to bolster its economy furt...
Jun 30, 2023
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