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AmEx beats profit estimates on boost from reserve release, consumer spending
(Reuters) - American Express Co beat estimates for second-quarter profit on Friday as increased consumer spending and an improving economy prompted it to release more funds from its loan-loss reserves...
Jul 23, 2021
Schlumberger profit rises as oilfield activity returns
(Reuters) -Schlumberger NV reported a rise in second-quarter profit on Friday, as a rebound in crude prices revived demand for the company's oilfield services and related equipment. Global crude price...
Jul 23, 2021
Azerbaijan jails 13 Armenian military personnel for six years -court
BAKU (Reuters) - An Azerbaijan court late on Thursday sentenced 13 members of Armenia's armed forces to six years in prison, finding them guilty of illegally crossing the border, weapons possession an...
Jul 23, 2021
S.Africa’s Transnet says has identified and isolated the source of IT disruption
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's state-owned firm Transnet said on Friday it had identified and isolated the source of the disruption to its IT systems, which impacted its container terminals. ...
Jul 23, 2021
Russia raises key rate to 6.5% in sharpest move since 2014
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's central bank increased its key interest rate to 6.5% on Friday, delivering its sharpest rate hike since late 2014 amid stubbornly high inflation, and indicated that further...
Jul 23, 2021
Migrant boat carrying 45 people sinks south of Turkey – ministry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A migrant boat carrying 45 people has sunk to the south of Turkey, and Turkish naval ships and an aircraft are carrying out search and rescue operations, the defence ministry said...
Jul 23, 2021
A Bloodhound Mary please bartender, and one for my dog
LONDON (Reuters) - A bar in London is serving up drinks to a new breed of booze hounds, offering "puptails" such as a Bloodhound Mary or Barkarita to dogs brought along by their owners for a drink. "I...
Jul 23, 2021
Honeywell raises full-year targets after profit beats on aerospace strength
(Reuters) -Honeywell International on Friday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit and raised its full-year forecasts, helped by improving sales in its aerospace unit as air travel rebounds...
Jul 23, 2021
As Spain swelters and COVID cases grow, pool renting app thrives
By Silvio Castellanos and Michael Gore ARROYOMOLINOS, Spain (Reuters) - A cooling dip in the mid-July swelter of central Spain no longer requires owning a private pool, or risking COVID-19 contagion a...
Jul 23, 2021
Olympics-Organisers grappling with COVID testing kit shortfall – NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympics organisers are grappling with a shortage of COVID-19 testing kits needed for their daily testing programme, with competitors staying at the athletes' village in Tokyo not te...
Jul 23, 2021
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