LONDON (Reuters) - Britain reported 12,155 new cases of coronavirus on Sunday and 215 new deaths within 28 days of positive COVID-19 test, government data showed. Both measures are down from Saturday, when there were 15,871 new cases and 479 deaths. ...
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OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Nyhamna gas export terminal has restarted production and is ramping up output following a shutdown triggered by a strike among workers, system operator Gassco said on Sunday. Sunday's output loss was expected to amount to 40 million standard cubic metres (mcm) of gas, less than the 50 mcm loss on Saturday, while it was not yet clear if...
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BERLIN (Reuters) - Trade union Verdi on Sunday called on workers at a German Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) warehouse to strike for the second time in a week to disrupt the processing of orders following the 'Black Friday' discount shopping sales on Nov. 27. Scheduled to begin on Monday's night shift and finish at the end of Tuesday's late shift, the strike follows on...
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss voters on Sunday looked set to reject a proposal seeking to impose a ban on funding arms makers, the latest anti-military referendum in a nation that hasn't fought an external war for 200 years, first projections released by broadcaster SRF showed. A wide majority of 58% of voters looked set to reject the proposal, which would have implications...
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By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) - As U.S. stocks scale fresh record highs, investors are trying to gauge whether next year's projected profit rebound will be strong enough to add fuel to the rally. Analysts are projecting that earnings for S&P 500 companies will rise 23% next year after falling more than 15% this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, according...
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By Noreen Burke Investing.com -- It’s a big week for U.S. data with the release of the November jobs report on Friday, but market sentiment is more likely to be dictated by news about the timing of vaccine distribution and concerns about more aggressive measures to curb the spread of the virus after the Thanksgiving holiday. Investors will be closely watching testimony by...
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ZURICH (Reuters) - Half of Swiss voters on Sunday supported a constitutional amendment extending Swiss companies' liability over human rights abuses and environmental harm caused abroad, according to first estimates by Swiss broadcaster SRF. Voters are choosing in a referendum on Sunday between new proposals by the Responsible Business Initative, which would change the Swiss constitution, and a milder government version that...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Bird flu has been found at a turkey farm in northern England, the government said on Sunday. "Avian flu has been confirmed at a commercial turkey fattening farm near Northallerton, North Yorkshire," Chief Veterinary Officer, Christine Middlemiss said in a statement. The disease was the H5N8 strain. It said all 10,500 birds at the farm would be humanely culled...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Brexit trade negotiations with the European Union are in a reasonable position, with some progress on competition issues but significant differences outstanding on fishing, British foreign minister Dominic Raab said on Sunday. "I do think we're in a reasonable position, there's a deal to be done," Raab told Sky News. Asked about a final deadline for talks, he...
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MILAN (Reuters) - UniCredit is expected to hold an extraordinary board meeting later on Sunday to discuss governance issues as the mandate of CEO Jean Pierre Mustier comes up for renewal in the spring, a person familiar with the matter said. A second source said a board meeting had been called for Monday...
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