Rockets, drones hit Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces -security sources

Rockets, drones hit Iraqi bases housing U.S. forces -security sources

Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at the al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq, January 13, 2020. REUTERS/John Davison/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights ANBAR, Iraq, Oct 19 (Reuters) – Drones and rockets targeted on Thursday evening the Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq, and multiple … Read more

Schindler lifts 2023 outlook on strong services business

Schindler lifts 2023 outlook on strong services business

Logo of Swiss manufacturer Schindler is seen at an elevator in Zurich, Switzerland February 17, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Expects 2023 net profit at 880 mln-910 mln francs Expects 2023 revenue growth of 6%-8% Shares seen up 1.4% in Julius Baer pre-market Q3 net profit at 228 mln francs Oct 19 (Reuters) … Read more

US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

US broadly eases Venezuela oil sanctions after election deal

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, Venezuela June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Oct 18 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday broadly eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector in response to a deal reached between the … Read more

China’s Xi warns against decoupling, lauds Belt and Road at forum

China’s Xi warns against decoupling, lauds Belt and Road at forum

[1/5]Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks at the opening ceremony of the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) to mark the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, October 18, 2023. REUTERS/Edgar Su Acquire Licensing Rights BEIJING, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against … Read more

Korean Air to offer to sell Asiana’s cargo business, routes to satisfy EU regulators -sources

Korean Air to offer to sell Asiana’s cargo business, routes to satisfy EU regulators -sources

The logo of Korean Airlines is seen on a B787-9 plane at its aviation shed in Incheon, South Korea, February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights BRUSSELS, Oct 17 (Reuters) – South Korea’s biggest carrier, Korean Air Lines (003490.KS), will offer to sell Asiana Airlines’ (020560.KS) air cargo business and divest routes to … Read more

Crowd-safety firm Evolv under US FTC scanner over marketing practices

Crowd-safety firm Evolv under US FTC scanner over marketing practices

Signage is seen at the Federal Trade Commission headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 13 (Reuters) – Evolv Technologies (EVLV.O) on Friday said the U.S. Federal Trade Commission had requested information about certain aspects of the AI-based weapons screening firm’s marketing practices. The company did not … Read more

Germany’s Birkenstock set for US listing after $1.5 bln IPO

Germany’s Birkenstock set for US listing after $1.5 bln IPO

A pair of shoes is pictured in a window of a Birkenstock footwear store in Berlin, Germany, January 21, 2021. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 11 (Reuters) – LVMH-backed Birkenstock (BIRK.N) was set to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday after the German luxury sandal maker notched a … Read more

UK bus and rail operator FirstGroup raises annual profit outlook

UK bus and rail operator FirstGroup raises annual profit outlook

A Great Western Railway train passes in front of Windsor Castle in Eton, Britain, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls Acquire Licensing Rights Oct 11 (Reuters) – British transport operator FirstGroup (FGP.L) on Wednesday forecast fiscal 2024 profit ahead of its prior expectations, partly helped by strong passenger numbers and increased leisure travel during the summer … Read more

Samsung Q3 profit beats expectations, raising hopes of chip recovery

Samsung Q3 profit beats expectations, raising hopes of chip recovery

Best quarterly profit so far this year Shares open 3.3% higher Memory chip prices likely hit bottom in Q3-analysts SEOUL, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Wednesday said its preliminary third-quarter profit dropped by a smaller-than-expected 78%, as the battered memory chip market shows early signs of recovering from a severe downturn. Samsung … Read more

Finland says ‘outside activity’ likely damaged gas pipeline, telecoms cable

Finland says ‘outside activity’ likely damaged gas pipeline, telecoms cable

Gas pipeline, telecoms cable connect Finland and Estonia Cause of the damage, and who did it, unclear – Finnish PM No threat to energy safety, telecommunications – Finnish PM European gas prices rise on the news HELSINKI, Oct 10 (Reuters) – A subsea gas pipeline and a telecommunications cable connecting Finland and Estonia under the … Read more