Wall St gains as investors digest economic data, Treasury yields steady

Wall St gains as investors digest economic data, Treasury yields steady

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 26, 2023. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Investors eye Washington as shutdown looms Weekly jobless claims edge higher Micron slides after dour forecast Indexes up: Dow 0.21%, S&P 0.51%, Nasdaq 0.77% Sept 28 (Reuters) – Wall … Read more

Ryanair says EU minimum pricing on flights ‘politically impossible’

Ryanair says EU minimum pricing on flights ‘politically impossible’

Employees work on a Ryanair plane preparing to take off at the Rosalia De Castro airport in Santiago de Compostela, Spain June 24, 2022. REUTERS/Nacho Doce/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights DUBLIN, Sept 21 (Reuters) – Ryanair (RYA.I) said on Thursday it did not see a risk of the European Union introducing minimum prices or compulsory … Read more

Bankrupt drugmaker Mallinckrodt considers sale of opioid business – WSJ

Bankrupt drugmaker Mallinckrodt considers sale of opioid business – WSJ

Bottles of prescription painkillers Oxycodone Hydrochloride, 30mg pills, made by Mallinckrodt sit on a counter at a local pharmacy, in Provo, Utah, U.S., April 25, 2017. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights Sept 18 (Reuters) – Bankrupt drugmaker Mallinckrodt is in talks with major investors about selling some or all of its business units, which … Read more

UK air traffic meltdown ‘one in 15 million’ event

UK air traffic meltdown ‘one in 15 million’ event

Passengers awaiting news on cancelled or delayed flights at London Stansted Airport gesture as they discuss the situation on Monday, in Stansted, Britain August 28, 2023. REUTERS/Raphael Satter/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Sept 6 (Reuters) – An air traffic meltdown in Britain was caused by a “one in 15 million” event, the boss of … Read more

UK air traffic failure set to disrupt flights for days

UK air traffic failure set to disrupt flights for days

Around 1,500 flights cancelled on Monday Knock-on effects to last for days Ryanair asks questions over lack of a back-up system LONDON, Aug 29 (Reuters) – The British government was working with airlines on Tuesday to help ensure passengers stranded in airports across Europe can get home after an air traffic control glitch caused widespread … Read more

Healy ruled out of otherwise full strength Irish squad

Healy ruled out of otherwise full strength Irish squad

Rugby Union – Six Nations Championship – Ireland Captain’s Run – Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland – March 17, 2023 Ireland’s Cian Healy during training REUTERS/Lorraine O’Sullivan/File photo Acquire Licensing Rights DUBLIN, Aug 27 (Reuters) – Ireland prop Cian Healy was ruled out of the World Cup through injury on Sunday as coach Andy Farrell named … Read more

Wildfires shake tourism in Hawaii’s Maui island-Xinhua

Wildfires shake tourism in Hawaii’s Maui island-Xinhua

Video: The devastating wildfires that ravaged the Hawaiian island of Maui were a bitter blow to the island’s tourism industry, as it has seen a sharp drop in tourists since the catastrophe happened. (Xinhua) The tourism industry is Maui’s economic engine. It accounts for 80 percent of the island’s wealth. But after the fire, occupancy at … Read more

Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily’s troubled Catania airport

Mount Etna eruption closes Sicily’s troubled Catania airport

[1/3]Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, lights up the night sky with eruptions as seen from Rocca Della Valle, Italy, August 13, 2023. Etna Walk/Marco Restivo/ Handout via REUTERS CATANIA, Sicily, Aug 14 (Reuters) – Flights serving the eastern Sicilian city of Catania were halted on Monday after an eruption from nearby Mount Etna, local … Read more