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Standard Chartered names Manus Costello as permanent CFO

Sunday, May 17 by SRN News

May 18 (Reuters) - Standard Chartered on Monday appointed Manus Costello as its permanent chief financial officer, succeeding Diego De Giorgi, who resigned in February after nearly three years with the bank. StanChart had named Peter Burrill as its interim CFO in early February, following... Read More.

G7 finance chiefs seek to tackle imbalances as trade strains unity

Sunday, May 17 by SRN News

By Leigh Thomas PARIS, May 18 (Reuters) - G7 finance ministers gathering in Paris on Monday will try to find common ground on tackling global economic tensions and coordinating critical raw material supplies, even as geopolitical differences threaten to test the group's cohesion. The two-day... Read More.

France’s Publicis to buy US data firm LiveRamp for $2.2 billion

Sunday, May 17 by SRN News

By Mathieu Rosemain and Ruchika Khanna PARIS, May 17 (Reuters) - French advertising group Publicis Groupe has agreed to acquire U.S. data collaboration company LiveRamp for a total enterprise value of about $2.2 billion in an all-cash deal, it said on Sunday. For Publicis, the... Read More.

‘Michael’ reclaims the top box office spot in its 4th weekend

Sunday, May 17 by SRN News

After two weeks trailing "The Devil Wears Prada 2," the Michael Jackson biopic "Michael" reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the North American box office with $26.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Lionsgate movie is in rarefied territory, having brought... Read More.

China to buy at least $17 billion in US agricultural products annually, White House says

Sunday, May 17 by SRN News

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - China has committed to purchasing at least $17 billion of U.S. agricultural products in 2026, 2027 and 2028, the White House said in a fact sheet released on Sunday. The commitment was made during meetings between U.S. President Donald Trump... Read More.

Shippers Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM suspend Cuba bookings after US executive order

Sunday, May 17 by SRN News

By Gus Trompiz, Christoph Steitz and Dave Sherwood PARIS/FRANKFURT/HAVANA, May 17 (Reuters) - Shipping giants CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd said on Sunday they had suspended all bookings to and from Cuba until further notice, with both citing a U.S. executive order issued on May 1,... Read More.

Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill 4 and wound 12 others, while debris lands on a Moscow airport

Sunday, May 17 by SRN News

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - One of Ukraine's largest drone strikes on Russia killed at least four people, including three near Moscow, and wounded a dozen others, local authorities said Sunday. Debris fell on Russia's largest airport without causing damage. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed the... Read More.

Tiny patients, big fight: NICU parents win leave in 2 states and push for more

Sunday, May 17 by SRN News

NEW YORK (AP) - Moments after his daughter Olivia was born, Marlon White felt his wife's hand slacken as she fainted. The baby, born at 29 weeks weighing about 2 pounds, wasn't making a sound as she was rushed to the neonatal intensive care... Read More.

Drone strike sparks a fire on the perimeter of UAE’s nuclear power plant, shaking Iran war ceasefire

Sunday, May 17 by SRN News

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates' Barakah nuclear power plant Sunday, setting an electrical generator ablaze on its perimeter and again straining the shaky ceasefire in the Iran war. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the... Read More.

Analysis-Bond yield spike is risk to unprepared equities market, investors warn

Sunday, May 17 by SRN News

By Suzanne McGee PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 17 (Reuters) - Investors are warning that lofty U.S. stock markets have not yet priced in the risk of rocketing inflation and are vulnerable to a sharp spike in bond yields. Equity markets have been propelled by robust... Read More.

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Standard Chartered names Manus Costello as permanent CFO

G7 finance chiefs seek to tackle imbalances as trade strains unity

France’s Publicis to buy US data firm LiveRamp for $2.2 billion

‘Michael’ reclaims the top box office spot in its 4th weekend

China to buy at least $17 billion in US agricultural products annually, White House says

Shippers Hapag-Lloyd, CMA CGM suspend Cuba bookings after US executive order

Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia kill 4 and wound 12 others, while debris lands on a Moscow airport

Tiny patients, big fight: NICU parents win leave in 2 states and push for more

Drone strike sparks a fire on the perimeter of UAE’s nuclear power plant, shaking Iran war ceasefire

Analysis-Bond yield spike is risk to unprepared equities market, investors warn

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