PARIS (Reuters) – French spirits group Remy Cointreau reported higher-than-expected operating profit growth for its 2021/22 fiscal year and said it was starting this year with confidence after strong sales in China and the United States. The maker of R…
AXA registers fund unit amid Shanghai business revival push
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – AXA Investment Managers has completed registration for a private fund unit in Shanghai, as Chinese regulators streamline processes to help foreign and local asset managers revive businesses amid Covid-19 outbreaks. Other filings wi…
Gunman kills four in Oklahoma medical center, police say
By Michael Noble Jr. TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) -A man armed with a rifle and a handgun killed four people inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Wednesday before fatally shooting himself, police said, in the latest of a series of mass shooting…
Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to Jubilee crowds, will miss Friday service
By Michael Holden and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) -A beaming Queen Elizabeth waved to cheering crowds massed outside Buckingham Palace on Thursday as Britain kicked off four days of pomp, parties and parades to celebrate her record-breaking 70 years o…
Actor Damian Lewis, author Ian Rankin honoured by queen
LONDON (Reuters) – Actor Damian Lewis, author Ian Rankin and former Northern Ireland first minister Arlene Foster were among more than 1,100 people recognised by Britain’s Queen Elizabeth in her annual birthday honours. The list, issued to mark the 96-…
Soccer-Ukraine beat Scotland to keep World Cup dream alive
GLASGOW, Scotland (Reuters) – Ukraine kept alive their dream of reaching the World Cup finals, beating Scotland 3-1 in their playoff at Hampden Park on Wednesday in their first game since the Russian invasion of their country. Ukraine will now face Wal…
U.S., Taiwan to launch trade talks after island excluded from Indo-Pacific group
By David Lawder and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will launch new trade talks with Taiwan, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, just days after the Biden administration excluded the Chinese-claimed island from its Asia-focused ec…
Big Tech ramps up efforts to quash milestone antitrust bill
By David Shepardson and Diane Bartz WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Big tech has launched a media blitz aimed at derailing one of the most ground-breaking bipartisan bills in the U.S. that would bar tech companies, like Amazon.com Inc, from giving preference to …
Meta Platforms’ Sheryl Sandberg to leave after 14 years
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms Inc Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, whose close partnership with Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg powered the growth of the world’s biggest social network, is leaving the company after 14 years, she said in a F…
Soccer-Poland come from behind to beat Wales as Nations League kicks off
WROCLAW, Poland (Reuters) -Poland came from behind to snatch a 2-1 win over Wales on Wednesday at the start of the Nations League and deny the visitors a morale-boosting result ahead of their weekend bid to reach the World Cup finals for the first time…