Por Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) – Albemarle Corp planea desplegar nuevas tecnologías de filtración de litio en Chile mientras el gobierno avanza hacia un control más amplio de su vasto sector del litio y expande la producción del metal utilizado para fabricar baterías de autos eléctricos, dijo el jueves su presidente ejecutivo, Kent Masters. Aunque durante …
By Deborah Mary Sophia (Reuters) – Royal Caribbean Group raised its annual profit forecast after upbeat quarterly results on Thursday, cruising on the back of higher ticket prices and pent-up leisure travel demand, sending shares up nearly 8%. The Miami, Florida-based company also projected current-quarter earnings well above Wall Street estimates and said bookings outpaced …
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Khartum (Reuters) – Knapp drei Wochen nach Beginn der Kämpfe im Sudan schwinden die Hoffnungen auf eine dauerhafte Waffenruhe in dem nordostafrikanischen Land immer mehr. Obwohl die herrschende Armee und die mit ihr rivalisierende Miliz RSF beide einer siebentägigen Feuerpause zugestimmt hatten, lieferten sie sich auch am Donnerstag schwere Gefechte in der Hauptstadt Khartum. Auch …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy on Thursday visited American citizen Paul Whelan in the prison he has been held in Mordovia in eastern Russia, the U.S. embassy said. “Paul has been wrongfully detained in Russia for more than 4 years, and his release remains an absolute priority. The U.S. government will …
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – All European Central Bank policymakers but one agreed to slowing down the pace of rate increases at Thursday’s meeting while guiding for more hikes ahead, four sources told Reuters, with some seeing two or three further rises in borrowing costs. Austria’s Robert Holzmann was the sole holdout as the euro zone’s central …
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By Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – Shopify Inc on Thursday posted a surprise first-quarter profit and announced plans to lay off 20% of its staff while allaying investor concerns by exiting its logistics arm, sending its shares surging about 28%. The Canadian e-commerce company had aggressively built out an order-fulfillment network in recent years on expectations …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday said it was continuing to monitor market developments amid sharp drops in the shares of regional lenders PacWest Bancorp <PACW.O and Western Alliance Bancorp, but deposit flows were stable. “We continue to closely monitor market developments,” a Treasury official said. “The banking system has substantial liquidity and …
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(Corrects date to May 4) By Andres Gonzalez and Amy-Jo Crowley LONDON (Reuters) – Apollo and Apax are among private equity firms interested in a potential takeover of Spanish industrial testing company Applus Services, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. A consortium formed by I Squared and TDR has also signalled potential appetite for …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden paved the way for new Sudan-related sanctions on Thursday, calling the country’s raging power struggle a “betrayal” of its citizens. Biden signed an executive order laying groundwork for potential sanctions as his intelligence chief warned that the conflict between Sudan’s military and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is …
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By Martin Petty (Reuters) – The United States and the Philippines have agreed on new guidelines for their 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty, following multiple requests by Manila to make clear the conditions under which Washington would come to its defence. WHY DID THE PHILIPPINES WANT CLARIFICATION? Though the United States has reassured the Philippines their …
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