by Reuters | Mar 3, 2021 | Business, Europe, Technology, UK
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Cyber security company Avast said demand for its products surged in the second quarter of 2020 as people shifted to working from home in the pandemic, helping it to meet expectations for revenue and earnings growth. The...
by Reuters | Mar 3, 2021 | Asia, Business, Economy, Europe, UK, US
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will modernise its listing rules to attract more high-growth and “blank cheque” SPAC company flotations to London, Finance Minister Rishi Sunak said after a government-backed review said the capital was on the...
by Reuters | Mar 3, 2021 | Business, Economy, Europe, Middle East, UK, US
By Shu Zhang SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday as signs of progress in the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in the United States, the world’s biggest consumer, raised demand expectations. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures rose 15...
by Reuters | Mar 3, 2021 | Asia, Australia, Business, Europe, UK
By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Rio Tinto, the world’s biggest iron ore miner, said on Wednesday its chairman would step down next year to take responsibility for the destruction of ancient rock shelters, the latest in a string of high-profile...
by Reuters | Mar 3, 2021 | Business, Europe, UK, US
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Boeing Co has raised concerns over the design of arch-rival Airbus’ newest narrow-body jet, the A321XLR, saying a novel type of fuel tank could pose fire risks. The U.S. plane giant’s intervention is not without...
by Reuters | Mar 2, 2021 | Business, Economy, Europe, Middle East, UK, US
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell to their lowest in two weeks on Tuesday on expectations OPEC+ producers will ease supply curbs at their meeting later this week as economies start to recover from the coronavirus crisis. OPEC Secretary...
