Category Archives: Syndicated
Poll shows Swiss evenly split on proposal to cap population at 10 million
ZURICH, May 8 (Reuters) - Swiss voters are evenly split on whether to back a referendum proposal to restrict Switzerland's population to 10 million, an opinion poll showed on Friday. The Swiss governm...
May 08, 2026
Germany's March exports beat expectations, but industrial output falls
By Miranda Murray BERLIN, May 8 (Reuters) - German exports rose unexpectedly in March, official data showed on Friday, lifted by higher demand from Europe, as industrial output fell despite a forecast...
May 08, 2026
Russia and Ukraine fight on despite WW2 celebration ceasefire proposal
By Guy Faulconbridge and Mark Trevelyan MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Russia and Ukraine accused each other on Friday of violating a unilateral two-day ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Pu...
May 08, 2026
Morning Bid: Markets cling on as ceasefire is tested
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Oil ticked higher and European futures wobbled on Friday, while the U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Middle East. But with ...
May 08, 2026
RBC lifts S&P 500 year-end target to 7,900 on AI optimism
May 8 (Reuters) - RBC Capital Markets raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 7,900 from 7,750 on Friday, citing resilient earnings growth and continued strength in artificial intelligencelinked...
May 08, 2026
China's April bank lending seen plunging amid soft credit demand: Reuters Poll
BEIJING, May 8(Reuters) - China's new bank lending likely plummeted to 300 billion yuan ($44.09 billion) in April, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, underscoring persistent weakness in credit demand de...
May 08, 2026
Toyota sees 20% drop in annual profit as Iran war weighs
TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Toyota forecast a 20% decline in profit for the current financial year on Friday, as cost and supply uncertainties stemming from the Middle East conflict weigh on earnings eve...
May 08, 2026
Analysis-Iran price shock highlights limits of inflation-linked bonds
By Harry Robertson and Amanda Cooper LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Inflation-linked bonds - despite the promise in their name - have stumbled along with the rest of the bond market as the Iran war drives ...
May 08, 2026
Some Unilever investors seek ESG reassurances in McCormick food deal
By Simon Jessop, Alexander Marrow and Richa Naidu LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - With Unilever set to spin off its food unit and merge it with U.S. peer McCormick, some investors plan to press the combined...
May 08, 2026
Global perceptions of US fall below Russia under Trump, survey finds
By Jesus Calero May 8 (Reuters) - Global perceptions of the U.S. have deteriorated for a second consecutive year and are now worse than views of Russia, an annual study on democracy published on Frida...
May 08, 2026
