Category Archives: Syndicated
Commerzbank plans 3,000 job cuts, raises targets as it fends off UniCredit takeover
By Tom Sims and Alexander Hbner FRANKFURT, May 8 (Reuters) - Commerzbank plans to cut 3,000 jobs to help it reach more ambitious profit targets as part of a strategy to fend off a takeover by Italy's ...
May 08, 2026
South Korea parliament drops constitutional amendment vote tied to martial law
SEOUL, May 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliamentary speaker Woo Won-shik said on Friday that a bill to amend the constitution to tighten rules on martial law would not proceed to a plenary vote after...
May 08, 2026
Thunder pull away from Lakers, maintain perfect playoff mark
Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points each, lifting the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-107 home win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday and a 2-0 advantage in a Western Confer...
May 08, 2026
UK says third British national has suspected hantavirus
(Fixes typo in first paragraph) LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Britain's health security agency said an additional suspected case of hantavirus had been identified in a British national on the South Atlant...
May 08, 2026
UK housing market slows as Iran war hits demand, Halifax data shows
By Suban Abdulla LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - British house prices fell in April for a second month in a row as concerns about the impact of the war in Iran hurt buyer demand and in annual terms they ros...
May 08, 2026
German industrial output falls unexpectedly in March
May 8 (Reuters) - German industrial production fell unexpectedly in March, decreasing by 0.7% from the previous month, the federal statistics office said on Friday. Analysts polled by Reuters had pred...
May 08, 2026
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
