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Australian Freerunner backflips atop the Sydney Opera House
Date: May 3, 2022
Di Tommaso scales the sails & runs the rafters at UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Sydney Opera House is one of the most recognisable structures in the world and since its opening in 1973 has played host to a who’s who of world leaders, artists and performers. Dominic Di Tommaso, an Australian freerunning star is...
Upbeat earnings, banks lift European shares
Date: May 3, 2022
By Sruthi Shankar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) – European stocks rose on Tuesday after a string of upbeat earnings, while banking shares gained as government bond yields hit fresh highs in anticipation of quicker interest rate hikes by global central banks to tackle surging inflation. The pan-European STOXX 600 index climbed 0.5%, rebounding from a...
HSBC investors give Ping An break-up plan cool response
Date: May 3, 2022
By Anshuman Daga, Selena Li and Sinead Cruise HONG KONG (Reuters) -HSBC investors gave a break-up proposal by its biggest shareholder a lukewarm response on Tuesday, voicing concerns a split would prove complex with no guarantee of raising returns. Chinese insurance giant Ping An has called on HSBC to explore options including spinning off its...
Energy shares lift London’s FTSE 100; miners weigh
Date: May 3, 2022
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar and Amal S (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 edged higher on Tuesday, as energy shares lifted by upbeat results from oil major BP outweighed a strong sterling and weakness in mining shares. After falling as much as 0.9%, the blue-chip index recouped early losses to end 0.2% higher, while the domestically focussed...
Stocks rise, U.S. yields slip as markets await Fed rate hike
Date: May 3, 2022
By Herbert Lash and Danilo Masoni NEW YORK/MILAN (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity markets rose slightly on Tuesday while 10-year U.S. Treasury yields slid from 3% amid investor caution ahead of the biggest single-day rate hike expected by the U.S. Federal Reserve since 2000. In a sign of the challenge the Fed faces...
Greece, Bulgaria say new LNG terminal will help cut reliance on Russia
Date: May 3, 2022
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and Bulgaria said on Tuesday a new liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility to be built off the northern Greek port of Alexandroupolis would help create a new gas route for Europe and cut reliance on Russian gas at a crucial moment. Russia’s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine prompted the United States...