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Hapag-Lloyd Keeps Recently Raised Outlook Despite 9-month Profit Drop
Date: November 14, 2024
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German container firm Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday posted a 47% drop in net profit for the first nine months of 2024 but retained its recently raised earnings outlook for the full year, citing higher transport volumes driven by demand. “We were able to further increase our transport volume compared to the previous year...
Factbox-Airlines Suspend Flights as Middle East Tensions Rise
Date: November 13, 2024
(Reuters) -Concerns over a wider conflict in the Middle East have prompted international airlines to suspend flights to the region or to avoid affected air space. Below are some of the airlines that have cancelled services to and from the region: AEGEAN AIRLINES The Greek airline has cancelled flights to and from Beirut until Dec....
Italy EconMin Willing to Meet Lufthansa CEO to Solve Ita Airways Dispute
Date: November 8, 2024
ROME (Reuters) – Italian economy minister Giancarlo Giorgetti on Thursday said it would be good to have a meeting with Lufthansa CEO Carsten Spohr at the weekend to overcome a dispute regarding the sale of a minority stake in state owned ITA Airways. This week, the Italian Treasury put on hold the sale of a...
Record Passenger Traffic Lifts Spanish Airport Operator Aena’s Profit
Date: October 30, 2024
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish airport operator Aena said on Wednesday its net profit in the first nine months of the year rose 27% from the same period last year as the post-pandemic travel boom pushed passenger traffic to new records. Aena booked a net profit of 1.44 billion euros ($1.56 billion) out of revenues rising...
HSBC Joins China’s Payment System in Boost to Yuan Usage
Date: October 25, 2024
By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) – HSBC’s Hong Kong unit has joined China’s worldwide interbank renminbi payment system (CIPS) as a direct offshore participant, according to a company statement. Beijing is pushing to internationalise the yuan, which ranks fourth in global payments according to the global bank messaging network SWIFT, and challenge the U.S....
Olympics-Equestrian-Britain Win Team Jumping Gold Ahead of US and France
Date: August 2, 2024
By Tassilo Hummel VERSAILLES (Reuters) -Britain’s equestrian team bagged another Olympic title as showjumpers Ben Maher, Harry Charles, and Scott Brash won gold on Friday with almost no errors on a challenging course to bring further cheer in the wake of the damaging Charlotte Dujardin scandal. Securing a third team-win in the discipline with two...