SocGen to sell two African businesses to Vista Group

[ad_1] People walk past a logo of French bank Societe Generale in front of the company’s skyscraper at the financial and business district of La Defense near Paris, France September…

Sterling steady, dollar wobbles as markets brace for post-Thanksgiving buzz

[ad_1] A bank employee counts U.S. dollar notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Nov 27 (Reuters) – The dollar kicked…

NZ Funds says uranium bet returns over 300% profit

[ad_1] Steam rises from a cooling tower of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power plant, in Golfech, France, November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights LONDON, Nov…

Climate change: Where NZ risks getting adaptation badly wrong

[ad_1] New Zealand needs an urgent rethink on how it involves the public in adapting to climate change’s ever-worsening impacts – with a status-quo approach risking making the problem bigger,…

Yen’s fall toward multi-decade lows keeps markets on intervention watch

[ad_1] A Japan Yen note is seen in this illustration photo taken June 1, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas White/Illustration Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Nov 14 (Reuters) – The battered yen was stuck…

Dollar pinned near six-week low as focus turns to Powell

[ad_1] [1/2]U.S. One dollar banknotes are seen in front of displayed stock graph in this illustration taken, February 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing Rights SINGAPORE, Feb 23 (Reuters) –…

South Africa declares Dec 15 a holiday to celebrate rugby win

[ad_1] South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the 78th Session of the U.N. General Assembly in New York City, U.S., September 19, 2023. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights JOHANNESBURG,…

Aussie lender ANZ loses case over troubled 2015 share placement worth $1.6 bln

[ad_1] A pedestrian is reflected in the window of a branch of the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) in central Sydney, Australia, October 25, 2017. Picture taken October…

Biden raised issue of Canadian Sikh’s murder with Modi at G20, Financial Times reports

[ad_1] U.S. President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment event on the day of the G20 summit in New Delhi, India,…

Opinion: Baulking at bulk buying – why I won’t be renewing my $60 Costco membership

[ad_1] OPINION I love a bandwagon, trying foods from overseas supermarkets and a bargain – so when American retailer Costco came to town it was a no-brainer for me to…