Man charged in deadly April shooting of Charles Meile
TOWSON, Md. — A 38-year-old man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in the fatal shooting of a man in the early morning hours of April 19 in Baltimore County.…
Kenya private sector activity falls in April – PMI
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s private sector activity fell in April as both the manufacturing and services sectors slowed, with inflation and political unrest leading to a drop in consumer demand and dampening…
Russian services activity grows for third month running in April
(Reuters) – Growth in domestic client demand spurred increased activity in Russia’s services sector in April as new export business contracted, a business survey showed on Thursday, with firms’ confidence level rising…
U.S. services sector grows steadily in April -ISM survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. services sector maintained a steady pace of growth in April as new orders increased amid a surge in exports, but businesses continued to face higher prices for…
Ryanair traffic jumps 13% in April to record third busiest month ever
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair flew 16 million passengers in April, up 13% year-on-year to record its third busiest month for traffic ever, Europe’s largest airline by passenger numbers said on Wednesday. The…
Italy March jobless rate edges down to 7.8%, lowest since April 2020
ROME, May 3 (Reuters) – Italy’s unemployment rate edged down to 7.8% in March from 7.9% in February, data showed on Wednesday, as some 22,000 jobs were created in the month. The…
Global rate hike push slows to a trickle in April ahead of busy May
By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – Interest rate hikes from central banks around the globe slowed to a trickle in April thanks to a combination of easing inflation and…
Thailand’s April headline inflation lowest in 16 months, to drop further
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s headline inflation dropped to its lowest in 16 months in April thanks to lower energy and food prices and a high base in 2022, the commerce ministry said…
India’s April services activity hits near 13-year high, inflation accelerates
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s services activity expanded at the fastest pace in nearly 13 years in April, driven by robust demand, according to a private survey which also showed…
Italy CPI rises again in April amid energy prices volatility
By Antonella Cinelli ROME (Reuters) – Italian inflation jumped unexpectedly in April, driven by another spike in energy prices, official statistics agency ISTAT said on Tuesday. EU-harmonised consumer prices (HICP) rose a…
Global companies by market cap: Tesla fell most in April
(Reuters) – Tesla Inc was the biggest loser among top companies by market capitalisation in April, hit by disappointing quarterly earnings after it posted the lowest quarterly gross margin in two years.…
South African factory activity contracts less in April – Absa PMI
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African manufacturing activity contracted again in April but less than in February and March, helped by companies building up inventories, a survey showed on Tuesday. The seasonally-adjusted Absa…
UK factory activity shrinks in April but cost pressures ease -PMI
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British factory output and new orders contracted at the start of the second quarter of 2023, but manufacturers were more optimistic and input costs rose at…
German manufacturing contracts in April but output ticks up -PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s manufacturing sector contracted at the fastest rate in almost three years in April, although firms increased output slightly as their supply chain problems eased, a survey showed on…
French manufacturing contracts further in April – final PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s manufacturing sector contracted further in April as new orders fell and the impact of protests against the government’s plans to increase the retirement age hit business, a survey…
Turkish factory activity growth gathers pace in April -PMI
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Growth in new orders and output helped Turkish factory activity expand at a faster pace in April, as the sector continued its recovery in the wake of massive earthquakes…
Russian factory activity expands in April as export orders pick up
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Activity in Russia’s manufacturing sector grew for the 12th month running in April, and new export orders ended a 14-month sequence of decline, while inflationary pressures regained momentum, a…
South Korea factory activity shrinks in April, marks longest downturn in 6 years – PMI
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s factory activity shrank for a 10th consecutive month in April and for its longest streak in six years, a survey showed on Tuesday, underlining the weak global…
Blackstone limits REIT investor redemptions again in April
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blackstone Inc on Monday said it had again limited withdrawals from its $70 billion real estate income trust in April as investor redemption requests continued…
China new home prices up slightly in April, less cities post gains – survey
BEIJING (Reuters) – Prices of new homes in 100 Chinese cities rose a touch in April in an extension of modest gains seen in March, a private survey showed on Monday, as…
Japan’s factory activity contracts at slower pace in April – PMI
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s factory activity contracted for the sixth straight month in April, but the details of a private survey released on Monday showed the manufacturing sector was edging towards stabilisation…
China non-manufacturing activity expands more slowly in April – official PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s non-manufacturing activity expanded at a slower pace in April, official data showed on Sunday, a discouraging sign for policymakers counting on services consumption to offset frailty in the…
German inflation expected to ease in April
BERLIN (Reuters) – Inflation looks set to ease in Germany in April on the back of lower food and energy prices, preliminary data from six economically important regional states showed on Friday.…
Philippine central bank: April annual inflation likely in 6.3%-7.1% range
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine annual inflation in April was expected to come in between 6.3% and 7.1%, with downward pressure from lower electricity rates and a decline in prices of fish and…
British business morale hits 11-month high in April: Lloyds
LONDON (Reuters) – British businesses were their most optimistic in nearly a year in April, boosted by growing hopes about the economy, according to a Lloyds Bank survey on Friday that could…
Italy business and consumer morale rise in April but manufacturers more downbeat
ROME, April 27 (Reuters) – Morale amongst Italian businesses and consumers rose in April, data showed on Thursday, but sentiment in the manufacturing sector was more downbeat as the outlook remains uncertain…
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