TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese chipmaker United Microelectronics Corp (UMC) said on Monday it was implementing strict cost controls because of soft demand and a weak outlook, in a further sign…
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is imposing sanctions on two Iranian individuals and three entities over human right violations, the Canadian foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. Iran’s judiciary…
BUDAPEST (Reuters) -Hungary’s government has imposed a windfall tax on drug producers based on net revenues generated in 2022 and 2023, as it tries to plug holes in the state…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on a current and a former Haitian senator, accusing the two politicians of engaging in international drug trafficking activities, Washington’s…
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Friday imposed sanctions on three Haitian politicians, including a former president of the country’s Chamber of Deputies, with Ottawa accusing them of aiding gang leaders…
(Reuters) – Canada on Monday imposed fresh sanctions on Iran, marking the fourth package of sanctions it has implemented for alleged human rights violations in that country, the foreign ministry…
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foundation it accused of issuing a multi-million dollar bounty for the killing of novelist…
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The United States has imposed visa sanctions on 11 individuals, Assistant Secretary of State Brian Nichols said on Thursday during a visit to Haiti, a day after…
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Link Fund Solutions, which managed the collapsed LF Woodford Equity Income Fund, could be forced to pay up to 306 million pounds ($358 million) in…
(Reuters) – Commodity trader Noble Group Ltd will pay a S$12.6 million ($9.03 million) penalty for releasing ‘misleading’ information in its financial statements between 2012 and 2016, the Monetary Authority…
By Brenda Goh SHANGHAI -The southern Chinese resort city of Sanya imposed a lockdown on Saturday and restricted transport links to try to stem a COVID-19 outbreak that comes as…
Dem’s New Spending Bill Imposes Methane Tax To Fund ‘Environmental Justice’ Programs Jack McEvoy on July 28, 2022 Senate Democrats agreed Wednesday to the biggest climate spending package in U.S.…
By Jeff Mason and Steve Holland WILMINGTON, Del. – The United States on Sunday unveiled sanctions against three Russian television stations, banned Americans from providing accounting and consulting services to…
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2022 — Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (CFP Board) announced today public sanctions against 25 current or former CFP® professionals or candidates for CFP® certification,…
WELLINGTON – New Zealand unveiled new sanctions on Tuesday targeting Russia’s largest banks and financial institutions, in its response to the invasion of Ukraine. “We are deeply concerned at the…
WASHINGTON -The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on Belgian businessman Alain Goetz and a network of companies tied to him that it accused of being involved in the illicit…
– Canada said on Tuesday it was imposing sanctions on 15 Russian officials who enabled and supported President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine to apply additional pressure on Moscow to…
BRUSSELS – The European Union said on Wednesday it was stepping up sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including targeting more Russian individuals and adding banks in Moscow’s ally Belarus.…
MOSCOW – Russia’s central bank has imposed a 30% commission on foreign currency purchases by individuals on currency exchanges, brokers told Reuters, citing a letter from the regulator. The central…
– Canada is imposing sanctions on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday. Canada will also levy additional sanctions on Belarus…
– The European Union said on Wednesday it had imposed sanctions on a number of senior Russian officials, including Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu and Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov, after Moscow…
– The United States imposed sanctions on Russia’s VEB Bank and Promsvyazbank on Tuesday, according to statement from the U.S. Treasury Department, after Moscow formally recognized two regions of eastern…
BRUSSELS – The European Union is imposing tariffs on imports of steel fasteners from China on the basis that they are being sold at artificially low prices, the EU official…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Knoxville woman was sentenced to serve 30 years in federal prison for child exploitation involving an infant and a toddler. The announcement was made yesterday by…