Toledo Resident Saves Suicidal Woman from Drowning After Bridge Jump
TOLEDO, OH—A dramatic rescue unfolded on July 31, when the Toledo Police Department (TPD) and Toledo Fire Department (TFD) responded to an emergency on the Martin Luther King Bridge. A caller reported…
Shares in Bubs Australia jump on exports to United States, Biden tweet
(Reuters) – Shares in Bubs Australia surged on Monday after U.S. health authorities approved imports of its infant formula to help address a severe shortage and U.S. President Joe Biden tweeted “the…
Allentown Cops Jump into Lehigh River to Save Man in Distress
ALLENTOWN, PA – Allentown Police Officer Andrew Gehringer and Kayla Balatgek on Thursday jumped into the Lehigh River to rescue an adult male who had fallen in and was in distress. The…
Rowe to exit M&S with jump in profit, but much still to do
By James Davey LONDON – Steve Rowe will next week step down as chief executive of British retailer Marks & Spencer after a turbulent six years in the top job, with his…
ContourGlobal shares jump 33% after KKR’s $2.2bln offer
LONDON – Shares in London-listed ContourGlobal leapt by a third on Tuesday after U.S. private company KKR agreed to buy the power generation company for 1.75 billion pounds ($2.16 billion) in a…
Energy Provider May Jump Ship On Wind Ventures Touted By Biden Admin, New York Governor
Energy Provider May Jump Ship On Wind Ventures Touted By Biden Admin, New York Governor Thomas Catenacci on May 5, 2022 Eversource, the largest energy provider in New England, initiated a review…
EDF first-quarter sales jump but core profit outlook capped by outages
PARIS – French state-owned utility EDF’s first-quarter sales jumped 61% to 35.58 billion euros ($37.40 billion) on the back of higher power and gas prices but the firm was cautious about its…
KKR’s first-quarter earnings jump 47% on strong asset sales, fees
(Reuters) – Private equity firm KKR & Co Inc said on Tuesday that its first-quarter distributable earnings rose 47% year-on-year, thanks to a surge in asset sales and a rise in revenue…
Ukraine war, inflation drives Q1 jump in gold demand, WGC says
By Eric Onstad LONDON – Global demand for gold surged 34% year-on-year in the first quarter to the highest in over three years, driven by investors worried about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
Asking prices for UK houses jump again in April – Rightmove
LONDON – Asking prices for houses in Britain surged again in April but momentum in the housing market should slow as consumers are hit increasingly by the growing cost of living crisis,…
German imports, exports jump more than expected in February
BERLIN – German exports and imports jumped more than expected in February, the Federal Statistics Office said on Monday, as the effects of the war in Ukraine have yet to be reflected…
U.S. mortgage rates jump by the most in 11 years -MBA
(Reuters) – The interest rate on the most popular U.S. home loan jumped last week by the most in 11 years as bond market investors rapidly repositioned for the Federal Reserve to…
Australian retail sales jump in Feb, augur well for Q1 growth
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – Australian retail sales beat forecasts again in February as shoppers defied storms and coronavirus waves to return to cafes and department stores for the second-best month ever…
Buyout firm TPG’s fourth-quarter earnings jump 34% on strong asset sales
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) – TPG Inc said on Monday its fourth-quarter after-tax distributable earnings rose 34% year-on-year, driven by strong asset sales across its portfolio of private equity, impact investment, growth…
Poland’s InPost says it is not in takeover talks after shares jump
(Reuters) – Polish postal locker operator InPost said on Monday that it was not in talks over selling the company, after its stock jumped by almost third following a report from Bloomberg…
Broker TP ICAP shares jump 11% after U.S. hedge fund urges sale
– Shares of the world’s largest inter-dealer broker TP ICAP jumped as much as 11% on Wednesday after U.S. hedge fund Phase 2 Partners asked the British company to explore a sale.…
German producer prices jump by record 25.9%
BERLIN – German producer prices maintained their record-breaking rise in February, increasing 25.9% year on year mainly because of energy prices, Federal Statistics Office data showed on Monday. The jump in factory…
Barclays’ VXX price jump drives double-digit gains for volatility arbitrage fund
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – Days before Thanksgiving, Kris Sidial, a co-founder at volatility arbitrage fund The Ambrus Group, told investors the firm was betting that extreme price moves in…
Instant view: Feb US CPI jump comes as no surprise
NEW YORK – U.S. consumer prices surged in February, culminating in the largest annual increase in 40 years, and inflation is poised to accelerate further in the months ahead as Russia’s war…
BNPL firm Sezzle to cut 20% of its jobs in North America, shares jump
– Sezzle Inc said on Thursday it will cut 20% of its positions in North America, and likely take about $0.5 million in one-time cash charges in fiscal year 2022, sending shares…
Suffolk County Cops Recognized for Saving Suicidal Man from Building Jump
LONG ISLAND, NY – A group of Suffolk County police officers are being recognized for their efforts to talk a suicidal man from jumping off a building last week. The incident happened…
Euro zone unemployment at record lows, producer prices show record jump y/y
BRUSSELS – Euro zone unemployment fell to record lows in January as the economy continued to rebound from the pandemic slump, but industrial producer prices showed a record surge year-on-year because energy…
Oil, gas, wheat and aluminium jump as Russia sanctions bite
By Pratima Desai LONDON – Oil prices jumped to near eight-year highs and wheat to 14-year peaks, while aluminium, Dutch gas and European coal prices hit records as Western sanctions on Russia…
Australia’s Core Lithium enters into supply deal with Tesla, shares jump
– Australia’s Core Lithium Ltd on Wednesday entered into an agreement with Tesla Inc to supply the U.S. electric car maker with lithium spodumene, sending its shares up 13% in early trading.…
Oil could jump back above $100 as traders assess Russia SWIFT ban, analysts say
By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON – A decision by Western allies on Saturday to block certain Russian banks from the SWIFT payments system is likely to lift oil prices well above $100 a…
Thai domestic car sales jump 25.81% y/y in January
BANGKOK – Domestic car sales in Thailand rose 25.81% in January from a year earlier to 69,455 units, helped by an easing of coronavirus curbs and government support, the Federation of Thai…
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