Article content LONDON (AP) — Doctors in the early stages of their careers in England started a 72-hour strike Wednesday in their long-running dispute with the British government over pay levels. Patients in Britain’s state-owned National Health Service have been warned that there will be “significant disruption,” with thousands of appointments and procedures postponed or […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Telefonica SA’s shares jumped the most in almost three years after the Spanish government announced plans to buy a stake that could be valued at more than €2 billion ($2.2 billion) countering a stake that Saudi Arabia’s built in the telecommunications carrier. The shares rose 4.6% to €3.73 at 9:50 a.m. […]
Article content BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main national railway operator, Deutsche Bahn, on Tuesday launched an effort to sell its logistics unit, DB Schenker, as the company seeks to concentrate on its core business at home. Schenker has about 76,600 employees in more than 130 countries and for years generated high profits, helping push Deutsche […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Negotiations to create a maritime corridor to transport essential goods to the Israel-Gaza region are making progress toward an agreement soon, according to Greek Foreign Minister Georgios Gerapetritis. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Eleni Chrepa Published Dec 19, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Georgios Gerapetritis in […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — Russia’s war in Ukraine has made the now-treacherous waters of the southern Red Sea a vital global trade corridor for oil — especially Moscow’s own exports. As Europe has shunned Russian barrels, it has increasingly relied on cargoes from the Middle East. Meanwhile, Moscow has boosted flows to Asia as it […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press Matthew Brown Published Dec 19, 2023 • 4 minute read Join the conversation Article content BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to conserve groves of old-growth trees on federal land by revising management plans for national forests and grasslands across […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Ken Griffin is no stranger to giving out big gifts in the big cities where he lives and does business. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Amanda Gordon Published Dec 18, 2023 • 6 minute read Join the conversation Griffin, during a groundbreaking ceremony for the final phase of The […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Author of the article: The Associated Press David Koenig Published Dec 18, 2023 • 3 minute read Join the conversation Article content DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million agreement to settle a federal investigation into a debacle in December […]
Article content (Bloomberg) — The UK will introduce a carbon border tax from 2027 for imports of emissions-intensive goods from countries deemed to have weaker climate regimes, following a similar move by the European Union. Imports of iron, steel, aluminum, ceramics and cement would be subject to the new levy, the Treasury said in a […]
Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business Wall Street’s biggest banks are warning that existing assumptions around much-needed green finance will no longer hold if the US goes ahead with stricter capital requirements. Author of the article: Bloomberg News Natasha White Published Dec 17, 2023 • 4 minute read Join the conversation wbos6b2)nwhplze086g56etj_media_dl_1.png Source: Bloomberg Intelligence Article […]