April 7, 2021 - Page 2 of 3 - WallStreetReview

Egypt’s Sisi warns of potential for conflict over Ethiopian dam

April 7, 2021 WallStreetReview

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday warned Ethiopia of the risk of conflict over its giant dam on the Blue Nile after talks involving the two countries and Sudan ended without progress.FILE PHOTO: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron at the… Read More

Natixis verdict set for June in sub-prime exposure case

April 7, 2021 WallStreetReview

PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) - A verdict in a French criminal court case over allegations that investment bank Natixis made a misleading statement in 2007 about its financial strength in relation to sub-prime exposure is set to be announced in June, judges said on Wednesday.Natixis was one of the French banks hardest hit by the… Read More

UPDATE 1-EU expects impact on vaccination plans from new guidance on AstraZeneca shot

April 7, 2021 WallStreetReview

(adds details from letter, context)BRUSSELS, April 7 (Reuters) - European Union health ministers have been told that new regulatory guidance for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is expected to have an immediate impact on inoculation plans and would require a coordinated response, a letter seen by Reuters showed.The EU drug regulator said on Wednesday that the vaccine… Read More

Britain’s medicine regulator says identified possible side effect of Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine

April 7, 2021 WallStreetReview

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain should give an alternative to Oxford/AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to under 30s where possible due to a “vanishingly” rare side effect of blood clots in the brain, Britain’s vaccine advisory committee said on Wednesday.FILE PHOTO: A medical worker prepares a dose of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center, amid the coronavirus disease… Read More

Athletics-Russian former indoor 1,500 metres champion Soboleva gets eight-year doping ban

April 7, 2021 WallStreetReview

April 7 (Reuters) - Russia’s former world indoor 1,500 metres champion Yelena Soboleva has been handed an eight-year ban after she violated anti-doping regulations, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Wednesday.Soboleva, who set the world indoor record in 2008, had previously received a two-year suspension along with six other leading Russian women… Read More

Sweet-toothed Britons spend 150 mln pounds more on Easter treats -NielsenIQ

April 7, 2021 WallStreetReview

LONDON (Reuters) - Britons spent 439 million pounds ($608 million) on confectionaries ahead of Easter in the four weeks to March 27, a 34% rise compared with the same period in 2020, industry data showed on Wednesday.Ahead of a slight easing of lockdown restrictions in England on March 29 but with non essential retail remaining… Read More

Three-way talks over Ethiopian dam fail in Kinshasa -statements

April 7, 2021 WallStreetReview

KINSHASA/CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt and Sudan said on Tuesday that the latest round of talks with Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) in Kinshasa have ended with no progress.The Blue Nile River is seen as the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reservoir fills near the Ethiopia-Sudan border, in this broad spectral image taken November… Read More

T-Mobile Netherlands, KKR to invest 700 mln euros in fibre optic

April 7, 2021 WallStreetReview

FILE PHOTO: A T-Mobile logo is advertised on a building sign in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 11, 2017. REUTERS/Mike BlakeAMSTERDAM (Reuters) - T-Mobile Netherlands said on Wednesday it will invest at least 700 million euros ($832 million) to build and offer fibre optic networks in Dutch cities together with Open Dutch Fibre, a joint… Read More

MORNING BID

April 7, 2021 WallStreetReview

April 7 - A look at the day ahead from Danilo Masoni.After European shares reclaimed pre-pandemic levels in a record-breaking session and Wall Street closed near all-time peaks, markets look like they may hit pause today, even though there seems to be nothing out there to stop the party.Japanese household confidence at an eight-year high… Read More

UK’s Drax to complete Pinnacle Renewable purchase on April 13

April 7, 2021 WallStreetReview

OSLO (Reuters) - British power producer Drax said on Wednesday it would complete its purchase of Canada-based Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc on April 13 after clearing a final regulatory hurdle.The Supreme Court of British Columbia had granted the final order for the acquisition on April 6, Drax said.This meant all the conditions to complete the… Read More