By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – In their fifties and deciding there was more to life than work, Liz and Ian Woodbridge quit stressful jobs during the pandemic – part of a cohort of Br[...]
Read more
Health
Climate change could cost Latin America 16% of GDP this century, says Moody’s
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Climate change could cost Latin America nearly a fifth of its gross domestic product (GDP) by the end of the century without new policies to curb its impact, according to[...]
Read more
Bank of England says insurers more likely to fail if capital cut rule goes ahead
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s proposals to loosen capital rules for insurers will increase the chances of an insurance company failing by 20% in a given year, the Bank of Engla[...]
Read more
China’s consumer market shows ‘strong’ recovery in January – commerce ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s consumer market recovery was “strong” in January, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, in one of its first optimistic assessments of consumption,[...]
Read more
U.S. food benefits for poor to shrink as pandemic provisions end
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Low-income Americans will soon receive less in food assistance or completely lose their eligibility for the benefits, as the federal government ends policies adopted at the[...]
Read more
Analysis-Germany’s oldest companies face fresh break-up calls
By Christoph Steitz and Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Activist investors are renewing their years-long efforts to break up some of Germany’s most venerable companies, seeing streamli[...]
Read more
China’s Jan air passenger numbers jump 34.8% after COVID curbs ease
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s January air passenger traffic rose 34.8% from a year earlier, the aviation regulator said at a regular news conference on Thursday, after the country abandoned[...]
Read more
U.S. default would cause job, benefits losses, Yellen tells counties
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned county leaders on Tuesday that their residents could lose jobs and federal benefit payments if Congress allows[...]
Read more
Bank of England hints rates near peak after 10th hike
By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England signalled the tide was turning in its battle against high inflation after it raised interest rates on Thursday for[...]
Read more