Under normal circumstances, GE2020 would count as one of the more interesting general elections. With the Covid-19 pandemic, it has become an extraordinary one for the record books. There is plenty to look out for. On the ruling party’s side, it is probably Mr Lee Hsien Loong’s last electoral battle as prime minister as he […]

It was such a painful symbol of hate: targeted vandalism that impacted the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. There were two consecutive attempts to deface Airdrie’s rainbow walkway. Many people in the community were in disbelief. The pathway was spray-painted with homophobic graffiti, and in a separate incident, someone tarred and feathered a section of […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has joined forces with India’s Bharti Global to buy the collapsed satellite operator OneWeb, with the two sides pledging $1 billion between them to develop a constellation that could boost broadband and other services. Under the deal announced on Friday, Britain will invest $500 million and hold a stake of around […]

(Reuters) – Shares of U.S. business analytics firm Dun & Bradstreet Holdings Inc DNB.N ended trading up 15% in their market debut on Wednesday, riding on the back of a recent recovery in investor appetite for new stocks. Shares closed at $25 on the New York Stock Exchange, compared to their initial public offering (IPO) […]

This is a fine time to be British. Indeed, to be proud to be British. You would not, to be sure, think so from this past week in London – as the House of Commons humiliated Prime Minister Theresa May by throwing out her plan for Brexit in Tuesday by 432 votes to 202 – […]

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank is lowering the bar for bank mergers in the euro zone, hoping to encourage an elusive wave of consolidation in a sector plagued by low profits and unresolved issues inherited from the last financial crisis. In a guide published on Wednesday, the ECB clarified that merged entities won’t […]

LONDON (Reuters) – BP (BP.L) has agreed to sell its global petrochemicals business to billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos for $5 billion, pulling out of a sector widely seen as a key driver of oil demand growth in the coming decades. The surprise move means BP has hit its $15 billion asset sales target a year […]

Edmonton’s new fire chief said two of his main focuses as he takes over the reins of the city’s fire department will be the mental health and wellness of staff, as well as fostering diversity within the service. Joe Zatylny was announced as the new chief of Edmonton Fire Rescue Services in May. He takes […]

MILAN (Reuters) – Parvus Asset Management Europe, a major UBI shareholder, will decide whether to accept Intesa Sanpaolo’s takeover offer for the Italian bank after publication of the official document on the deal, Parvus’ founder said on Wednesday. Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI), which unveiled a proposed bid for smaller rival UBI Banca (UBI.MI) in February to […]

SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) has agreed a deal with digital broker modalmais that could see it buy a stake of up to 35% in the Brazilian company, the Swiss bank said in a statement on Tuesday. Modalmais has nearly 1 million clients, to whom Credit Suisse expects to sell its wealth management […]