Vaccine Makers Prepare Avian Flu Vaccine For Humans “Just In Case”; rich nations lock down their supplies

Vaccine Makers Prepare Avian Flu Vaccine For Humans “Just In Case”;  rich nations lock down their supplies

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) – Some of the world’s leading flu vaccine makers say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu vaccines for humans within months if a new strain of bird flu crosses the division. some change. A current outbreak of bird flu known as H5N1 clade 2.3.4.4b has killed record numbers … Read more

Stock futures rise after Credit Suisse takeover

Stock futures rise after Credit Suisse takeover

SINGAPORE, March 20 (Reuters) – U.S. stock futures rose in Asian trade on Monday in relief from a weekend bailout deal for Credit Suisse, although the mood was jittery and investors Financial stocks remain under pressure from contagion fears, even with support from global central banks. S&P 500 futures rose 0.5% in bumpy early trading. … Read more

Critical moment for Credit Suisse talks as UBS seeks Swiss assurances

Critical moment for Credit Suisse talks as UBS seeks Swiss assurances

March 19 (Reuters) – Talks to rescue Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) continued on Sunday as UBS AG (UBSG.S) demanded $6 billion from the Swiss government to cover costs if it were to buy his struggling rival, a person with knowledge of the talks said. Authorities are scrambling to resolve a crisis of confidence in the 167-year-old … Read more

BlackRock’s Hildebrand Reportedly Participated in UBS, Credit Suisse Talks

BlackRock’s Hildebrand Reportedly Participated in UBS, Credit Suisse Talks

March 18 (Reuters) – BlackRock Inc (BLK.N) Vice Chairman Philipp Hildebrand takes part in talks as Swiss officials try to hammer out a deal for UBS Group (UBSG.S) to take over Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S), Bloomberg News reported on Saturday, citing unidentified sources. Asked about the report, BlackRock spokesman Ryan O’Keeffe said in a … Read more

Protests resume in France amid anger over Macron’s retirement age reform

Protests resume in France amid anger over Macron’s retirement age reform

PARIS, March 18 (Reuters) – Strikes at refineries continued on Saturday in France and fresh protests erupted across the country amid anger at the government for imposing an increase in the retirement age without a parliamentary vote. The growing unrest, combined with the rubbish piling up on the streets of Paris after garbage collectors joined … Read more

Credit Suisse meets to weigh options, under pressure to merge with UBS

Credit Suisse meets to weigh options, under pressure to merge with UBS

March 18 (Reuters) – Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S) entered a breakthrough weekend after some rivals grew cautious about their dealings with the bank as regulators urged it to strike a deal with its Swiss rival UBS AG (UBSG.S). Dixit Joshi, chief financial officer of Credit Suisse, and his teams will meet this weekend to … Read more

Wall St Week Ahead: Falling bond yields bolster equities’ appeal ahead of Fed meeting

Wall St Week Ahead: Falling bond yields bolster equities’ appeal ahead of Fed meeting

NEW YORK, March 17 (Reuters) – Misguided U.S. stocks have gained an unexpected ally in recent days: a historic plunge in bond yields. Yields on US government bonds fell sharply this week, with some durations marking their biggest declines in decades, as investors bet the Federal Reserve would likely rein in its aggressive rate hike … Read more

As a sign of unity, NATO and EU leaders visit the North Sea gas platform

As a sign of unity, NATO and EU leaders visit the North Sea gas platform

TROLL A PLATFORM, North Sea, March 17 (Reuters) – NATO and European Commission chiefs traveled to a North Sea platform on Friday to discuss the security of supplies and infrastructure, a visit highlighting Norway’s importance to gas shipments since Russia’s invasion of Russia. Ukraine. The Troll A platform extracts gas from Norway’s largest gas field. … Read more

ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes in Ukraine

ICC judges issue arrest warrant for Putin for war crimes in Ukraine

AMSTERDAM, March 17 (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of responsibility for war crimes committed in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly denied accusations that its forces committed atrocities during its year-long invasion of its neighbor. In its first warrant against Ukraine, the … Read more

Asian markets take a breather after banking turmoil, capping a tumultuous week

Asian markets take a breather after banking turmoil, capping a tumultuous week

Asian scholarships: ECB hiked 50bp as promised, dropped forecast Credit Suisse shares rebounded 20% after SNB support First Republic Bank receives $30 billion injection, concerns persist Fed data showed banks seeking record emergency liquidity SYDNEY, March 17 (Reuters) – Asian markets extended their risk rally on Wall Street on Friday to end a tumultuous week … Read more