World Economic Magazine

BlackRock quarterly profit jumps as assets rise over $9 trillion

(Reuters) - BlackRock Inc, the world’s largest asset manager, reported a 16% jump in first-quarter profit on Thursday as investors…

6 years ago

Big business seeks unified, market-based approaches ahead of climate summit

(Reuters) - Corporate executives and investors say they want world leaders at next week’s climate summit to embrace a unified…

6 years ago

China has a grand carbon neutrality target but where is the plan?

China’s new long-term targets, to reach peak emissions before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060, are yet to be…

6 years ago

A $9 million boss? UniCredit investors to decide how much Orcel is worth

MILAN (Reuters) - Investors are due to approve Andrea Orcel’s appointment as chief executive of UniCredit on Thursday, but the…

6 years ago

Word up! Scrabble marks UK lockdown easing with light show

LONDON (Reuters) - Some of Britain’s favourite words were projected onto buildings around London to mark the easing of lockdown…

6 years ago

Brazil must show Amazon protection is working, top donor Norway says

OSLO (Reuters) - Brazil must demonstrate it can reduce the ongoing deforestation in the Amazon before Norway will resume payments…

6 years ago

Oil maintains upward momentum but virus concerns cap gains

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Crude oil climbed on Wednesday after industry data showed U.S. inventories declined more than expected and OPEC raised…

6 years ago

Buying diamonds in lockdown? WhatsApp can be your best friend

MILAN (Reuters) - As Italy entered a new coronavirus lockdown and shut shops in March, Genoa-based jeweller Gismondi 1754 turned…

6 years ago

Coinbase listing marks latest step in crypto’s march to the mainstream

LONDON (Reuters) - Coinbase Global Inc, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, will list on the Nasdaq on Wednesday, marking a…

6 years ago

Latin America and the Caribbean after Covid-19

Latin America and the Caribbean suffered from several regional preconditions in advance of the Covid-19 crisis, including weak health infrastructure,…

6 years ago