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Exclusive: Equinor considers more U.S. asset sales in global strategy revamp By Reuters

By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO (Reuters) - Norway's Equinor is looking to sell more assets in the United States and exit several other countries as part of a major global reshuffle as it tries to return to profit after writing down $25 billion of U.S. assets over the past decade. While the company, like other energy majors, has been hit...

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France fines Google 1.1 million euros over hotel rankings practices By Reuters

PARIS (Reuters) - Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay a 1.1 million euros ($1.34 million) fine after a probe found that Google's hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers, France's finance ministry and fraud watchdog said on Monday. The ministry and watchdog also said in a statement that Google has amended its hotel rankings practices since September 2019....

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Dollar on back foot as market optimism lifts riskier currencies By Reuters

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - The safe haven dollar started the week pinned near two-week lows on Monday, as optimism about COVID-19 vaccine rollouts and a planned $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus package drove up riskier currencies and stock markets across Europe and Asia. Among the gainers versus the weaker greenback, the British pound broke $1.39 for the first time in nearly...

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Vodafone’s Vantage expands portfolio, affirms guidance pre IPO By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Vantage Towers, the infrastructure business spun out by Vodafone (LON:VOD), said on Monday it had expanded its tower portfolio as it confirmed its outlook ahead of its expected initial public offering in Frankfurt. The world's second-largest mobile operator, Vodafone plans to float Vantage on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange in March in a share offering worth around 3...

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One-off wealth tax might help fix COVID hit to UK budget: lawmaker By Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - A one-off wealth tax might be a way for British finance minister Rishi Sunak to plug the huge hole in the country's public finances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, an influential lawmaker said on Monday. Mel Stride, chair of parliament's Treasury Committee, said other countries such as France and Switzerland had introduced wealth taxes only to row back on...

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As Lebanon’s banks struggle to raise capital, a deadline looms By Reuters

By Tom Arnold and Ellen Francis BEIRUT (Reuters) - Paralysed by financial crisis and riven with political risk, a number of Lebanon's banks are struggling to meet a central bank target to raise their capital defences by 20% by the end of this month. Less than half of the country's dozen or so large banks are expected to meet the requirement, which...

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UK pubs group Mitchells & Butlers to raise $486 million By Reuters

(Reuters) - UK pub operator Mitchells and Butlers (M&B) said on Monday it will raise 350 million pounds ($485.98 million) in new equity under a deal with creditors and its main investors that also includes 150 million pounds in new credit lines. M&B, which cut around 1,300 roles last year, said in January it may need to raise fresh funds as Britain's...

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European Stocks Higher on Vaccination Hopes; Vivendi Soars By Investing.com

By Peter Nurse  Investing.com - European stock markets traded higher Monday, boosted by optimism of an economic recovery as the region’s vaccination program increases in pace.  At 3:35 AM ET (0835 GMT), the DAX in Germany traded 0.3% higher, the CAC 40 in France rose 0.8%, and the U.K.'s FTSE index climbed 1.1%. The European Union will fast track approvals of coronavirus vaccines...

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