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Alior Bank Q1 profit surges 58% as it aims to keep CoR at bay
Net interest income rose 15% to 1.27 billion zlotys and net interest margin climbed 15 basis points to 5.96%, Alior said. The lender managed to improve its credit portfolio quality and increase its size.
ReutersUS proposal for frozen Russian asset revenues gaining ground, G7 officials say
A U.S. proposal for using future interest on some $300 billion in frozen Russian assets to aid Ukraine, instead of seizing them outright, is gaining momentum among the Group of Seven nations, two G7 officials said. Collateralizing the interest earned on the frozen Russian assets, which would amount to some $5 billion a year, is emerging as one of the favored options to bridge differences between the U.S. and Europe ahead of a G7 leaders summit in Italy in June. But G7 members are still arguing about certain "holdbacks" that would whittle down those expected windfall profits to just $2.5-$3.0 billion, one of the officials said, pointing to Belgium's 25% tax rate, a "convenience fee" applied by depository Euroclear, and a proposed litigation reserve.
- Reuters
Spain's Iberdrola, Norway wealth fund expand renewables partnership
Europe's largest utility Iberdrola and Norway's $1.6 trillion sovereign wealth fund are building up on their existing partnership in renewables to jointly invest more than 2 billion euros ($2.15 billion) in Spain and Portugal. The deal is in line with Iberdrola's strategy of selling minority stakes in renewable projects to help fund its large investments in new projects and network assets. The Spanish firm and Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the operator of the Norwegian fund, said on Thursday they reached an agreement for the fund to buy a 49% stake in a 644 megawatt portfolio of Spanish solar projects from Iberdrola for 203 million euros.
- Evening Standard
Crystal Palace: Marc Guehi set for full training return in boost to Euro 2024 hopes
The centre-back is a favourite of Gareth Southgate and is back on the comeback trail after an injury in February
- Deadline
Priyanka Chopra-Produced Doc Debuting On Prime Video India; Nevision Spain; Paramount+ ‘Curfew’ Cast’; Professional Fighters Heads To MENA; Edinburgh Board; JioCinema Subs Plan – Global Briefs
Priyanka Chopra-Produced Doc Debuting On Prime Video India Women of My Billion (WOMB), a documentary about the forms of violence faced by women in India, will premiere exclusively on Prime Video India on May 3. Produced by Apoorva Bakshi and Monisha Thyagarajan’s Awedacious Originals in association with Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ Purple Pebble Pictures, the documentary follows …
- The Independent
Martin Brundle slams ‘lucky dip’ F1 points revamp proposal ahead of key meeting
A team has proposed changing the points-scoring system from a top-10 to a top-12 for next season
- Yahoo Life UK
Unusual glow in child’s eye turns out to be a sign of cancer
The five-year-old was playing in the sun when his mum noticed an unusual, white glow in his right eye.
- USA TODAY
It's Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day: How to help kids get the most out of it
Thursday is Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day 2024. See why kids have been shadowing their parents for over 30 years and how the tradition started.
- Evening Standard
Milan's ice cream ban explained: why is the Italian city clamping down on takeaways?
The proposal would ban all takeaway food, including pizza and drinks
- The Independent
Scottish government coalition collapses as SNP end power-sharing with Greens
The decision came after first minister Mr Yousaf called an emergency meeting of the Scottish cabinet to address growing tensions between the Scottish Greens and the SNP
- The Independent
Conor McGregor vs Michael Chandler co-main event revealed as Jamahal Hill faces Khalil Rountree Jr
McGregor will return after a three-year absence from the cage, fighting in the main event of UFC 303
- Evening Standard
London travel news LIVE: Euston rush-hour disruption after train hits obstruction near Watford Junction
Disruption has hit the morning rush-hour on Thursday after a train crashed into a a piece of wood near Watford. Trains to and from Euston are among those affected. National Rail warns trains are having to run at reduced speeds on the line towards Milton Keynes Central.
- Evening Standard
Riot police arrest students at US campuses as protests over Israel-Gaza war continue to grow
US House Speaker is heckled at Ivy League Columbia University in New York, while a university in California shut its campus for the rest of the week
- GuruFocus.com
Virginia National Bankshares Corp Reports Mixed Q1 2024 Financial Results
Net Income Declines Year-Over-Year Despite Strong Loan Growth and Stabilized Cost of Funds
- GuruFocus.com
Eagle Bancorp Montana Inc. Misses Q1 Earnings Estimates, Declares Dividend
Insights into EBMT's Financial Performance and Future Prospects
- The Independent
Venice day trip tax begins: Officials tell Simon Calder it is ‘not a money-making scheme’
Exclusive: ‘Humanity has one duty to preserve and safeguard Venice’ – Simone Venturini, deputy mayor for tourism for Venice
- PA Media: UK News
Labour pledges to renationalise railways ‘well within first term’ if elected
Shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said the plan was ‘fully costed’.
- Evening Standard
FTSE 100 Live 25 April: Index surges on £31bn mining takeover move and blue-chip updates
A £31 billion takeover pursuit and some robust blue-chip updates helped to boost the FTSE 100 index today. Anglo American, whose interests include De Beers and the giant Woodsmith polyhalite project in North Yorkshire, is the target of Australia’s BHP. Meanwhile, shares in Barclays, AstraZeneca and Unilever performed strongly after their first quarter updates.
- Evening Standard
The best Mario Kart 8 set-up, according to science
The game has more than 700k vehicle customisations – this is the best build
- Deadline
Olivier Marchal Shooting ‘Bastion 36’ With Victor Belmondo, Tewfik Jallab & Yvan Attal Shoot For Netflix
French director Olivier Marchal has begun filming new police thriller Bastion 36 for Netflix, billed as contemporary cop drama adapted from Michel Tourscher’s novel Flic Requiem. Set in Paris, the movie revolves around Antoine Cerda, a senior police officer with the prestigious Investigation and Intervention Brigade, who is transferred to the Anti-Crime Brigade after being …