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☆ Revolut's 2022 revenues grew by 33% despite crypto winter
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-01 | by ( Stefania Spezzati | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

"We have built a strong momentum," the 31-year-old executive said in an interview at Revolut's headquarters in London. Revolut will retain accounting firm BDO for the 2022 audit, it said. Revenues from its crypto business shrank in 2022 as the crypto-downturn hit the firm. In 2020, it made a loss of 223 million pounds, according to Revolut's accounts. The fintech company expects to publish its 2022 accounts by June, but it might take longer.

☆ A former Starbucks barista shares how she makes 5 popular drinks at home: 'It's easy and just as good'
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Stefania Marzelia | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Home recipes inspired by Starbucks' most popular drinksI recommend purchasing a moka pot, which is a stove-top or electric coffee maker. Here are some of my favorite at-home recipes, inspired by popular Starbucks drinks (based on a 16-ounce cup size): 1. Add some ice and pour espresso over it. Pour milk in. Heat to desired temperature (I heat mine to 150 degrees) and pour into a coffee mug.

This would help its investment bankers in their pitches to clients, especially for IPOs, one of the sources added. Klein is selling his business to Credit Suisse for $175 million, the two said earlier this month. Credit Suisse will focus on managing money for the wealthy after the carve-out. A spokesman for Credit Suisse declined to comment, as did a representative for Klein. Credit Suisse reported its biggest annual loss last year since the financial crisis and cut its bonus pool by 50% for 2022.

☆ Starbucks offers a dash of olive oil with its coffee in Italy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/4] A drink infused with extra virgin olive oil is displayed at a Starbucks cafe in Milan, Italy, February 22, 2023. REUTERS/Alex FraserMILAN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Starbucks (SBUX.O) has launched a new drink that mixes coffee with olive oil, offering it initially in Italy as an alternative to the more standard espresso or cappuccino. The so-called "Oleato" beverages are made with arabica coffee "infused with a spoonful of Partanna cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil," Starbucks, the world's largest coffee chain, said in a statement. Young drinkers at Starbucks flagship coffee shop in central Milan gave the initiative a qualified approval. Stefania Battagli, 22, said the coffee had a little too much oil for her tastes.

☆ Exclusive: Swiss financial watchdog reviewing Credit Suisse chairman's comments - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Oliver Hirt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

ZURICH, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Swiss financial regulator Finma is reviewing remarks made by Credit Suisse Group (CSGN.S) Chairman Axel Lehmann about outflows from the lender having stabilized in early December, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Lehmann told the Financial Times in an interview streamed online on Dec. 1 that after strong outflows in October, they had "completely flattened out" and "partially reversed". Credit Suisse shares rose 9.3% on Dec. 2. A Credit Suisse spokesperson said the bank does "not comment on speculation." Finma's scrutiny adds to the challenges faced by Credit Suisse, which has been rocked by scandals in recent years.

FRANKFURT, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) has taken another step towards creating a standalone investment bank by buying Michael Klein's advisory boutique, but gave few clues on Thursday about potential investors who might back the business with new capital. In October, Credit Suisse Chief Executive Officer Ulrich Koerner said the bank had already a commitment from an investor without giving a name. The plan has raised concerns from Credit Suisse shareholders over potential conflicts of interest. Credit Suisse said it would keep control over the structure of CS First Boston. CEO Koerner said: "The ties between the new Credit Suisse and CS First Boston are obviously super-deep and will stay super-deep."

For the fourth quarter, Switzerland's second-biggest bank posted a net loss of 1.39 billion francs. That brought its total net loss in 2022 to 7.29 billion francs, marking its second straight year in the red. The bank, however, completed a 4 billion Swiss franc fundraising in December and said liquidity levels had been boosted. Chief Executive Ulrich Koerner said last month that Credit Suisse was "seeing money now coming back in different parts of the firm." "We have a clear plan to create a new Credit Suisse and intend to continue to deliver on our three-year strategic transformation," Koerner said on Thursday.

☆ Credit Suisse moves towards carve out of investment banking arm
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The bank, battling to recover from a series of scandals and heavy losses, said it had agreed to buy the investment banking business of M. Klein & Company LLC, for $175 million. Credit Suisse did not provide details on other investors that may back CS First Boston. Credit Suisse has been marketing CS First Boston to investors as a "super boutique" and sees revenue eventually more than doubling to as much as $3.5 billion, Reuters reported on Monday. Still, given the "challenging market backdrop", Credit Suisse expects its investment banking division - which includes some activities that may not move across to CS First Boston - to report a loss in the first quarter. Credit Suisse said it would keep control over the structure of CS First Boston.

☆ JPMorgan reviews oversight of traders amid boom in financial markets - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Stefania Spezzati | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

KPMG is reviewing JPMorgan’s oversight of traders across the bank's markets division globally, the people said. The CBOE Volatility Index (.VIX), a measure of market volatility, remains above its pre-pandemic levels. JPMorgan, when asked by Reuters why it had hired KPMG, said: "We invest heavily in our compliance and surveillance systems and often engage third parties to benchmark our capabilities." Under the agreement, which ends this year, the bank committed to enhance its compliance efforts and to report fixes to its oversight, the DoJ said. The volatility in UK government bonds, known as gilts, triggered a flood of compliance alerts from JPMorgan’s traders, one of the sources said.

☆ Holocaust Memorial Day marked as Europe's peace again shattered by war
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Survivors of Auschwitz-Birkenau are gathering Friday to commemorate the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German death camp in the final months of World War II, amid the horror of war again shattering peace in Europe. In all, some 1.1 million people were killed at the vast complex before it was liberated by Soviet troops on Jan. 27, 1945. This year, no Russian official at all was invited due to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, according to the Auschwitz-Birkenau state museum. Bartnikowski was among several survivors of Auschwitz who spoke about their experiences to journalists on the eve of Friday’s commemorations. One of the others, Stefania Wernik, who was born at Auschwitz in November 1944, less than three months before its liberation, spoke of Auschwitz being a “hell on earth.”

LONDON/FRANKFURT, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Rising borrowing costs are giving a long-awaited lift to Europe's beleaguered banks, but they come with a sting in the tail. Last year central banks ended a decade of rock-bottom interest rates as the U.S. Federal Reserve and then the European Central Bank moved towards tightening. But while rising rates are good news for bank profits, they herald a slowdown in an economy hit by war and runaway prices that squeeze borrowers and could prick pricing bubbles, most notably in property. "On the one hand, interest rates are going up, which is good and helps banks," said Jerome Legras of Axiom Alternative Investments. Germany's financial regulator BaFin recently warned that a rapid rise in interest rates could weigh on some banks, and that loans may sour.

[1/4] People stand in front of the Blockchain Hub Davos 2023 at the Promenade road during the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2023, in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Arnd WiegmannDAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) - In the snow and ice on the main drag in Davos, the impact of the crypto winter is plain for WEF attendees to see. Executives in Davos said they are now all about blockchain technology, proper controls and regulation, and the promise of disruption that it holds for financial services and beyond. Colm Kelleher, chairman of Swiss bank UBS (UBSG.S), told a WEF panel that blockchain technology will help reduce costs for banks. "We kind of dodged a bullet," Kelleher said, noting that the collapse in the value of crypto currencies had not caused systemic problems.

☆ Davos 2023: UBS head says regulators' 'eyes off the ball' on non-banks
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON, Jan 18 (Reuters) - UBS Chairman Colm Kelleher said traditional finance firms were "systemically safe" after years of increased regulation, but guardians of global financial markets had further to go to eradicate the risks posed by the non-banking sector. "Regulators have - with respect - taken their eyes off the ball in terms of the non-banking sector," the chairman of Switzerland's largest bank said during a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, referring to a category of loosely supervised finance firms. They're systemically safe, we can argue," he added. "We are looking for the regulatory framework that will allow us to accommodate that for our clients." Reporting by Stefania Spezzati and Sinead Cruise; Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Revolut close to finalising 2021 accounts as fintech seeks U.K. licence - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Stefania Spezzati | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Fintech firm Revolut Ltd. is close to finalising its long-overdue 2021 financial accounts, a move that could pave the way for the start-up to obtain a UK banking licence, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Revolut is set to publish financial accounts for the year ended December 2021 - which were due last summer - at the end of January after auditing firm BDO LLP’s final sign-off, the people said. The Revolut filing will likely show a rise in 2021 revenue from clients’ subscriptions and exchange rate fees, the person said. The accounts may help the entrepreneur to convince UK regulators that Revolut is ready for a banking licence after a two-year wait. Britain is a key market for Revolut, which aims to become a global financial firm.

[1/2] BNP Paribas logo and stock graph are seen in this illustration taken, May 1, 2022. Investment banks typically use standardised job titles to mark career milestones, starting at analyst and culminating at managing director. "BNP Paribas is communicating corporate titles to employees in the London Branch that reflect their existing roles to standardise terminology across all business lines," a spokesperson told Reuters. A broker at BNP Paribas in London was awarded 2 million pounds ($2.45 million) in January, one of the biggest payouts in a UK equal pay suit. Deploying standardised job titles should make it easier for employees to understand where they rank on the bank's career ladder.

LONDON, Dec 8 (Reuters) - Barclays (BARC.L) has promoted 85 people to managing director in its investment bank, it said on Thursday, with by far the majority of the coveted titles this year being taken by men. Nor did it give a breakdown of which part of the investment bank those promoted worked in, as it had in previous years. Meanwhile, Barclays Bank PLC, which houses the lender's investment bank, had a mean average pay gap of 43% in favour of men in 2021, the bank's pay gap report states. Barclays' investment bank has been a source of contention in recent years, after previous CEO Jes Staley fended off an activist investor who wanted the unit shrunk. Recent performances have tended to vindicate the investment bank, as in the third quarter this year, when a fixed income trading boom helped it beat market estimates.

The global job cuts at the London-headquartered bank will fall across several business units and geographical locations and result in the loss of at least 200 positions, mostly with the title of Chief Operating Officer (COO), the sources said. HSBC, which used to position itself as the world's local bank, employs many COOs because country and business lines have their own separate COO, the sources said. The lender has been shrinking its sprawling global business for several years, downsizing in many regions and exiting some countries entirely as it tries to improve shareholder returns. The initiative, codenamed Project Banyan, follows HSBC's last major redundancy plan in 2020, which targeted up to 35,000 job cuts globally across all staffing levels. Three separate sources confirmed job cuts were underway, as HSBC joins a chorus of other western banks axing staff as a bleak global economic outlook weighs on business, consumer and investment banking revenues.

CNN —Three astronauts lifted off to China’s nearly completed space station on Tuesday, marking the beginning of the country’s long-term presence in space. The Shenzhou-15 spacecraft is expected to dock with the Tiangong Space Station about 6.5 hours after launch. VCG/Getty ImagesSmaller than the ISSOnce construction is completed, the space station is expected to last for 15 years. Tiangong, which means heavenly palace, is smaller than the International Space Station but similar in its modular design. The new space station will typically house three rather than six astronauts.

[1/2] Taylor Swift receives the award for the Best Longform Video during the 2022 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) at the PSD Bank Dome in Duesseldorf, Germany, November 13, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang RattayDUESSELDORF, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Taylor Swift walked away with four prizes at MTV's Europe Music Awards on Sunday, including best video for her 10-minute "All Too Well". Double-award winners included Nicki Minaj for best song and best hip-hop, and the French DJ and record producer David Guetta won the best electronic award and best collaboration. The U.S. pop singer Swift, wearing a dress of bejewelled mesh, won best artist, best pop, best video and best long form video. British pop star Harry Styles won in the "best live" category and the Thai-born Lalisa 'Lisa' Manoban won best K-pop.

,,Este momentul optim în care putem dărâma zidurile dintre noi și a trăi din nou în picioarele goale, ca atunci când eram copii. Ne-am dorit foarte tare o inițiativă care să inspire bucurie pură și am ales anotimpul potrivit pentru a exprima aceste emoții. Și cine altcineva decât Smiley ar putea să transmită mai bine și mai frumos reîntoarcerea la o vară alături de prieteni și cei dragi”, declară Alina Golopența, Director de Marketing al Kaufland România și Republica Moldova. Soare, apă, distracție, prieteni, vacanță, totul și toți în jur fresh și cu zâmbetul pe buze. Despre Kaufland MoldovaÎn prezent, Kaufland Moldova deține 5 magazine în Republica Moldova și are peste 600 de angajați.

Persons: Smiley, Samuel, Cătălin Botezatu, Ștefania, Codin, Andrei Roșu, Alina Organizations: Kaufland Locations: Kaufland România, Republica Moldova, Kaufland Moldova

În această sâmbătă vom admira finala concursului muzical Eurovision 2021 care se desfășoară la Rotterdam, Țările de Jos. Moldova a reușit să se califice în final cu piesa „Sugar” a interpretei Natalia Gordienko. # Efendi – Mata Hari (Azerbaijan)# Hooverphonic – The Wrong Place (Belgia)# Elena Tsagrinou – El Diablo (Cipru)# Eden Alene – Set Me Free (Israel)# The Roop – Discoteque (Lituania)# Destiny – Je Me Casse (Malta)# TIX – Fallen Angel (Norvegia)# Manizha – Russian Woman (Rusia)# Tusse – Voices (Suedia)# Go_A – Shum (Ucraina)Natalia Gordienko – Sugar (Moldova)Anxhela Peristeri – Karma (Albania)Hurricane – Loco Loco (Serbia)VICTORIA – Growing Up Is Getting Old (Bulgaria)The Black Mamba – Love Is On My Side (Portugalia)Daði og Gagnamagnið – 10 Years (Islanda)Gjon’s Tears – Tout l’Univers (Elveția)Blind Channel – Dark Side (Finlanda)Stefania – Last Dance (Grecia)Începând din 2000, Franța, Germania, Regatul Unit și Spania sunt calificate automat în finală, indiferent de pozițiile ocupate de acestea în trecut, datorită statutului lor ca cei mai mari 4 contribuitori financiari către EBU. De când Italia a revenit în concurs, și ea evoluează deodată în finală. Barbara Pravi – Voilà (Franța)Blas Cantó – Voy A Quedarme (Spania)James Newman – Embers (Anglia)Jendrik – I Don’t Feel Hate (Germania)

Persons: În, Țările de, Natalia Gordienko, Efendi – Mata, Elena Tsagrinou – El, Roop – Discoteque, – Shum, Anxhela, Stefania –, Începând, indiferent, statutului, financiari, finală, Barbara Pravi –, Blas Cantó –, James Newman Organizations: la, Hurricane, Regatul, De Locations: la Rotterdam, Țările, Țările de Jos, Moldova, Efendi – Mata Hari, Azerbaijan, Israel, Malta, Albania, Serbia, VICTORIA, Bulgaria, Franța, Germania

☆ Сегодня состоится второй полуфинал конкурса “Евровидение-2021”, на котором выступит Наталья Гордиенко
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-20 | by ( Анна Ротарь | ) aif.md time to read: +1 min

0Сегодня, 20 мая, в Роттердаме состоится второй полуфинал международного песенного конкурса “Евровидение-2021”. На нём выступят 17 участников, в том числе представительница Республики Молдова Наталья Гордиенко, которая исполнит песню “Sugar”. Гордиенко выступит под счастливым номером “7”. Напомним, что 10 других финалистов были отобраны по итогам первого полуфинала 18 мая. Автоматически в финал попадают представители страны-хозяйки конкурса, а также самых крупных доноров Европейского вещательного союза – Великобритании, Германии, Испании, Италии и Франции.

Persons: Benny Cristo — omaga, Stefania —, Vincent Bueno —, Natalia Gordienko —, Tina —, – Go_A, Наталья Гордиенко, Гордиенко, Манижа Organizations: Европейский вещательный союз Locations: “, Роттердам, Республика Молдова, Греция, Болгария, Польша, Эстония, Чехия, Австрия, Польша Молдова Исландия Сербия Грузия Албания Португалия, Болгария Финляндия, Латвия, Швейцария, Дания, Исландия, Россия, Украина, Великобритания, Германия, Испания, Италия, Франция

☆ Organizația obștească ”Copiii ploii” lansează campania ”Trei ore pentru mama”, dedicată părinţilor cu copii ce suferă de boli incurabile
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-19 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Organizația obștească ”Copiii ploii” s-a gândit să lanseze campania ”Trei ore pentru mama”. Organizația obștească ”Copiii ploii” a decis să vină în ajutor părinților, care au aceleași griji ca Natalia. Organizația nu dispune de asemenea sumă, astfel a lansat campania de colectare a fonduriloe în rețelele de socializare. Acest stereotip - cum ai putut să lași copilul și să te ocupi de treburile personale - este absolut greșit, deoarece starea emoțională a copilului și a întregii familii depinde de starea emoțională a mamei.”, a declarat Svetlana Temiz, psiholog de familie. Cei care doresc să ajute organizația "Copiii ploii" să colecteze fonduri pentru realizarea acestui proiect, ZOOM pot să o facă la numărul de telefon: 069361106.

Persons: Elena Derjanschi, Natalia, Sebastian, Stefania, Natalia ., terapeutul, bone, ., Svetlana Organizations: terapeutul ABA, Organizația Locations: Chișinău, Sabrina

☆ Revenire spectaculoasă. Sportivele din Moldova au înregistrat un punctaj maximal la Campionatul European de Gimnastică Ritmică (FOTO)
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-30 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Sportivele noastre au reușit să se impună categoric la Campionatul European de Gimnastică Ritmică, înregistrând cel mai mare punctaj de până acum. Lotul Republicii Moldova a fost format din trei gimnaste – Anasatasia Guz, la categoria senioare, și Gloria Motricală și Ștefania-Maria Starodub, la categoria junioare. Anul acesta a fost foarte dificil. Fetele au participat foarte destoinic la acest campionat.”, a comunicat antrenoarea, conducătoarea lotului Moldovei, Liliana Madan. Pe primul loc la categoria senioare s-a clasat o sportivă din Israel, urmată pe de două gimnaste din Belarus.

Persons: Ștefania, Maria, Anastasia Guz, Maria Starodub, Liliana Madan Organizations: junioare, European, Gloria Motricală, senioare Locations: Moldova, Kiev, Ucraina, junioare, Israel, Belarus

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