MILAN (Reuters) – Further consolidation in Italian banking is likely to be triggered by the coronavirus crisis, which threatens mid-sized banks such as UBI Banca <UBI.MI>, Intesa Sanpaolo’s <ISP.MI> CEO Carlo Messina was quoted as saying on Thursday. Intesa, which is Italy’s biggest retail bank, is in the process of a takeover bid for UBI, […]
By Tim Reid (Reuters) – Officials in Michigan are telling election clerks to repeatedly sanitize voting booths, touchscreen machines, pencils and other equipment ahead of Tuesday’s Democratic primary, amid concerns about the impact of coronavirus on the 2020 presidential contest. The guidelines to election officials in Michigan follow a move by Democrats in Washington state […]
Scores of towns and cities across the UK have been forced to cancel their Bonfire Night events this year due to financial constraints created by the cost-of-living crisis. Moreover, some local authorities can't even say whether they will return next year as they look to assess their budgets. Cardiff, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and Hackney in […]
