Offstream
news

The Central Bank of Russia limits withdrawals of US dollars, euros, British pounds and Japanese yen for Russian firms to the equivalent of $5,000, with the withdrawal of larger sums only possible with the Central Bank's permission. The withdrawn funds may only be used for covering overseas work trips.
2022-03-10

The Swiss government signs a deal to reserve 8,640 doses of Merck & Co.'s antiviral drug molnupiravir beginning in January.
2021-11-23

Brazil's Central Bank sells US$1 billion to offset declines in the real, which has fallen ⅓ relative to the dollar in 2021 alone, with another US$1 billion in sales scheduled for later today.
2021-10-14

The Sandiganbayan, the Philippines' anti-graft court, orders Royal Traders Holding Co. Inc., a bank formerly controlled by the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, to pay the Philippine government an estimated PHP1 billion ($32.446 million) in bank certificates that were confiscated by the United States Customs Service after Marcos was deposed in 1986.
2021-09-29

The South African rand hits an all-time low against the US dollar as a result of worries regarding China's economy.
2015-08-24

American multinational food corporation Tyson Foods agrees to buy Hillshire Brands for US$7.7 billion.
2014-06-9

Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever agrees to sell the brands Ragú and Bertolli to Japanese sauce producer Mizkan for $2.15 billion.
2014-05-22

Funeral service and cemetery company Service Corporation International purchases another funeral service company Stewart Enterprises for $1.4 billion.
2013-05-29

Merck announces that a new drug, ragweed AIT, significantly reduced ragweed allergy symptoms in a Phase III clinical trial.
2012-03-5

Major European stock markets record falls while the Euro suffers its biggest drop in 2 months against the US dollar.
2010-11-29