Notizia

(Reuters) -The Russian rouble rose to a more than two-year high against the euro on Friday, supported by capital controls as Russia appeared to make a last-gasp effort to avoid a default and the central bank slashed interest rates by 300 basis points to 14%.

Credit Suisse's roughly 10 key investors back the bank's board and its strategy, Chairman Axel Lehmann told Swiss newspaper NZZ.

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Dutch airline KLM cancelled 47 flights scheduled for this weekend to and from Amsterdam to improve working conditions for its staff, the airline said in a statement, having earlier scrapped dozens of flights scheduled for Friday.

(Reuters) -AbbVie Inc missed Wall Street estimates for first-quarter sales, hurt by European competition for its blockbuster drug Humira and lower demand for its newer drug Rinvoq, sending shares of the company down 7% on Friday.

Citibanamex, Citigroup's Mexican consumer banking arm, started sharing information with potential bidders, one of the first steps in a process to find a new owner, Chief Executive Manuel Romo said on Friday.

Multinationals that announced their exit from Russia, or suspension of activities there, after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 have started to report associated losses.

Yields on euro investment-grade corporate bonds have climbed to their highest in over eight years, a widely-followed index showed on Friday.

Euro zone inflation inched up to a new record high as expected this month, making uncomfortable reading for European Central Bank policymakers already worried that rapid price growth could become entrenched, creating a hard-to-break wage-price spiral.

PARIS (Reuters) -French inflation jumped to a record high in April, driven by surging energy prices, preliminary data showed on Friday, putting pressure on newly re-elected president Emmanuel Macron to enact anti-inflation measures promised during his campaign.