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Explainer-Paris freaks out over bedbugs ahead of Olympic Games

Explainer-Paris freaks out over bedbugs ahead of Olympic Games

PARIS (Reuters) – The French government is battling to contain a bout of nationwide panic over bedbugs in Paris just nine months..

Blow-out U.S. jobs growth buoys dollar, hits stocks and bonds

Blow-out U.S. jobs growth buoys dollar, hits stocks and bonds

By Herbert Lash and Huw Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A blowout U.S. jobs report on Friday sent the dollar higher and cast a pall ..

US dollar set for 12th weekly gain after blowout jobs number

US dollar set for 12th weekly gain after blowout jobs number

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gained on Friday, headed for a 12th straight week of gains, after a..

European stocks hits third-straight weekly loss as yields surge

European stocks hits third-straight weekly loss as yields surge

By Sruthi Shankar, Siddarth S and Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -European shares advanced at the end of a turbulent week tracking Wall St..

EU leaders resolve to boost economic security amid global tension

EU leaders resolve to boost economic security amid global tension

GRANADA, Spain (Reuters) – European Union leaders resolved on Friday to strengthen the bloc’s competitiveness, be at the..

Analysis-Is the US strategy of engaging China working?

Analysis-Is the US strategy of engaging China working?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Early in the Biden administration, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed that the United States wo..

Renault brings in Volvo, CMA CGM for electric van project

Renault brings in Volvo, CMA CGM for electric van project

PARIS (Reuters) – Renault will work with fellow carmaker Volvo and shipping group CMA CGM on an electric van project that Renaul..

US FDA still not satisfied with Philips recall; stock falls over 9%

US FDA still not satisfied with Philips recall; stock falls over 9%

By Toby Sterling and Piotr Lipinski AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is still not satisfied w..

ECB’s Schnabel can’t rule out more hikes amid inflation risks

ECB’s Schnabel can’t rule out more hikes amid inflation risks

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates again if wages, profits or new supply snags boost infl..

GSK raises $1.1 billion from Haleon stake sale

GSK raises $1.1 billion from Haleon stake sale

(Reuters) -British drugmaker GSK on Friday said it raised 885.6 million pounds ($1.08 billion) from a stake sale in Haleon, bringing d..

UK’s J D Wetherspoon posts higher sales on resilient demand

UK’s J D Wetherspoon posts higher sales on resilient demand

(Reuters) -British pub group J D Wetherspoon said on Friday sales in the first nine weeks of its financial year rose nearly 10% on str..

Norway plans resource tax on onshore wind farms

Norway plans resource tax on onshore wind farms

OSLO (Reuters) – Norway will introduce a resource rent tax on onshore wind power from 2024, although existing facilities will ge..

Finnair to raise $632 million to shore up finances

Finnair to raise $632 million to shore up finances

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Finnish airline Finnair said on Friday it planned to raise up to 600 million euros ($632 million) in a rights is..

Explainer-Why are British lender Metro Bank’s shares plunging?

Explainer-Why are British lender Metro Bank’s shares plunging?

By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – Mid-sized British lender Metro Bank saw its shares plunge more than 25% on Thursday follow..

Oil prices fall again; demand worries outweigh tight supply

Oil prices fall again; demand worries outweigh tight supply

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell about 2% on Thursday, extending the previous session’s nearly 6% loss..

UK to examine Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud dominance

UK to examine Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud dominance

By Paul Sandle and Yadarisa Shabong LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s media regulator on Thursday asked the country’s antitrust..

Analysis-When, not if, Europe copies Wall Street share trading reform

Analysis-When, not if, Europe copies Wall Street share trading reform

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union, Britain and Switzerland have little choice but to copy Wall Street in speed..

Citigroup outlines layoff process, reassignments as overhaul takes shape

Citigroup outlines layoff process, reassignments as overhaul takes shape

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Citigroup managers are reviewing staff rosters to determine by November who will stay in place, be reassigned or l..

Dollar, stocks slip amid still tight U.S. labor market

Dollar, stocks slip amid still tight U.S. labor market

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar eased and a gauge of global equities slipped on Thursday as investors grappled with U.S. unemplo..

Greedy beast’ of inflation not yet defeated, Bundesbank chief says

Greedy beast’ of inflation not yet defeated, Bundesbank chief says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is falling but the fight is not yet won and the high rate of underlying price growth r..

Pound dips after weak UK construction data, BoE survey

Pound dips after weak UK construction data, BoE survey

LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound dipped against the U.S. dollar and the euro on Thursday after data showed the biggest slump..

Alstom cash flow warning wipes $3 billion off train maker’s value

Alstom cash flow warning wipes $3 billion off train maker’s value

(Reuters) -Alstom’s shares plunged by as much as 38% in Paris on Thursday after the French train maker slashed its full-year fre..

Jewellery retailer Pandora raises growth targets, shares jump

Jewellery retailer Pandora raises growth targets, shares jump

LONDON (Reuters) -Jewellery retailer Pandora raised its growth targets on Thursday, saying investments in the brand and store network ..

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy bonanza looms large in Denmark

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy bonanza looms large in Denmark

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The whirlwind success of weight-loss treatment Wegovy is providing a bonanza not just for its developer, ..

Birkenstock the latest shoe IPO to drop in a tough market

Birkenstock the latest shoe IPO to drop in a tough market

(Reuters) – Sandal company Birkenstock needs to sell more clogs and boots and boost sales from its own website and boutiques to ..

UK new car sales rise about 20% in September, says industry body SMMT

UK new car sales rise about 20% in September, says industry body SMMT

(Reuters) – New car sales in Britain rose roughly 20% in September from a year earlier, driven largely by an increase in regist..

UK PM Sunak offers billions for new links after scrapping HS2 northern leg

UK PM Sunak offers billions for new links after scrapping HS2 northern leg

MANCHESTER (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak cancelled the northern leg of the costly HS2 high-speed rail project o..

Europe could become energy self-sufficient in $2 trillion push – study

Europe could become energy self-sufficient in $2 trillion push – study

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Europe could wean itself off fossil fuels and create a self-sustainable energy sector by spending around 2..

World’s biggest bond markets steady after heavy selloff

World’s biggest bond markets steady after heavy selloff

LONDON (Reuters) -A broad selloff in world government bonds on Wednesday drove up U.S. 30-year Treasury yields to 5% for the first tim..

UK business downturn eases after inflation data, BoE pause – PMI

UK business downturn eases after inflation data, BoE pause – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – British services companies suffered a less severe downturn in September than first feared, reflecting a surp..

Euro zone economy likely contracted in Q3 amid waning demand

Euro zone economy likely contracted in Q3 amid waning demand

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The euro zone economy probably shrank last quarter, according to a survey which showed dem..

Global bond rout deepens before receding on relief rally

Global bond rout deepens before receding on relief rally

By Herbert Lash and Tom Wilson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A rout in government bond markets deepened on Wednesday with benchmark U.S...

ECB’s Centeno says rate cycle likely completed, inflation retreating

ECB’s Centeno says rate cycle likely completed, inflation retreating

LISBON (Reuters) -The cycle of interest rate hikes by the European Central Bank has likely come to an end as inflation across the euro..

Factbox-Italy feels health sector pinch as Europe struggles post COVID-19

Factbox-Italy feels health sector pinch as Europe struggles post COVID-19

ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government has warned that a shortage of doctors and nurses in the national health service repres..

Euro zone Aug producer prices edge up month-on-month as expected, plunge year-on-year

Euro zone Aug producer prices edge up month-on-month as expected, plunge year-on-year

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone producer prices edged higher as expected month-on-month in August and plunged year-on-year on a ..

Exxon Mobil to sell majority stake in Italy LNG terminal to BlackRock

Exxon Mobil to sell majority stake in Italy LNG terminal to BlackRock

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp chose BlackRock as the potential buyer for its majority stake in Italy’s main liquefi..

Central bank test lab develops global bitcoin mapping system

Central bank test lab develops global bitcoin mapping system

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A global central bank test lab has designed a prototype bitcoin monitoring system aimed at giv..