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Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca

Shanghai braces for direct hit from Typhoon Bebinca

  By Samuel Shen and Ryan Woo SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Shanghai halted transportation links, recalled ships and shut tourism s..

Greece asks EU for urgent response to soaring power prices, letter shows

Greece asks EU for urgent response to soaring power prices, letter shows

By Angeliki Koutantou and Kate Abnett ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece’s prime minister has asked the EU to urgently res..

British drugmaker GSK moves mRNA flu vaccine to late-stage trials

British drugmaker GSK moves mRNA flu vaccine to late-stage trials

  (Reuters) -British drugmaker GSK announced on Thursday positive results from a mid-stage trial of its seasonal influenza vaccin..

Lloyd’s of London plans overhaul of ‘unclear’ conduct rules

Lloyd’s of London plans overhaul of ‘unclear’ conduct rules

LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London said on Thursday it plans to overhaul its rules on dealing with poor conduct in the..

Oil prices climb 1% on fears over hurricane impact on US output

Oil prices climb 1% on fears over hurricane impact on US output

By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil prices rose by more than 1% on Thursday to extend a rebound spurred by concern over Hurricane Francine..

UK’s Boohoo to stop supplying US customers locally

UK’s Boohoo to stop supplying US customers locally

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Online fashion retailer Boohoo said on Wednesday it would stop supplying U.S. customers from a site i..

Oil settles near 3-year low on weak demand outlook

Oil settles near 3-year low on weak demand outlook

By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Global oil benchmark Brent crude futures settled at their lowest level since December 2021 on..

S&P 500, Nasdaq rise, crude slides as CPI awaits

S&P 500, Nasdaq rise, crude slides as CPI awaits

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained ground while Brent crude prices hit a 3-1/2-year low on Tues..

Factbox-How AI features of iPhone and rival smartphones stack up

Factbox-How AI features of iPhone and rival smartphones stack up

  (Reuters) – Apple unveiled a raft of AI-powered features for its latest iPhone 16 lineup at an event on Monday, as global..

Banks, energy stocks weigh on European bourses; BMW tumbles

Banks, energy stocks weigh on European bourses; BMW tumbles

  By Pranav Kashyap and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) -European equity markets largely lost ground on Tuesday, weighed by bank..

FTSE 100 falls on healthcare, energy weakness; cooling wage growth fuels rate cut bets

FTSE 100 falls on healthcare, energy weakness; cooling wage growth fuels rate cut bets

  By Khushi Singh and Purvi Agarwal (Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday, led by a sell-off in healthcare an..

Boeing delivers 40 jets in August, up 5 from a year ago

Boeing delivers 40 jets in August, up 5 from a year ago

  (Reuters) – Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 40 commercial jets in August, up five from the same month in 2023 when it..

OPEC again lowers 2024, 2025 global oil demand growth view

OPEC again lowers 2024, 2025 global oil demand growth view

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC on Tuesday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 reflecting data received..

Factbox-Which EU member states have introduced temporary border checks?

Factbox-Which EU member states have introduced temporary border checks?

(Reuters) -The European Union is dealing with an increase in legal and illegal migrant arrivals, spurring some member countries to tem..

Italy oyster farmers dream of pearls from warming Mediterranean

Italy oyster farmers dream of pearls from warming Mediterranean

GULF OF POETS, Italy – Pearls may soon be cultivated in European seas for the first time ever, as Italian oyster farmers seek to..

Books in, screens out: some Finnish pupils go back to paper after tech push

Books in, screens out: some Finnish pupils go back to paper after tech push

By Elviira Luoma and Anne Kauranen RIIHIMAKI, Finland (Reuters) – This autumn, pupils in the Finnish town of Riihimaki headed ba..

‘Loving and being loved’: UK’s Princess Kate says she is grateful after finishing chemotherapy

‘Loving and being loved’: UK’s Princess Kate says she is grateful after finishing chemotherapy

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said on Monday she had finished her course of preventativ..

UK retailer John Lewis to bring back 100-year old price pledge

UK retailer John Lewis to bring back 100-year old price pledge

  By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) – British department store John Lewis is reintroducing its 100-year old “Never Know..

Maersk says impact from Red Sea attacks continues to intensify

Maersk says impact from Red Sea attacks continues to intensify

  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The negative impact on maritime shipping and global supply chains from attacks in the Red Sea conti..

Citi says 2025 oil prices could average $60/bbl without deeper OPEC+ cuts

Citi says 2025 oil prices could average $60/bbl without deeper OPEC+ cuts

  (Reuters) – If producer group OPEC+ doesn’t reduce production further, the average price of oil could drop to $60 p..

German government agrees proposals for tax relief on EVs

German government agrees proposals for tax relief on EVs

  BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s coalition government has agreed to a proposal for tax reductions to promote the use of electr..

Germany plans to reduce Commerzbank stake as stability restored

Germany plans to reduce Commerzbank stake as stability restored

  (Reuters) – Germany intends to reduce its stake in Commerzbank AG as the lender is stable again years after its rescue in..

AI likely to weigh on oil prices over the next decade, Goldman says

AI likely to weigh on oil prices over the next decade, Goldman says

  (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence could hurt oil prices over the next decade by boosting supply by potentially reducing..

Tennis-Draper carries British hopes into U.S. Open quarters

Tennis-Draper carries British hopes into U.S. Open quarters

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jack Draper said he was thrilled to become the first British man to reach the U.S. Open quarter-finals sinc..

Exclusive-Intel CEO to pitch board on plans to shed assets, cut costs, source says

Exclusive-Intel CEO to pitch board on plans to shed assets, cut costs, source says

  By Max A. Cherney and Milana Vinn (Reuters) – Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and key executives are expected to present a plan l..

Oil prices face pressure from slow China demand and inventory rise – Reuters poll

Oil prices face pressure from slow China demand and inventory rise – Reuters poll

By Anushree Ashish Mukherjee (Reuters) – Analysts have lowered their 2024 oil price outlook due to weak fuel demand from leading..

Maersk says ocean shipping’s zero-emissions push needs government support

Maersk says ocean shipping’s zero-emissions push needs government support

  By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Alette Maersk was the first container vessel powered by low-carbon methanol..

Hyundai Motor targets 30% rise in sales by 2030 as it doubles hybrid lineup

Hyundai Motor targets 30% rise in sales by 2030 as it doubles hybrid lineup

  By Heekyong Yang and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday it was targeting annual global sales of 5.55 mi..

Analysis-Korea’s birth rate drive struggles to sway ‘YOLO’ generation

Analysis-Korea’s birth rate drive struggles to sway ‘YOLO’ generation

  By Jihoon Lee, Cynthia Kim and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – As South Korea scrambles to halt the sharp decline in its birt..

Suspected mpox case at Brazilian airport likely chickenpox, hospital says

Suspected mpox case at Brazilian airport likely chickenpox, hospital says

  SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A suspected case of mpox in a passenger at Brazil’s main international airport is likely chickenpox,..

Analysis-Astronauts’ plight piles pressure on Boeing’s struggling space unit

Analysis-Astronauts’ plight piles pressure on Boeing’s struggling space unit

  By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA’s decision to send Boeing’s Starliner capsule home without astro..

Nvidia Q2 sales likely to double, even a slight miss may hurt shares

Nvidia Q2 sales likely to double, even a slight miss may hurt shares

  By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – Nvidia is likely to report on Wednesday that its second-quarter revenue more than doubled. ..

Meyer Burger halts solar plant in Colorado, plans restructuring

Meyer Burger halts solar plant in Colorado, plans restructuring

  ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss solar panel maker Meyer Burger said on Monday it was suspending plans for a plant in Colorado as it ann..

Cricket-England’s Wood ruled out of Sri Lanka series

Cricket-England’s Wood ruled out of Sri Lanka series

  (Reuters) – England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the test series against Sri Lanka due to a thigh injury a..

Floods kill 13 in Indonesia’s North Maluku, two injured

Floods kill 13 in Indonesia’s North Maluku, two injured

  JAKARTA (Reuters) -Thirteen people were killed and two injured in Indonesia’s North Maluku province on Sunday after flood..

Iceland sees string of volcanic eruptions

Iceland sees string of volcanic eruptions

  COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula has seen a string of volcanic eruptions since 2021 when geological sy..

Extreme weather and geopolitics to send UK energy bills up 10%

Extreme weather and geopolitics to send UK energy bills up 10%

  By Catarina Demony and Radhika Anilkumar (Reuters) – British energy regulator Ofgem on Friday raised its price cap on hou..