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Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows

Xiaomi’s EV buyers face up to seven-month wait for car, app shows

BEIJING (Reuters) -Xiaomi is advising would-be buyers of its new SU7 electric sedan that they could face an up to seven-month wait, it..

Stocks subdued, yen in focus, with inflation data on tap

Stocks subdued, yen in focus, with inflation data on tap

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A gauge of global share markets was barely changed on Thursday as it was poised to end the quarter with sol..

Hershey, Mondelez bet big on Easter as cocoa price crisis looms

Hershey, Mondelez bet big on Easter as cocoa price crisis looms

(This March 26 story has been refiled to correct the data source to ‘NielsenIQ’ from ‘Nielsen’ in paragraph 23..

Syngenta ditches multi-billion dollar China IPO bid

Syngenta ditches multi-billion dollar China IPO bid

BEIJING (Reuters) -Swiss agrichemicals and seeds group Syngenta on Friday withdrew its bid for a multi-billion dollar listing on the S..

India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say

India keen on trade deals with Britain, Oman early in Modi’s probable third term, sources say

By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to prioritise completion of free trade ..

UK’s Thames Water in crisis after shareholders refuse to pay up

UK’s Thames Water in crisis after shareholders refuse to pay up

LONDON (Reuters) -Thames Water, Britain’s biggest water utility, said on Thursday its shareholders had refused to pay 500 millio..

Mercedes partly loses class action case over diesel defeat devices

Mercedes partly loses class action case over diesel defeat devices

BERLIN (Reuters) – A German court ruled on Thursday partly in favour of consumers in a class action suit against Mercedes Benz ..

UK competition regulator decides against in-depth probe of Aviva, AIG Life UK merger

UK competition regulator decides against in-depth probe of Aviva, AIG Life UK merger

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition regulator said on Thursday that it has decided not to open an in-depth ‘phase 2..

JD Sports’ January sales fall in ‘challenging’ market

JD Sports’ January sales fall in ‘challenging’ market

LONDON (Reuters) -British sportswear retailer JD Sports said trading conditions remained challenging after its like-for-like sales dr..

French company Valeo to use more Google Cloud AI tools

French company Valeo to use more Google Cloud AI tools

PARIS (Reuters) – French car parts maker Valeo said on Thursday it would be using more Google Cloud AI tools at Valeo, highlight..

BoE’s Haskel says rate cuts should be ‘a long way off’, FT reports

BoE’s Haskel says rate cuts should be ‘a long way off’, FT reports

(Reuters) -Bank of England (BoE) interest-rate setter Jonathan Haskel said that rate cuts should be “a long way off,” the ..

Analysis-Foreign firms’ losses from exiting Russia top $107 billion

Analysis-Foreign firms’ losses from exiting Russia top $107 billion

By Alessandro Parodi and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – The corporate exodus from Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine has c..

Climate change, AI in focus at Commonwealth’s Oct meet in Samoa

Climate change, AI in focus at Commonwealth’s Oct meet in Samoa

By Cordelia Hsu SYDNEY (Reuters) -Climate change and efforts to keep up with advances in artificial intelligence top the agenda for a..

UK homeowners and businesses resilient to high interest rates, BoE says

UK homeowners and businesses resilient to high interest rates, BoE says

LONDON, March 27 (Reuters) – British mortgage holders and businesses are generally coping well with high interest rates and pro..

Analysis – Europe’s gas stocks point to healthy supply next winter

Analysis – Europe’s gas stocks point to healthy supply next winter

LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union will have plenty of gas in stock next winter and the remaining buyers of Russian pipelin..

Factbox-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters

Factbox-European companies cut jobs as economy sputters

(Reuters) – The highest inflation for decades and the impact of the war in Ukraine have forced companies across Europe into layo..

Big Oil’s climate planning not good enough, investor group says

Big Oil’s climate planning not good enough, investor group says

LONDON (Reuters) -The current low-carbon transition plans of 10 of Europe’s and North America’s biggest listed oil and gas..

Brazil, France launch $1.1 billion program to protect Amazon rainforest

Brazil, France launch $1.1 billion program to protect Amazon rainforest

BELEM, Brazil (Reuters) -Brazil and France on Tuesday launched an investment program to protect the Brazilian and Guyanese Amazon rain..

Consumers need better protection against the cost of environmental regulations

Consumers need better protection against the cost of environmental regulations

Tighter environmental regulations can boost industry profits and drive up costs for consumers, finds research from Aalto University Sc..

RiverRock and Horizon acquired from Ferrovial an 89.2% stake in Euroscut Azores, a Portuguese 93 km shadow toll road in the Azores

RiverRock and Horizon acquired from Ferrovial an 89.2% stake in Euroscut Azores, a Portuguese 93 km shadow toll road in the Azores

RiverRock – a specialized alternative investment firm, part of the CFE Finance Group – through RiverRock Brownfield Infrastructu..

Google, Apple breakups on the agenda as global regulators target tech

Google, Apple breakups on the agenda as global regulators target tech

By Foo Yun Chee and Supantha Mukherjee BRUSSELS/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Big Tech is facing its biggest challenge in decades as antitrust..

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher warns on profit outlook

Home improvement retailer Kingfisher warns on profit outlook

LONDON (Reuters) -European home improvement retailer Kingfisher warned on Monday that current-year profit would fall short of analyst..

Talgo’s top shareholder in talks with Stadler over takeover bid, report says

Talgo’s top shareholder in talks with Stadler over takeover bid, report says

MADRID (Reuters) – Talgo’s top shareholder is in talks to sell its 40% stake in the Spanish train maker to Swiss rival Sta..

Analysis-Spain’s battle of the banks as BBVA narrows gap to Santander

Analysis-Spain’s battle of the banks as BBVA narrows gap to Santander

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – BBVA’s share price has more than trebled since late 2020, narrowing its valuation gap ..

Analysis-Cocoa rally and market tumult hoist systematic hedge funds ahead of their peers

Analysis-Cocoa rally and market tumult hoist systematic hedge funds ahead of their peers

LONDON (Reuters) – Record cocoa prices and markets whipped around by inflation and geopolitics helped hedge funds using systemat..

Oil rises as heightened geopolitical risks exacerbate supply concerns

Oil rises as heightened geopolitical risks exacerbate supply concerns

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose in early Asian trading on Monday on concerns over tighter global supply brou..

Australia’s ANZ Group to settle credit cards class action for $37.4 million

Australia’s ANZ Group to settle credit cards class action for $37.4 million

(Reuters) – Australia’s ANZ Group said on Monday it had agreed to settle a class action suit related to interest charged o..

Thousands of Spanish bank staff strike to demand pay rise, union says

Thousands of Spanish bank staff strike to demand pay rise, union says

MADRID (Reuters) – Around 60,000 banking employees across Spain went on strike on Friday to demand pay rises they see as justif..

Air Europa says customer data may have been compromised in October breach

Air Europa says customer data may have been compromised in October breach

(Reuters) -Spanish airline Air Europa said on Friday personal data of its customers may have been compromised in a security incident t..

Santander expects over 6 billion euros in dividends, buybacks on solid 2024 start

Santander expects over 6 billion euros in dividends, buybacks on solid 2024 start

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s Santander said on Friday it expected to pay more than 6 billion euros ($6.50 billion)..

European Championship won’t save German economy, study shows

European Championship won’t save German economy, study shows

BERLIN(Reuters) – The European Championship to be held in Germany this summer is unlikely to turn into a summer fairytale for th..

Dollar set for weekly rise as Swiss cut signals potential rates gap

Dollar set for weekly rise as Swiss cut signals potential rates gap

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was set for a second week of broad gains on Friday, with even a rate hik..

UK consumers turn positive about their finances, GfK survey shows

UK consumers turn positive about their finances, GfK survey shows

LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer sentiment held steady in March but households turned positive about the outlook for their p..

King Charles doing ‘very well’, Camilla tells Belfast crowds

King Charles doing ‘very well’, Camilla tells Belfast crowds

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Camilla said her husband King Charles who is being treated for cancer was doing “..

Oil broadly steady after surprise US crude stock drop

Oil broadly steady after surprise US crude stock drop

LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices were broadly steady on Thursday, shored up by a surprise U.S. crude stock drop and the U.S. Federa..

Europe’s pro-nuclear leaders seek atomic energy revival

Europe’s pro-nuclear leaders seek atomic energy revival

By Julia Payne and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Leaders from pro-nuclear European countries and energy experts called for a nuclea..

Reddit set for hotly anticipated debut after pricing IPO at top of range

Reddit set for hotly anticipated debut after pricing IPO at top of range

By Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Social media platform Reddit geared up for its high-profile market debut on the New York Stock Exchange o..