Stocks, bond prices ease in see-saw session as investors mull ‘soft landing’
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Bond prices and a gauge of global equity performance eased in choppy trading on Friday after a surprisingly..
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Euro zone inflation jump cools case for ECB rate cuts
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation jumped as expected last month, supporting the European Central Bank’s case to keep interest..
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Shipping stocks rise, biggest gainers in Europe at start of 2024
Shipping stocks rise, biggest gainers in Europe at start of 2024 By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Shipping companies have been..
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Spanish regions reintroduce mask wearing in medical centres amid flu spike
MADRID (Reuters) – Five Spanish regions have announced the reintroduction of rules making the use of face masks compulsory in h..
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Walgreens slashes dividend even as Q1 profit beats estimates
(Reuters) -U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday nearly halved its dividend to save more money, even as the company..
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German travel industry expects higher revenues, fewer travellers in 2024
(Reuters) – Sustained demand will boost revenues for the German travel industry this year, but the number of travellers is like..
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German inflation rises in December due to base effects
BERLIN (Reuters) -German inflation rose in December due to base effects, putting a temporary halt on the downward trend seen in the la..
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Italy to put Africa development, AI at heart of its G7 presidency
ROME (Reuters) – Supporting African development and tackling the dangers posed by artificial intelligence (AI) will be two key t..
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International crypto exchange
In the ever-evolving landscape of cryptocurrency, international crypto exchanges play a pivotal role in facilitating the buying, sell..
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Euro zone business activity shrank again in Dec, pointing to recession -PMI
BENGALURU (Reuters) – The contraction in euro zone business activity continued at the end of 2023 due to a persistent downturn i..
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French inflation rises 4.1% in December, as expected
PARIS (Reuters) -French consumer prices rose in December in line with expectations, preliminary data from the national statistics body..
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Generative AI’s wild 2023
By Kenneth Li (Reuters) – ChatGPT was well on its way to becoming a household name even before 2023 kicked off. Just weeks af..
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Tesla delivers record Q4 cars, but China’s BYD steals top EV spot
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Tesla delivered a record number of electric vehicles in the fourth quarter, beating market estimates and m..
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Renewable energy’s share on German power grids reaches 55% in 2023
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The share of renewables on Germany’s power grids rose by 6.6 percentage points to 55% of the total last ye..
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Oil prices gain 3% on supply concerns after oilfield shutdown in Libya
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed about 3% on Wednesday after a disruption at Libya’s top oilfield added to fears that tens..
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Oil prices settle down 3% as Red Sea shipping disruptions ease
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Oil prices fell 3% on Thursday as more shipping companies said they were ready to transit the Red Sea route, easi..
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Red Sea shipping workarounds add costs, delays for suppliers, retailers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Toymaker Basic Fun’s team that oversees ocean shipments of Tonka trucks and Care Bears for Walmart and ot..
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Dollar hits 5-mth low against euro as Fed seen closer to rate cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar slipped to a five-month low against the euro and a basket of currencies on Wednesday on expectations th..
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Royal Bank of Canada gets nod for $10 billion purchase of HSBC unit
(Reuters) – Canada on Thursday approved Royal Bank of Canada’s C$13.5 billion dollars ($10.2 billion) acquisition of HSBC&..
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Analysis-Italy’s bonds set for plain sailing until possible summer storms
By Sara Rossi MILAN (Reuters) – The first half of next year will offer favourable conditions for Italian government bonds after..
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EU to extend emergency gas price cap for another year
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to extend its emergency cap on gas prices for another 12 months..
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Steady hearts, steady hands as Vatican experts restore masterpieces
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Whenever Alessandra Zarelli, a restorer at the Vatican Museums, works on a masterpiece by an artist suc..
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Bank of Spain trims growth outlook for 2024, 2025
MADRID (Reuters) -The Bank of Spain on Tuesday lowered the country’s economic growth outlook for 2024 and 2025, citing slowing..
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Dollar jumps vs yen as BOJ sticks with ultra-loose policy
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar jumped against the yen on Tuesday after the Bank of Japan gave no sign that its ultra-loose moneta..
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Factbox-Suez disruption: a new inflation risk on the horizon
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A lengthy disruption of shipping via the Suez Canal could push up prices and weigh on economic growth, par..
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VW cost-cutting drive includes less staff, faster development
VW cost-cutting drive includes less staff, faster development By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen a..
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Factbox-Will Iceland volcano affect flights, what damage could be caused?
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A volcano erupted late on Monday on Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, spewing lava and smoke across a ..
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UK to implement carbon levy on imported goods by 2027
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it would implement a new import carbon pricing mechanism by 2027, with goods imported from co..
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Explainer-What’s next for the EU AI Act?
STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – European Union countries and lawmakers last week agreed a provisional deal for artificial ..
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How the world agreed to move away from fossil fuels at COP28
DUBAI (Reuters) – The COP28 climate summit in Dubai started with all the ingredients for spectacular failure: It proposed an e..
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Italian food historian cooks up carbonara controversy
ROME (Reuters) – Food is a serious business in Italy, part of the national identity, as illustrated by a row that has broken out..
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Air France-KLM raises medium-term profit goal, shares rise
By Joanna Plucinska and Tim Hepher (Reuters) -Air France-KLM raised a medium-term profitability goal and sped up transformation effor..
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Major central banks hold rates steady as markets eye rapid cuts
LONDON (Reuters) – Markets think it’s all over. After a lengthy and historic monetary tightening campaign to battle high i..
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EU risks losing ground in EVs without strong industry strategy – ACEA
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe’s electric vehicle (EV) sector risks falling behind without a robust EU industrial strategy, aut..
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German institutes cut 2024 GDP forecast on uncertainty
BERLIN (Reuters) – Three leading German economic institutes cut their 2024 economic growth forecasts on Thursday, saying consum..
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BP challenges US energy regulator’s oversight of Venture Global LNG plant
HOUSTON (Reuters) -BP PLC has challenged U.S. energy regulators’ approvals of a Venture Global LNG liquefied natural gas expor..
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Wall Street inches higher after CPI report, crude slides
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks inched higher in choppy trading on Tuesday and the dollar dipped after a crucial re..
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