Apollo, JB Capital preparing bid for Vodafone’s Spanish unit, Expansion says
MADRID (Reuters) – U.S.-based buyout fund Apollo Global Management is readying a bid with local fund JB Capital for the Spanish..
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Weight-loss drugs fuel boom for firms that fill syringes
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Contract drug manufacturers seeking to tap into the booming market for weight-loss drugs are ..
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Progress in reforming development banks ‘quite limited,’ new tool shows
MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – A new tool launched on Monday to track reforms by the World Bank and the five biggest multilatera..
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Oil prices jump as Middle East violence rattles markets
BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices were up more than $3 a barrel in Asian trade on Monday as military clashes between Israel and the Palest..
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Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Mirati in up to $5.8 billion deal
(Reuters) -Bristol-Myers Squibb on Sunday said it will acquire cancer drugmaker Mirati Therapeutics for up to $5.8 billion, diversifyi..
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‘Get Britain building again’, UK’s Labour sets out growth plan
LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party will promise on Monday to get the country building again ..
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UK bank regulator still pressing for Metro plan by Monday – source
By Elisa Martinuzzi, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is..
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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..
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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 ..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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 ..
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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, ..
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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 ..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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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..
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