Asia shares lifted by Fed pause bets; China real estate retreats
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asia-Pacific equities rose to their highest level since mid-February on Friday, taking cues..
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FTX U.S. judge expresses doubts about parallel Bahamian bankruptcy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The judge overseeing FTX’s U.S. bankruptcy said Thursday that he would not defer to a Bahamian court ..
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COP28 president says fossil fuels phasedown is inevitable
BERLIN (Reuters) – The phasedown of fossil fuels is inevitable, the United Arab Emirates’ incoming COP28 president said on..
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CRH shareholders back primary listing switch to New York from London
By Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) – CRH shareholders on Thursday approved a plan to move the building materials company’s p..
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Meta introduces broadcast tool Channels on WhatsApp
(Reuters) – Meta Platforms on Thursday introduced WhatsApp Channels, a feature that the social media giant said would help make ..
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Kremlin again points to ‘Anglo-Saxons’ over Nord Stream pipeline blasts
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin, commenting on a report that the United States had known last year of a Ukrainian plan to attack the No..
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End of ‘Zero Covid’ fails to boost German investment in China – survey
By Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – China’s decision to abandon its strict “zero-COVID” policy has not sparked ..
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UK regulator expresses concern over Hitachi-Thales rail signal deal
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator said Hitachi’s 1.7 billion euro ($1.8 billion) acquisition of Th..
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Marketmind: O Canada! Markets wary of Fed hawkish surprise
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Another day, another surprise hike. After the Reserve Bank..
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UK self-driving car dreams could break down at the starting line
By Nick Carey and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could lose out on investments in autonomous vehicles (AVs) and see ..
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Oil rises on Saudi plan to deepen output cuts from July
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose by more than $1 a barrel on Monday after top crude exporter Saudi Arabia pledged to cut produ..
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Richard Teng seen as potential successor to Binance’s Changpeng Zhao -reports
(Reuters) – Richard Teng, Binance’s head of regional markets outside the United States, is seen as the most likely candida..
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Euro zone business growth slowed in May as factories struggled-PMI
LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity was shored up last month by the bloc’s dominant services industry offsettin..
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Volvo Cars sales up 31% in May
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Sweden-based Volvo Cars on Monday posted a 31% rise in monthly sales figures year-on-year, saying it had so..
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Novo Nordisk in talks buy controlling stake in Biocorp
(Reuters) – Danish drug developer Novo Nordisk said on Monday it had started talks to buy a controlling stake in French medical ..
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UK auto industry body says new car sales rise in May, but below pre-COVID level
(Reuters) – Britain’s new car sales still below pre-pandemic level despite a rise it witnessed in May from a year earlier..
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Barclays Private Bank makes senior appointments in Singapore – statement
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Barclays Private Bank said on Monday it has made two senior appointments in its Singapore office in a mov..
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Bourse operator ASX takes action for trading software’s operational reliability
(Reuters) – Australia’s bourse operator ASX Ltd said on Monday it had submitted a special report for its Clearing House El..
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Irish domestic economy returns to growth in first quarter
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s domestic economy returned to growth in the first three months of the year after a shallow rec..
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Elan Closs Stephens named BBC acting chair
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Friday appointed BBC board member Elan Closs Stephens as the public broadcaster’s acting chair, rep..
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Volkswagen brings VW bus back to North American market after 20 years
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen will start selling battery-powered versions of its VW bus in North America from 2024 onwards, t..
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Vodafone faces German probe over suspected obstruction of 1&1
Vodafone faces German probe over suspected obstruction of 1&1
BERLIN (Reuters) -Vodafone and its German subsidiary Vantage Towers are facing an antitrust investigation in Germany over concerns that it may have co..
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World food prices fall to two-year low in May – UN food agency
PARIS (Reuters) -The United Nations food agency’s world price index fell in May to its lowest in two years, as a slump in prices..
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New Tiananmen museum opens in New York ahead of June 4 anniversary
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The hope for a “free China” lives on in a new Manhattan museum dedicated to China’s 1989 suppres..
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Hungary looking for ‘friendly’ co-investor to acquire Budapest Airport
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government is looking for a “friendly” co-investor to acquire Budapest Airport ..
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Irish state, Britain’s NatWest to sell 6% stake in Permanent TSB
LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland’s finance ministry and British lender NatWest Group said on Thursday they would together sell 6..
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Stocks surge in Asia as US averts default, Fed pause bets rise
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks jumped on Friday on increasing expectations that the Federal Reserve might stand still on rat..
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IKEA stores owner Ingka starts on first New Zealand store
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – IKEA stores owner Ingka group has announced the official start of work on its delayed first store in New Z..
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UK house prices fall by most since 2009, higher rates to bite-Nationwide
LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices fell by the most since 2009 in the 12 months to May and the country’s housing market fac..
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Royal wedding showpiece highlights Jordan’s role as West’s stable ally
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) -The heir to Jordan’s throne will marry amid much fanfare on Thursday, in a glittering c..
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SNB defends raising rates, says not to blame for Credit Suisse failure
(This May 31 story has been corrected to clarify that Jordan’s comment referred to another bank and not Credit Suisse, in parag..
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Internet data growth has not pushed up telcos’ network costs, Dutch government says
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Dutch government has stepped up its criticism of a push by EU telecoms operators to ge..
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Global factories struggle for momentum amid patchy demand
Global factories struggle for momentum amid patchy demand By Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) -Sluggish global d..
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Sugar group Tereos reports leap in core profit as prices rise
PARIS (Reuters) – French sugar and ethanol group Tereos on Thursday posted a strong rise in sales and earnings for its 2022/23 ..
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Major central banks renew rate hike push in May
By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace of interest rate hikes across major central banks showed l..
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Dr Martens tripped up by tough U.S. market
By Eva Mathews and Helen Reid (Reuters) -Dr Martens shares dropped more than 10% on Thursday after the British bootmaker warned inves..
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Dollar rises as U.S. debt bill passes House, euro slides ahead of inflation
By Rae Wee and Joice Alves SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar rose on Thursday after a vote of approval from the U.S. Hous..
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