UK unemployment edges up but pay growth beats forecasts
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s unemployment rate rose unexpectedly in the three months to February but pay growt..
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Takeover-target THG misses downgraded 2022 earnings guidance
LONDON (Reuters) – THG, the online retail platform that said on Monday it had received an approach, missed its downgraded expec..
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UBS makes changes to buyback programme following Credit Suisse takeover
ZURICH (Reuters) -UBS on Tuesday said it was making changes to its $6 billion share buyback programme following its takeover of Credi..
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Ericsson’s quarterly core profit misses expectations
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Sweden’s Ericsson on Tuesday reported first-quarter core earnings that missed expectations as telecom cust..
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Northvolt and Scania unveil battery for heavy trucks
STOCKHOLM(Reuters) – Truck-maker Scania and battery producer Northvolt on Tuesday said they had developed an electric battery w..
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Glencore courts 120 Teck investors for bid backing as spinoff vote looms -source
LONDON (Reuters) -Glencore executives have met or spoken with some 120 Teck Resources shareholders during a short visit to Toronto to..
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Britain seeks to boost banking services from fintechs
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s financial regulators said on Monday they would set up a new body over the next ..
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Dollar hits one-month high against yen as traders bet on Fed rate hike
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar climbed to a one-month high against Japan’s yen on Monday as traders eye..
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Agnellis’ Exor eyes further healthcare investment for expansion
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) -Exor the holding company of Italy’s Agnelli family, will seek further opportunities to ex..
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Shareholder group ISS backs Barclays board over former CEO Staley
LONDON (Reuters) -Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended Barclays investors re-elect all board members at next month..
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Sega Sammy says it is considering buying Angry Birds maker Rovio
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sega Sammy Holdings Inc said on Monday it was considering acquiring Finland’s Rovio Enter..
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Volkswagen to partner on Indonesia EV battery ecosystem -minister
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Volkswagen will build an electric vehicle (EV) battery ecosystem in Indonesia and will partner with miner Va..
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Australian court approves BHP’s $6.4 billion OZ Minerals takeover
(Reuters) – Global miner BHP Group Ltd said on Monday the Federal Court of Australia had approved its A$9.6 billion ($6.44 billi..
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At China’s largest trade fair, exporters worry about world economy
By Ellen Zhang and David Kirton GUANGZHOU (Reuters) -Chinese exporters exhibiting their products at the country’s largest trade..
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France’s Ynsect to refocus bug business after capital increase
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) – French insect-based ingredients maker Ynsect will refocus its strategy on high-margi..
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Soccer-Jittery Arsenal losing their grip with summit in sight
By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) -Even when Arsenal were building a daunting lead at the top of the Premier League and excitement wa..
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Oil heads for weekly rise after IEA predicts record demand
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices were up on Friday and headed for a fourth straight week of gains after the West’s energy watchdog..
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No evidence yet showing which animal COVID may have come from, says former head of China CDC
(Refiles to fix typo on first paragraph) LONDON (Reuters) – There is no evidence yet showing which animal the COVID-causing viru..
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Bank of England fines former TSB executive over 2018 IT failure
LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England said on Thursday it had fined TSB Bank’s former chief information officer Carlos Abarca 8..
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Stocks and gold cheer U.S. inflation picture, while dollar slides
LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares rose on Thursday, while the dollar held near two-month lows after U.S. inflation data suggested the Fe..
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India opens new investigation into BBC in widening crackdown
By Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India’s financial crime-fighting agency has opened an investigation into alleged violations..
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Schneider and GreenYellow target smaller businesses with energy saving technology
PARIS (Reuters) – Schneider Electric and solar startup GreenYellow will target small- and medium-sized European companies hurtin..
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Lack of electric vans opens door for Chinese, other EV makers
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Legacy automakers got off to a late start with their commercial electric vans, opening the doo..
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Sovereign debtors, creditors agree on steps to jumpstart debt restructurings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Global creditors, debtor nations and international financial institutions on Wednesday agreed ways to jum..
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BoE’s Bailey says bank reforms worked but questions about liquidity buffers
(Reuters) -Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said bank reforms enacted after the global financial crisis of 2007-09 worked during..
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UK housing market weakness continues, improvement on the horizon – RICS
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market continued to feel the pinch of higher borrowing costs in Marc..
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Germany’s Merck to invest 300 million euros in US gas plant
(Reuters) -Germany’s Merck on Wednesday said it will invest about 300 million euros ($328 million) to develop an integrated spec..
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UK recruiters slow pace of pay growth in March, REC survey shows
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s labour market showed signs of a slowing in the sharp pace of pay growth in M..
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Norway wealth fund employee sues for workplace gender discrimination
By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -A court in Oslo on Wednesday began hearing a gender discrimination case brought by an employee at No..
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Mercedes posts rise in Q1 sales boosted by EVs, premium cars
(Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz Group sales rose moderately in the first quarter of the year, boosted by electric vehicles (EV) and premium c..
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Pizza firm DP Eurasia delivers profit rise, evaluating Russian business
(Reuters) -DP Eurasia, which runs the Domino’s Pizza brand in Turkey and Russia, on Wednesday said it was still weighing options..
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Truck maker Volvo posts record Q1 as sales, margins beat forecasts
By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) – AB Volvo reported record first-quarter profit, a preliminary filing showed, as the truck maker..
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China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu -WHO
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World..
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Oil rises about 2% with U.S. and China inflation in focus
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 2% on Tuesday on hopes that the Federal Reserve might ease up on i..
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Britain sets 5G goal, says no ‘magic number’ of operators
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain set an ambition to deliver next-generation 5G mobile coverage to populated areas by 2030 and said the..
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Explainer-Why European money market funds inflows are lagging behind the U.S. torrent?
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Investors poured $367 billion into U.S. money market funds in March, according to data pro..
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Cryptoverse: Ethereum upgrade to unlock $33 billion
By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Investors are finally set to gain access to more than $33 billion of ether..
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