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STOXX 600 ends at record high; BBVA weighs on Spain

STOXX 600 ends at record high; BBVA weighs on Spain

By Ankika Biswas and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -Europe’s benchmark index inched up to close at a record high on Thursday, driv..

Stocks gain as European shares hit new highs, dollar slips

Stocks gain as European shares hit new highs, dollar slips

By Herbert Lash and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks edged higher on Thursday, helped by surging European st..

Europe’s rush for rate cuts shifts global market power away from US

Europe’s rush for rate cuts shifts global market power away from US

By Naomi Rovnick and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England has sent a new signal that borrowing costs will fall ..

Telefonica tops forecast with 79% surge in Q1 profit

Telefonica tops forecast with 79% surge in Q1 profit

By Inti Landauro MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Telefonica beat forecasts with a 79% surge in first-quarter net profit on Thu..

Brembo Q1 operating profit rises on record sales

Brembo Q1 operating profit rises on record sales

(Reuters) – Italian premium brake maker Brembo posted on Thursday an 8.5% yearly increase in first-quarter operating profit as ..

Stocks stall near record highs, pound poised for BoE

Stocks stall near record highs, pound poised for BoE

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks were taking a well-earned breather on Thursday after a strong few weeks and ahead..

Spain’s BBVA turns hostile with $13 billion takeover bid for Sabadell

Spain’s BBVA turns hostile with $13 billion takeover bid for Sabadell

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish bank BBVA presented a 12.23 billion euro ($13.11 billion) takeover offer for rival Sabadell..

ITV forecasts 12% jump in Q2 ad revenue on Euros demand

ITV forecasts 12% jump in Q2 ad revenue on Euros demand

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s ITV said its advertising revenue would jump by around 12% in the second quarter, four times ..

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TIM CEO sees potential benefits of almost 5 billion euros from new business plan – paper

TIM CEO sees potential benefits of almost 5 billion euros from new business plan – paper

ROME (Reuters) – The CEO of Telecom Italia (TIM) said in an interview on Thursday he sees potential additional benefits of almost 5 billion eur..

Platinum set for biggest deficit in a decade in 2024, says Johnson Matthey

Platinum set for biggest deficit in a decade in 2024, says Johnson Matthey

By Brijesh Patel (Reuters) – The platinum market faces its largest supply shortfall in 10 years in 2024 as shipments from Russi..

FTSE 100 hits record high, pound slips ahead of BoE verdict

FTSE 100 hits record high, pound slips ahead of BoE verdict

By Pranav Kashyap, Shubham Batra and Khushi Singh (Reuters) -The UK’s FTSE 100 benchmark stock index scaled new highs on Wednes..

Puma upbeat on growing demand, shares jump

Puma upbeat on growing demand, shares jump

(Reuters) -A return to growth in the Americas helped Puma meet first-quarter sales forecasts and its order book for the rest of the ye..

Uber shares tumble as weaker ride-share demand hurts Q2 forecast

Uber shares tumble as weaker ride-share demand hurts Q2 forecast

(Reuters) -Uber posted a surprise quarterly loss and forecast gross bookings below Wall Street expectations, sending its shares down 9..

Oil prices rise after US crude stocks fall more than expected

Oil prices rise after US crude stocks fall more than expected

By Nicole Jao NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday after U.S. oil storage data showed a larger-than-expected draw..

Olympics-Flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security

Olympics-Flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – The Olympic flame landed on French soil amid tight security on Wednesday, firing the starting gun ..

UK tells tech firms to ‘tame algorithms’ to protect children

UK tells tech firms to ‘tame algorithms’ to protect children

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will have to “tame” th..

British pub group JD Wetherspoon expects profit at upper end of market forecast

British pub group JD Wetherspoon expects profit at upper end of market forecast

(Reuters) – British pub group J D Wetherspoon on Wednesday forecast its profit to be towards the upper end of market expectatio..

Alstom to ask shareholders for $1 billion in rights issue to slash debt

Alstom to ask shareholders for $1 billion in rights issue to slash debt

(Reuters) – French train maker Alstom on Wednesday said it would ask shareholders for around 1 billion euros ($1 billion) throu..

Munich Re Q1 net profit up 68%, in line with preliminary figures

Munich Re Q1 net profit up 68%, in line with preliminary figures

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The German reinsurer Munich Re on Wednesday posted a 68% rise in the first quarter net profit, a level th..

Exclusive-Amazon breaks into Europe 5G networks with Telefonica cloud deal

Exclusive-Amazon breaks into Europe 5G networks with Telefonica cloud deal

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Telefonica Germany will move one million 5G customers to Amazon Web Services (AWS) ..

Stocks rally anew on US rate cut hopes; dollar steady

Stocks rally anew on US rate cut hopes; dollar steady

By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares traded close to one-month highs on Tuesday, boosted by rev..

Meta to expand AI image generation offerings for ads

Meta to expand AI image generation offerings for ads

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said on Tuesday it was expanding its suite o..

UK’s FTSE 100 notches record closing high in broad rally

UK’s FTSE 100 notches record closing high in broad rally

By Shubham Batra, Pranav Kashyap and Medha Singh (Reuters) -The UK’s FTSE 100 notched a record closing high on Tuesday in a bro..

US dollar edges lower but up against yen, Aussie

US dollar edges lower but up against yen, Aussie

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar slipped on Tuesday but strengthened against the Japanese yen as expec..

Race for Europe’s first ‘real-time’ stock trade tape heats up

Race for Europe’s first ‘real-time’ stock trade tape heats up

LONDON (Reuters) – Banks and asset managers are vying with Europe’s exchanges to develop technology that can deepen the pool o..

Apple unveils new AI-focused chip in upgraded iPad Pro

Apple unveils new AI-focused chip in upgraded iPad Pro

(Reuters) -Apple unveiled its latest iPad Pro on Tuesday with a new chip for artificial intelligence computing as it rushes to catch..

‘Livestream’ shopping thwarts some high-tech tools to stop fake merch

‘Livestream’ shopping thwarts some high-tech tools to stop fake merch

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Livestream shopping where buyers and sellers transact in real-time video is growing in the United States wh..

UK construction growth hits 14-month high in April, PMI survey shows

UK construction growth hits 14-month high in April, PMI survey shows

(Reuters) – British construction companies enjoyed their fastest expansion in more than a year during April, despite a further ..

UBS shares soar as profit smashes forecasts, share buyback plans affirmed

UBS shares soar as profit smashes forecasts, share buyback plans affirmed

ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS on Tuesday reported first-quarter profit that trounced forecasts and said it was sticking with plans for ..

Saudi Aramco maintains $31 billion dividend despite lower Q1 net income

Saudi Aramco maintains $31 billion dividend despite lower Q1 net income

DUBAI (Reuters) -Saudi Arabian state-owned oil giant Aramco expects to pay $31 billion in dividends to the Saudi government and its sh..

People with two copies of a risk gene have genetic form of Alzheimer’s, scientists say

People with two copies of a risk gene have genetic form of Alzheimer’s, scientists say

By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) -People who carry two copies of the APOE4 gene are virtually guaranteed to develop Alzheimer&#..

European shares close at highest in a week; Indra surges

European shares close at highest in a week; Indra surges

(Reuters) -European shares closed at their highest levels in one week on Monday, with investor optimism over interest rate cuts from m..

Microsoft readies new AI model to compete with Google, OpenAI, The Information reports

Microsoft readies new AI model to compete with Google, OpenAI, The Information reports

(Reuters) -Microsoft is training a new, in-house AI language model large enough to compete with those from Alphabet’s Google and..

Dollar weaker on renewed Fed rate cut hopes; yen wobbles

Dollar weaker on renewed Fed rate cut hopes; yen wobbles

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar index was lower on Monday for a fourth straight session as a softer-than-expected..

Global shares gain on rate cut bets; yen weakens

Global shares gain on rate cut bets; yen weakens

By Herbert Lash and Nell Mackenzie NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A gauge of global stock markets rose on Monday on optimism that major c..

Swiss National Bank exploring ways to tokenise financial assets

Swiss National Bank exploring ways to tokenise financial assets

ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss National Bank is examining the best way that financial assets can be digitally tokenised as a way ..

Sabadell board meets to consider BBVA’s $13 billion offer, sources say

Sabadell board meets to consider BBVA’s $13 billion offer, sources say

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Sabadell’s board was meeting on Monday to discuss an all-share offer from larger Spanish bank..