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German bond yield curve most inverted in nearly 31 years

German bond yield curve most inverted in nearly 31 years

By Stefano Rebaudo (Reuters) -The German yield curve was at its most inverted level in nearly 31 years on Tuesday as investors bet th..

Aston Martin’s shares skid after it drops sales volume target

Aston Martin’s shares skid after it drops sales volume target

By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) – British luxury carmaker Aston Martin unnerved investors on Tuesday by leaving out a sales ..

Accor plans to add more than 1,200 hotels

Accor plans to add more than 1,200 hotels

(Reuters) -Accor plans to open more than 1,200 hotels in the next five years, increasing the number of its resorts by more than one-f..

China’s state banks seen selling dollars offshore to slow yuan drop – sources

China’s state banks seen selling dollars offshore to slow yuan drop – sources

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s major state-owned banks were seen selling dollars in the offshore spot foreign exchange mar..

Indonesia’s Pertamina, Electrum sign battery packs development deal

Indonesia’s Pertamina, Electrum sign battery packs development deal

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s state energy company Pertamina said late on Monday it plans to develop battery packs for ..

Illumina starts job cuts, plans office exit to rein in costs

Illumina starts job cuts, plans office exit to rein in costs

(Reuters) -Illumina Inc has commenced job cuts, the genetic sequencing equipment maker said on Monday, as it looks to cushion the imp..

Britain says Celsa Steel has repaid emergency COVID loan, created 300 jobs

Britain says Celsa Steel has repaid emergency COVID loan, created 300 jobs

LONDON (Reuters) – The British arm of Celsa Steel has fully repaid an emergency COVID loan it received 3 years ago, generating ..

UK’s Sainsbury’s cuts more prices, adding to signs of abating inflation

UK’s Sainsbury’s cuts more prices, adding to signs of abating inflation

By James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket Sainsbury’s cut more prices on Monday, adding to evidence ..

Yara postpones clean ammonia IPO after weak valuation

Yara postpones clean ammonia IPO after weak valuation

OSLO (Reuters) -Norway’s Yara has postponed a planned initial public offering of its Yara Clean Ammonia (YCA) business by one o..

German business sentiment points to likelihood of longer recession

German business sentiment points to likelihood of longer recession

BERLIN (Reuters) -German business morale worsened for the second consecutive month in June, a survey showed on Monday, indicating tha..

AB Foods raises profit outlook as Primark gets summer boost

AB Foods raises profit outlook as Primark gets summer boost

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -Associated British Foods raised its full year profit outlook on Monday with its Primark fashion busi..

Analysis-After the buzz, investors are doing their own homework on AI

Analysis-After the buzz, investors are doing their own homework on AI

By Danilo Masoni and Lucy Raitano MILAN (Reuters) – The rapid adoption of generative artificial intelligence has boosted market..

Desperately seeking staff: Paris Airshow lets jobless in for free

Desperately seeking staff: Paris Airshow lets jobless in for free

By Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Jean Blondin usually attends the world’s largest air show to find new..

Explainer-Top Indian startup Byju’s battles auditor criticism, board exits

Explainer-Top Indian startup Byju’s battles auditor criticism, board exits

By M. Sriram MUMBAI (Reuters) – Education technology giant Byju’s, one of India’s biggest startups valued at $22 bi..

Honda to recall about 1.2 million vehicles in US – NHTSA

Honda to recall about 1.2 million vehicles in US – NHTSA

(Reuters) – Honda Motor Co is recalling about 1.2 million vehicles in the United States due to an issue with the rearview camer..

Investors increase bets on UK recession as rate hikes bite

Investors increase bets on UK recession as rate hikes bite

By Naomi Rovnick and Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) -Markets are doubling down on bets for a UK recession after the Bank of England..

Exclusive-India’s BPCL in talks with Rosneft to buy oil priced on Dubai benchmark -sources

Exclusive-India’s BPCL in talks with Rosneft to buy oil priced on Dubai benchmark -sources

By Nidhi Verma NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian state-run refiner BPCL is in talks with Rosneft to buy about 6 million metric tons ..

Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demand

Lithium producers warn global supplies may not meet electric vehicle demand

By Ernest Scheyder LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Lithium producers are growing anxious that delays in mine permitting, staffing shortag..

Microsoft says new computing service for chemicals can slash R&D time

Microsoft says new computing service for chemicals can slash R&D time

By Stephen Nellis Microsoft Corp on Wednesday introduced a new computing service aimed at helping chemical companies speed up the res..

Analysis-For EV batteries, lithium iron phosphate narrows the gap with nickel, cobalt

Analysis-For EV batteries, lithium iron phosphate narrows the gap with nickel, cobalt

By Paul Lienert DETROIT (Reuters) – As the auto industry scrambles to produce more affordable electric vehicles, whose most exp..

Nasdaq expects expanded markets to justify $10.5 billion Adenza merger price tag

Nasdaq expects expanded markets to justify $10.5 billion Adenza merger price tag

By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nasdaq’s eye-popping $10.5 billion bet on the little known financial software compan..

ECB risks losing sight of ‘greedflation’ with laser-focus on wages

ECB risks losing sight of ‘greedflation’ with laser-focus on wages

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank risks losing sight of corporate profits as a dr..

Europe’s brief window of market outperformance swings shut

Europe’s brief window of market outperformance swings shut

By Samuel Indyk, Lucy Raitano and Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – European equities and the euro look set to lose out to U.S. mark..

Crypto investors step up risk management after last year’s meltdowns

Crypto investors step up risk management after last year’s meltdowns

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Cryptocurrency investors have grown more cautious about who they do business with, aft..

Analysis-US SEC crackdown on Coinbase, Binance puts crypto exchanges on notice

Analysis-US SEC crackdown on Coinbase, Binance puts crypto exchanges on notice

By Hannah Lang WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Other U.S. crypto exchanges are likely to be in the firing line after the Securities and Exchang..

U.S. regulation fears drive insurers’ climate alliance break-up

U.S. regulation fears drive insurers’ climate alliance break-up

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) -The success of Republicans in triggering the break-up of a coalition of insurance firms aimed at ta..

Stocks surge in Asia as US averts default, Fed pause bets rise

Stocks surge in Asia as US averts default, Fed pause bets rise

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks jumped on Friday on increasing expectations that the Federal Reserve might..

Exclusive-Credit Suisse axes China bank plan to avoid regulatory conflict under UBS-sources

Exclusive-Credit Suisse axes China bank plan to avoid regulatory conflict under UBS-sources

By Engen Tham, Summer Zhen and Selena Li HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Credit Suisse has scrapped plans to set up a locally incorpora..

Asian shares tentative, US debt ceiling talks weigh on risk appetite

Asian shares tentative, US debt ceiling talks weigh on risk appetite

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares were subdued on Wednesday and the dollar hovered around a five-week peak a..

IMF’s Georgieva sees global growth below 3% in 2023, robust recovery ‘elusive’

IMF’s Georgieva sees global growth below 3% in 2023, robust recovery ‘elusive’

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund expects global economic growth to dip below 3% in 2023 and to r..

Exclusive-Ardian explores taking Italian tower operator INWIT private-sources

Exclusive-Ardian explores taking Italian tower operator INWIT private-sources

By Milana Vinn and Amy-Jo Crowley (Reuters) – French investment firm Ardian is in the early stages of exploring a bid for Italy&..

Intel wants $5 billion more in German subsidies for chip plant – Bloomberg News

Intel wants $5 billion more in German subsidies for chip plant – Bloomberg News

(Reuters) – Intel Corp is seeking an additional 4 billion to 5 billion euros ($5.28 billion) in subsidies from the German govern..

Bayer hits 8-month high as investors welcome CEO change

Bayer hits 8-month high as investors welcome CEO change

BERLIN (Reuters) -Bayer shares rose as much as 5% in early Thursday trading to an eight month high, adding to gains from the day befor..

Michael Kors owner Capri cuts forecasts as demand slows, shares plunge 20%

Michael Kors owner Capri cuts forecasts as demand slows, shares plunge 20%

(Reuters) -Michael Kors owner Capri Holdings Ltd cut its annual profit forecast on Wednesday, hurt by a slowdown in demand for its lux..

BP makes record profit in 2022, slows shift from oil

BP makes record profit in 2022, slows shift from oil

By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – BP reported on Tuesday a record profit of $28 billion for 2022 and hiked it..

From boom to bottom and now big change: Renault and Nissan reshape alliance

From boom to bottom and now big change: Renault and Nissan reshape alliance

PARIS/TOKYO (Reuters) – French carmaker Renault and its Japanese partner Nissan announced a deal on Monday to redesign their dec..

Julius Baer 2022 profits fall as it hits business cycle targets

Julius Baer 2022 profits fall as it hits business cycle targets

ZURICH (Reuters) – Julius Baer on Thursday said net profit fell 12% in 2022 in a tough market environment, as the Swiss bank sai..