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From chasing deals to turning off screens: Cineworld on the brink

From chasing deals to turning off screens: Cineworld on the brink

(Reuters) – Britain’s Cineworld said on Monday it was considering options including a possible bankruptcy filing in the Un..

French retailer Carrefour to freeze prices on 100 products to tackle inflation

French retailer Carrefour to freeze prices on 100 products to tackle inflation

PARIS (Reuters) -French supermarket retailer Carrefour is freezing prices on 100 everyday products from tinned sardines to rice and wa..

Orban tightens hold over telco sector as Vodafone sells Hungarian unit

Orban tightens hold over telco sector as Vodafone sells Hungarian unit

Orban tightens hold over telco sector as Vodafone sells Hungarian unit LONDON/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Britain’s Vodafone will..

China steps up easing, cuts lending benchmarks to revive faltering economy

China steps up easing, cuts lending benchmarks to revive faltering economy

By Winni Zhou and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China cut its benchmark lending rate and lowered the mortgage reference by a bigger m..

Analysis-Meagre medicine cabinet leaves Sanofi unloved

Analysis-Meagre medicine cabinet leaves Sanofi unloved

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Sanofi’s recent stock rout underscores the pressure on the French drug maker to red..

Asia shares slip, dollar strong as yuan weakens

Asia shares slip, dollar strong as yuan weakens

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares slipped on Monday and the dollar extended its climb amid angst over global growth ..

Oil falls on concerns economic slowdown may dent fuel demand

Oil falls on concerns economic slowdown may dent fuel demand

By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, ending three days of gains, on fears aggressive U.S. interest rate..

Australia’s Qantas apologises to customers for operational problems

Australia’s Qantas apologises to customers for operational problems

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Qantas Airways Ltd will offer A$50 ($34) vouchers, loyalty status extensions and lounge passes to frequent flyers to..

Germany, Canada to boost energy, mineral ties as they decarbonize

Germany, Canada to boost energy, mineral ties as they decarbonize

By Andreas Rinke and Steve Scherer MONTREAL (Reuters) -Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is bringing Canada and Germany closer togeth..

Nord Stream 1 pipeline to shut for three days, increasing pressure on Europe

Nord Stream 1 pipeline to shut for three days, increasing pressure on Europe

By Christoph Steitz and Thomas Escritt FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) -Russia will halt gas supplies to Europe for three days at the end o..

Sudden crypto drop sends bitcoin to three-week low

Sudden crypto drop sends bitcoin to three-week low

By Tom Westbrook and Hannah Lang SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Cryptocurrencies fell sharply on Friday, with sudden selling dragging..

Oil prices rise about $1/bbl on prospect of subdued U.S. rate hikes

Oil prices rise about $1/bbl on prospect of subdued U.S. rate hikes

By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about $1 a barrel on Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled a more subdu..

Cineworld shares slump on report Regal-owner is preparing bankruptcy filing

Cineworld shares slump on report Regal-owner is preparing bankruptcy filing

(Reuters) -Cineworld Group, the world’s second largest cinema chain operator, is preparing to file for bankruptcy, the Wall Stre..

U.S. stocks fall ahead of expected Fed rate hikes

U.S. stocks fall ahead of expected Fed rate hikes

By Lawrence Delevingne (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell and the dollar rose on Friday even as Treasury yields gained, with traders w..

Stablecoin Tether’s reserves fell $16 billion in second quarter due to redemptions

Stablecoin Tether’s reserves fell $16 billion in second quarter due to redemptions

By Elizabeth Howcroft and Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin by market value, said on Friday ..

European shares end week lower on recession fears

European shares end week lower on recession fears

By Anisha Sircar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares fell on Friday and posted a weekly loss as the highest-ever jump in G..

UK midcaps log worst week since early July on recession angst

UK midcaps log worst week since early July on recession angst

By Sruthi Shankar and Devik Jain (Reuters) – UK midcap stocks logged their worst weekly performance since early July on Friday a..

Cycling-Britain’s Bigham sets men’s Hour record

Cycling-Britain’s Bigham sets men’s Hour record

By Martyn Herman (Reuters) -Britain’s Dan Bigham smashed the Hour record when he completed a distance of 55.548 kilometres aroun..

Dutch govt lifts filling target for Bergermeer gas storage facility to 90%

Dutch govt lifts filling target for Bergermeer gas storage facility to 90%

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government has increased its filling target for the Bergermeer gas storage facility to 90% by No..

France favours gas terminals over new pipeline to tackle crisis

France favours gas terminals over new pipeline to tackle crisis

By Forrest Crellin and Isla Binnie PARIS (Reuters) – A third gas pipeline between Spain and France would cost at least 3 billion..

Analysis-UK slips towards recession, heaping pressure on next PM to help

Analysis-UK slips towards recession, heaping pressure on next PM to help

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s slide towards a recession has gathered momentum after data this week sho..

Record jump in German producer prices adds to gloomy outlook

Record jump in German producer prices adds to gloomy outlook

By Miranda Murray and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) -German producer prices jumped at the fastest pace on record in July, underscoring ..

Cost-of-living crisis prompts ‘buy now, pay later’ warning from UK’s FCA

Cost-of-living crisis prompts ‘buy now, pay later’ warning from UK’s FCA

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -People responsible for misleading ‘buy now, pay later’ adverts could face two years in pris..

Wall Street set for losses as more data highlights global woes

Wall Street set for losses as more data highlights global woes

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks fell on Friday and German government bond yields hit multi-week highs a..

Factbox-Germany’s efforts to tackle energy crisis

Factbox-Germany’s efforts to tackle energy crisis

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany has decided to replace all Russian energy imports, most notably natural gas, by as soon as mid-202..

Safe-haven flows set U.S. dollar for biggest weekly rise since April 2020

Safe-haven flows set U.S. dollar for biggest weekly rise since April 2020

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar index surged on Friday and was on track for its biggest weekly gain since Apri..

Global equity funds attract inflows for second week in a row

Global equity funds attract inflows for second week in a row

(Reuters) – Global equity funds received inflows for a second straight week in the week to Aug. 17, as investors tempered their ..

European shares trip on recession fears as German producer prices surge

European shares trip on recession fears as German producer prices surge

By Anisha Sircar (Reuters) -European shares tumbled on Friday and tracked a weekly loss as the highest-ever jump in German producer pr..

UK midcaps set for weekly loss as consumer confidence slumps to record low

UK midcaps set for weekly loss as consumer confidence slumps to record low

By Sruthi Shankar and Johann M Cherian (Reuters) -UK midcap stocks were set for their worst weekly performance since early July on Fri..

Soccer – Deep pockets needed to persuade Glazers to sell United

Soccer – Deep pockets needed to persuade Glazers to sell United

By Simon Evans MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s interest in buying Manchester United ha..

Oil headed for weekly loss as recession fears cloud demand outlook

Oil headed for weekly loss as recession fears cloud demand outlook

By Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Friday after two days of gains and are heading for weekly losses as a stron..

Online discounts boost struggling UK retailers in July

Online discounts boost struggling UK retailers in July

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) -British shoppers spent more than expected last month after being enticed by online shopping deals,..

Britain’s borrowing rises as PM contenders promise more help

Britain’s borrowing rises as PM contenders promise more help

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Britain borrowed more than expected in July, official data showed, underscoring the challenge f..

Marketmind: Memo for Britain’s next PM – There’s no stopping bad news

Marketmind: Memo for Britain’s next PM – There’s no stopping bad news

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga Another day, another miserable set of British data. “A..

Samsung Elec breaks ground on new chip R&D centre, plans $15 billion investment by 2028

Samsung Elec breaks ground on new chip R&D centre, plans $15 billion investment by 2028

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics said on Friday it broke ground at a new semiconductor research and development (R&D) c..

Bavarian Nordic signs up U.S. firm for packaging monkeypox vaccine

Bavarian Nordic signs up U.S. firm for packaging monkeypox vaccine

(Reuters) – Danish biotech firm Bavarian Nordic said on Thursday it has signed up a U.S.-based manufacturer to package its Jynne..

Cricket-Fiery Stokes revives England but S Africa build good lead

Cricket-Fiery Stokes revives England but S Africa build good lead

LONDON (Reuters) – A fiery spell from captain Ben Stokes dragged England back into the match but South Africa remained the happi..