Stocks inch up as timing of US rate cuts weighed; copper jumps
NEW YORK (Reuters) -World stock indexes edged higher and U.S. Treasury yields also rose on Friday as investors tried to assess the tim..
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Engie Q1 profit drops on warmer winter, steady market
By America Hernandez PARIS (Reuters) – French energy company Engie said on Friday first-quarter earnings fell 3.2% as a warmer ..
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Carlos Slim’s FCC to spin off and list cement and real estate unit
MADRID (Reuters) – Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s Spanish unit FCC plans to spin off its cement and real estate assets..
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GSK raises $1.5 billion from offloading Haleon stake at a discount
(Reuters) – GSK has raised 1.25 billion pounds ($1.52 billion) from selling its entire remaining stake in consumer healthcare f..
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British grocer Sainsbury’s partners with Microsoft to use AI for data insights
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Sainsbury’s said on Friday it has agreed a five-year strategic partnership with Micros..
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Prosus, parent group Naspers name Fabricio Bloisi as new CEO
(Reuters) -Dutch technology investor Prosus and its South African parent group Naspers on Friday named Fabricio Bloisi as the new chie..
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Oil prices rise after US economic data raises rate cut expectations
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil futures rose on Thursday on a stabilizing U.S. job market and slower-than-expected inflation..
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Dollar rebounds on hot US import prices
By Herbert Lash and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar rose on Thursday after data showed U.S. import prices incre..
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German experts cut their tax revenue forecasts for 2024-28 by 1.5%
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s council of tax experts cut their forecast for total tax revenue over the next fiv..
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Fears of German ‘de-industrialisation’ may be overblown – for now
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – High energy costs, weak global demand, a disruptive shift towards net-zero economies, and ..
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Siemens misses profit forecast as industrial business struggles
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) – Siemens reported a drop in second-quarter earnings at its industrial business, the German eng..
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Italy cuts Eni stake, raises 1.4 billion euros
By Giuseppe Fonte and Francesca Landini ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s Treasury sold a 2.8% stake in energy group Eni on Wednesday, po..
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Exclusive-Anglo American starts revamp with hiring freeze, document shows
By Scott Murdoch and Melanie Burton SYDNEY (Reuters) -Anglo American has suspended hiring globally according to an internal memo revi..
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Catering firm Compass lifts profit forecast after strong first half
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AI’s use in finance may need new rules, ECB says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The use of artificial intelligence in finance is still in its infancy but it needs to be monitored and po..
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Oil down on inflation, supply risks in Mideast, Canada lend floor
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Tuesday, after fresh U.S. data indicated inflation remains sticky, while ..
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King Charles unveils his first portrait since coronation
(Changes media identifier to correspond with visuals) LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles on Tuesday unveiled the first off..
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Factbox-How hosting Euro 2024 could impact the German economy
By Rene Wagner BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will be hoping for sporting success as host of the 2024 Euros soccer championship k..
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Analysis-Recovering euro keeps dollar ‘gorilla’ from scuppering ECB rate outlook
LONDON/MILAN (Reuters) – The euro has resisted falling to parity with the dollar for now, thanks to a rosier economic backdrop, ..
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Countries make late bid to salvage EU’s nature law
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A group of 11 countries, led by Ireland, has made a last-ditch attempt to approve the EU’s flagship p..
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Mixed UK labour market signals leave BoE on rate cut alert
LONDON (Reuters) – British wages grew by more than expected, according to data published on Tuesday, but other figures suggested..
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World shares rest near record highs ahead of US inflation data
By Tom Westbrook and Alun John SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – World shares marked time on Tuesday, holding just shy of record hig..
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Curbs on costly home incentives cause split in Italy’s coalition
By Giuseppe Fonte and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s ruling coalition was divided on Tuesday over the approval of..
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Dollar slips after unexpected rise in US producer prices
NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar edged lower on Tuesday following an unexpected increase in U.S. producer prices in April amid strong ga..
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Morning Bid: Markets eye US CPI and record high
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Stocks near record highs and Bill Hwang and Roaring Kitty i..
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Stocks grind towards record highs in inflation-heavy week
SYDNEY/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks neared record highs on Monday, in a week where inflation figures could make or break expectatio..
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EU countries approve law to slash trucks’ CO2 emissions
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union countries gave their final approval on Monday to a law to cut carbon dioxide..
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The case for forever high interest rates
(Reuters) – If financial markets are right, interest rates won’t just stay high this year, but possibly forever. The retur..
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London stocks muted ahead of more earnings, economic data
(Reuters) – London’s FTSE 100 was flat on Monday as gains in travel and leisure were offset by losses in defence stocks as..
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European shares listless as investors brace for inflation test
By Ankika Biswas (Reuters) -Europe’s STOXX 600 struggled for direction on Monday, as investors geared up for this week’s ..
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In the Market: Financiers fret over ‘leverage on leverage’ in private credit
By Paritosh Bansal (Reuters) -To some elite financiers who gathered in Los Angeles for the Milken Institute conference, a debt binge ..
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Japan’s SoftBank swings to quarterly profit, eyes on Arm unit
TOKYO (Reuters) -Technology investor SoftBank Group swung to a net profit in the final quarter of its financial year, it said on Monda..
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Germany says cybercrime by foreign actors rose by 28% in 2023
BERLIN (Reuters) – Cybercrime by foreign perpetrators surged in Germany in 2023, rising by 28% on the previous year, data releas..
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Amazon to invest $1.3 billion in France, create 3,000 jobs
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Amazon said on Monday it would invest more than 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in..
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UK’s Rightmove cuts 2024 revenue per advertiser forecast on tough market conditions
(This May 10 story has been corrected to say ‘revenue per advertiser’ forecast, not ‘ad revenue’ forecast, in..
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Microsoft to invest 4 billion euros in France
PARIS (Reuters) – Technology and software giant Microsoft will invest 4 billion euros ($4.3 billion) in France as part of the a..
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Floods kill 37 in Indonesia’s West Sumatra, 17 missing
TANAH DATAR (Reuters) – Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province killed at least 37 people this w..
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