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Spain’s Grifols hires new CEO weeks after damaging short-seller report

Spain’s Grifols hires new CEO weeks after damaging short-seller report

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish pharmaceutical company Grifols hired a new chief executive and two founding family members will leave execu..

Buckingham Palace statement on King Charles’s cancer diagnosis

Buckingham Palace statement on King Charles’s cancer diagnosis

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer and will postpone public-facing duties..

Taylor Swift makes Grammys history as women rule music’s top honors

Taylor Swift makes Grammys history as women rule music’s top honors

By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Pop superstar Taylor Swift set another record on Sunday, winning the Grammy award for album..

Analysis-Green backlash looms over EU elections

Analysis-Green backlash looms over EU elections

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – What a difference five years make. During the last European Union elections in 2019, hundre..

British PM Sunak says he has failed on key healthcare pledge

British PM Sunak says he has failed on key healthcare pledge

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said his government had not done enough to cut the high number of people ..

Explainer-Why the $5.2 billion sale of Russia’s Yandex is significant

Explainer-Why the $5.2 billion sale of Russia’s Yandex is significant

By Alexander Marrow LONDON (Reuters) – A $5.2 billion cash and share deal to sell the key Russian assets of technology group Ya..

Vodafone in ‘active’ Italy deal talks as German recovery slows

Vodafone in ‘active’ Italy deal talks as German recovery slows

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Vodafone said on Monday it was in “active discussions” about a deal in Italy, its worst ..

Factbox-Germany hit by strikes as workers demand better pay and conditions

Factbox-Germany hit by strikes as workers demand better pay and conditions

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has been hit by a series of strikes since the start of 2024 as unions press for higher wages and imp..

British equities rise on luxury stocks boost; economic data in focus

British equities rise on luxury stocks boost; economic data in focus

By Khushi Singh (Reuters) -Britain’s FTSE 100 climbed on Monday, set to snap a three-session losing streak, supported by a rise..

Lack of orders weighs on German economy – Ifo

Lack of orders weighs on German economy – Ifo

BERLIN (Reuters) – The lack of orders in manufacturing is increasingly becoming a burden on the German economy, the Ifo Institu..

Hipgnosis Songs Fund to seek indemnity from Mercuriadis over legal claims

Hipgnosis Songs Fund to seek indemnity from Mercuriadis over legal claims

(Reuters) -Hipgnosis Songs said on Monday it is seeking protection from founder Merck Mercuriadis against a legal claim launched by a..

El Salvador’s Bukele re-elected as president in landslide win

El Salvador’s Bukele re-elected as president in landslide win

By Nelson Renteria and Sarah Kinosian SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) -President Nayib Bukele on Sunday secured a thumping victory in El Salva..

Nokia signs 5G patent deal with China’s Vivo

Nokia signs 5G patent deal with China’s Vivo

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia said on Monday it has signed a multi-year 5G patent license agreement with ..

UK’s new car registrations up nearly 8% in January – SMMT

UK’s new car registrations up nearly 8% in January – SMMT

(Reuters) – New car registrations in the United Kingdom rose about 8% in January, preliminary industry data showed on Monday. T..

Dollar scales fresh peaks as Fed cut bets recede

Dollar scales fresh peaks as Fed cut bets recede

Dollar scales fresh peaks as Fed cut bets recede By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar rose to an eight-week high against ..

Italy minister sounds alarm on delays ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics

Italy minister sounds alarm on delays ahead of 2026 Winter Olympics

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti said on Friday he was increasingly worried about delays in prepa..

Sterling reverses course after U.S. data, set for biggest weekly fall since early Dec

Sterling reverses course after U.S. data, set for biggest weekly fall since early Dec

LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling reversed course on Friday as the dollar strengthened after U.S jobs data to leave the pound set f..

US labor market sizzles; delivers large job and wage gains

US labor market sizzles; delivers large job and wage gains

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth accelerated in January and wages increased by the most in nearly two years, signs of pers..

AbbVie raises 2027 sales forecast for new immunology drugs to $27 billion

AbbVie raises 2027 sales forecast for new immunology drugs to $27 billion

By Leroy Leo and Patrick Wingrove (Reuters) -AbbVie on Friday raised its 2027 forecast for sales of its immunology drugs Skyrizi and ..

One month on from Japan quake, volunteers provide safe space for kids

One month on from Japan quake, volunteers provide safe space for kids

SUZU, Japan (Reuters) – One month on from a magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck the west coast of Japan, volunteers from non-pr..

Yields, dollar jump on blowout US jobs report, stocks edge up

Yields, dollar jump on blowout US jobs report, stocks edge up

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Treasury yields jumped, the dollar surged and global equities edged higher on Friday after a blowout U.S. j..

Dollar jumps, traders pare rate cut bets after strong jobs report

Dollar jumps, traders pare rate cut bets after strong jobs report

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar index jumped to a seven-week high on Friday after data showed that employers added far mo..

Global equity funds draw inflows amid economic optimism and easing inflation

Global equity funds draw inflows amid economic optimism and easing inflation

(Reuters) – Global equity funds attracted substantial inflows in the week to Jan. 31, driven by upbeat U.S. economic growth dat..

Oil falls as US jobs data dents hope for near-term rate cuts

Oil falls as US jobs data dents hope for near-term rate cuts

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell by about 2% on Friday and were headed for weekly losses after U.S. jobs data shrank the odds of im..

EU agrees new rules to cut the cost of listing companies

EU agrees new rules to cut the cost of listing companies

LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union on Thursday agreed new rules to cut the cost of listing a company and encourage founders to take ..

Oil prices buoyed by US signals on interest rate cuts

Oil prices buoyed by US signals on interest rate cuts

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices edged higher on Thursday, boosted by the U.S. Federal Reserve signalling a possible..

Instant view: BoE leaves rates unchanged, says policy ‘under review’

Instant view: BoE leaves rates unchanged, says policy ‘under review’

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England kept interest rates steady on Thursday, with officials split three ways on the right cour..

Factories deliver mixed performance globally in January

Factories deliver mixed performance globally in January

By Lucia Mutikani and Jonathan Cable WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) -Global factories delivered a largely patchy performance at the st..

QUOTES-Bailey speaks after Bank of England holds rates at 5.25%

QUOTES-Bailey speaks after Bank of England holds rates at 5.25%

LONDON (Reuters) – Governor Andrew Bailey and other top Bank of England officials spoke to reporters after the British central b..

Analysis-Markets stumble into rate-cut waiting room as central banks stand firm

Analysis-Markets stumble into rate-cut waiting room as central banks stand firm

LONDON (Reuters) – Traders eager for central banks to declare the start of interest rate cuts were dealt a further blow on Thurs..

London stocks slip after BoE stands pat on rates

London stocks slip after BoE stands pat on rates

By Sruthi Shankar and Shubham Batra (Reuters) -UK stocks hit a one-week low on Thursday after the Bank of England (BoE) kept interest..

Oil dips on faltering China economy, US crude stock build

Oil dips on faltering China economy, US crude stock build

(Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Wednesday, pressured by low economic activity in leading crude importer China and a surprise build in U...

Dollar dips before Fed meeting statement

Dollar dips before Fed meeting statement

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar dipped against the euro and yen on Wednesday as traders awaited a U.S. rate..

Stocks, dollar slip ahead of Fed decision on rates

Stocks, dollar slip ahead of Fed decision on rates

By Herbert Lash and Tom Wilson NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -World shares slipped on Wednesday, pulled lower by a slide on Wall Street, ..

Teva Pharm sees lower 2024 profit after large Q4 beat

Teva Pharm sees lower 2024 profit after large Q4 beat

By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Teva Pharmaceutical Industries forecast lower profit in 2024 after a strong 2023 fourth quarter..

Iceland builds defences for a future of increased volcanic activity

Iceland builds defences for a future of increased volcanic activity

By Louise Rasmussen and Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Icelanders are working round-the-clock to build dykes the siz..

German inflation eases to 3.1% in January

German inflation eases to 3.1% in January

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German inflation eased slightly more than expected in January to 3.1%, preliminary data from th..