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Dollar gains against yen, eases against euro

Dollar gains against yen, eases against euro

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar was mixed on Monday before a week heavy with speeches by Federal Reserve offi..

Pfizer’s foggy COVID outlook hits vaccine maker shares

Pfizer’s foggy COVID outlook hits vaccine maker shares

(Reuters) -Pfizer on Monday set off a fresh round of concern about the size of the COVID-19 vaccine and treatment market in the long t..

Italy unveils tax-cutting 2024 budget amid debt worries

Italy unveils tax-cutting 2024 budget amid debt worries

By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s government on Monday approved a budget for next year with measures wo..

Bank of England considers changes to regulation of foreign bank branches

Bank of England considers changes to regulation of foreign bank branches

LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England said on Monday it was thinking about possible changes to how it regulates branches of foreign ba..

Oil fall below $90 a barrel on report of US-Venezuela deal

Oil fall below $90 a barrel on report of US-Venezuela deal

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil futures fell on Monday on a report the U.S. and Venezuela could soon reach a deal to ease sancti..

As global debt worries mount, is another crisis brewing?

As global debt worries mount, is another crisis brewing?

By Yoruk Bahceli, Dhara Ranasinghe and Maria Martinez LONDON (Reuters) – Record debts, high interest rates, the costs of climat..

Wall Street rallies, Treasury yields rise as high profile earnings loom

Wall Street rallies, Treasury yields rise as high profile earnings loom

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street rebounded from Friday’s selloff and benchmark Treasury yields rose as in..

Tesla earnings: investors watching margins, deliveries, self-driving

Tesla earnings: investors watching margins, deliveries, self-driving

By Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Tesla’s margins are likely to drop in the third quarter and take a bigger hit in the last thr..

BioNTech warns of write-off of up to 900 million euros on COVID vaccine

BioNTech warns of write-off of up to 900 million euros on COVID vaccine

By Ludwig Burger BERLIN (Reuters) – Shares in Germany’s BioNTech fell on Monday after it flagged write-downs of up to 900..

Bayer to introduce its direct-seeded rice system in the Philippines

Bayer to introduce its direct-seeded rice system in the Philippines

MANILA (Reuters) – Bayer AG said on Monday it plans to bring its direct-seeded rice programme to the Philippines in 2024, offeri..

Polish stocks rise in first session after parliamentary election

Polish stocks rise in first session after parliamentary election

GDANSK (Reuters) – Polish stocks rallied on Monday after the ruling nationalists looked to have fallen short of a parliamentary ..

Atos Chairman Meunier steps down amid shareholders’ uproar

Atos Chairman Meunier steps down amid shareholders’ uproar

(Reuters) – Atos Chairman Bertrand Meunier has stepped down, the French IT consulting group said on Monday, following an uproar ..

Dollar buoyed by safe-haven bids, rate jitters

Dollar buoyed by safe-haven bids, rate jitters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was on the front foot on Monday in cautious trade as tensions in the Middle East escalated, whi..

Artificial heart maker Carmat completes 7 million euro capital increase

Artificial heart maker Carmat completes 7 million euro capital increase

PARIS (Reuters) – Artificial heart maker Carmat, whose financial situation has been under pressure, said on Monday that it had ..

KKR prepares binding bid for Telecom Itali a’s grid as deadline looms

KKR prepares binding bid for Telecom Itali a’s grid as deadline looms

MILAN (Reuters) – U.S. fund KKR is preparing to submit a multibillion euro bid for Telecom Italia’s (TIM) landline grid by..

Dollar softens slightly, yen in touching distance of 150

Dollar softens slightly, yen in touching distance of 150

LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar edged lower on Friday after its biggest daily increase since March the day before, as hot U.S..

Porsche: deliveries up in every region but China in first 9 months of 2023

Porsche: deliveries up in every region but China in first 9 months of 2023

BERLIN (Reuters) – Porsche said on Friday that deliveries worldwide for the first nine months of 2023 were up 10% on the year, ..

Map maker TomTom’s Q3 loss narrows boosted by car branch growth

Map maker TomTom’s Q3 loss narrows boosted by car branch growth

(Reuters) -Digital mapping specialist TomTom on Friday reported a smaller than expected operating loss for the third quarter, driven ..

Singapore Q3 GDP up 0.7% y/y

Singapore Q3 GDP up 0.7% y/y

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s economy grew faster than expected in the third quarter, preliminary government data sho..

EU opens probe into X in test of new tech rules, pressure on TikTok, Meta

EU opens probe into X in test of new tech rules, pressure on TikTok, Meta

By Foo Yun Chee and Sheila Dang BRUSSELS/DALLAS (Reuters) -EU industry chief Thierry Breton on Thursday opened an investigation into ..

Ericsson books $3 billion impairment, says Q3 core profit fell 39%

Ericsson books $3 billion impairment, says Q3 core profit fell 39%

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Ericsson on Wednesday announced a 32 billion Swedish crown ($2.9 billion) impairment charge related to its acqui..

Travis Perkins shares sink as weak housing market prompts profit warning

Travis Perkins shares sink as weak housing market prompts profit warning

LONDON (Reuters) -Travis Perkins, Britain’s biggest supplier of building materials, downgraded its annual profit forecast by as ..

Asia stocks hit 2-week high as Fed talk turns dovish

Asia stocks hit 2-week high as Fed talk turns dovish

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia’s stockmarkets rose on Wednesday and the dollar beat a retreat as a dovish shift in tone from F..

Euribor revamp aims to attract wider pool of banks

Euribor revamp aims to attract wider pool of banks

LONDON (Reuters) – Administrators of the Euribor bank-to-bank lending rate are proposing a revamp of the borrowing benchmark fro..

HP forecasts 2024 profit in line with estimates, boosts annual dividend

HP forecasts 2024 profit in line with estimates, boosts annual dividend

(Reuters) -HP Inc on Tuesday forecast fiscal 2024 earnings largely in line with estimates and raised its annual dividend, reflecting ..

Exclusive-EU push for Big Tech to fund 5G rollout shelved to 2025, sources say

Exclusive-EU push for Big Tech to fund 5G rollout shelved to 2025, sources say

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Europe’s telecoms operators pushing for Big Tech to help pay for the rollout of 5G and broadband will likely..

Court OKs Mallinckrodt restructuring, $1 billion cut to opioid settlement

Court OKs Mallinckrodt restructuring, $1 billion cut to opioid settlement

By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -Drugmaker Mallinckrodt on Tuesday won court approval for a bankruptcy plan that cuts $1 billion from wh..

Estonia launches investigation into underwater communications cable malfunction -PM

Estonia launches investigation into underwater communications cable malfunction -PM

(Reuters) – Estonia has launched an investigation into the malfunction of communications cable connecting it to Finland under t..

IMF says global economy ‘limping along’, cuts growth forecast for China, euro zone

IMF says global economy ‘limping along’, cuts growth forecast for China, euro zone

MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) -The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its growth forecasts for China and the euro zone and said..

Ireland lays out plans for 100 billion euro sovereign wealth fund

Ireland lays out plans for 100 billion euro sovereign wealth fund

By Padraic Halpin and Graham Fahy DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland laid out plans in Tuesday’s budget to turn some of the healthiest p..

Soccer-UK and Ireland to host Euro 2028, Italy and Turkey get Euro 2032

Soccer-UK and Ireland to host Euro 2028, Italy and Turkey get Euro 2032

By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber NYON, Switzerland(Reuters) -The United Kingdom and Ireland will host the 2028 European Championship, w..

Bank of England to review how it stress tests banks

Bank of England to review how it stress tests banks

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s banking system is well capitalised to withstand shocks the Bank of England said on Tuesday, a..

IMF says ‘weak tail’ of banks could struggle in an economic downturn

IMF says ‘weak tail’ of banks could struggle in an economic downturn

By Pete Schroeder and Elisa Martinuzzi WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Around 5% of banks globally are vulnerable to stress if central bank int..

Dollar stalls as dovish Fed and China hopes help euro

Dollar stalls as dovish Fed and China hopes help euro

By Harry Robertson and Tom Westbrook LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar stalled and the euro ticked up on Tuesday as inves..

Bank of England warns that some global asset valuations appear stretched

Bank of England warns that some global asset valuations appear stretched

By David Milliken and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The Bank of England said on Tuesday that valuations for some financial assets may b..

Imperative for Italy to control public spending, economy minister says

Imperative for Italy to control public spending, economy minister says

By Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s economy minister said on Tuesday strict control of public spending was essenti..

Exclusive-Ukraine sounds out bondholders on debt restructuring, new financing -sources

Exclusive-Ukraine sounds out bondholders on debt restructuring, new financing -sources

By Karin Strohecker and Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) -Ukraine has been sounding out major investors over plans to restructur..