Hungarian and US scientists win Nobel for COVID-19 vaccine discoveries
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman, who met in line for a photocopier before mak..
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Environmental groups file complaint against France’s TotalEnergies over climate impact
PARIS (Reuters) – Four environmental organisations have started legal action against France’s largest energy company Total..
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Top central banks’ rate hike push fizzles out in September, EM parts ways
By Karin Strohecker and Sumanta Sen LONDON (Reuters) – Central banks across major developed economies delivered what looked lik..
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Italy’s Enel sells 50% of its Australia green business to INPEX
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Enel said on Friday it has finalised the sale of 50% of the two entities owning the group’..
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Cellnex sells stake in units in Sweden, Denmark for $772 million to Stonepeak
MADRID (Reuters), it – Spanish mobile phone tower operator Cellnex said on Friday it sold a 49% stake in its Swedish and Danish..
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Nobel Peace Prize could honour Indigenous, women or green activists
By Gwladys Fouche and Ilze Filks OSLO/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian dissident Alexe..
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Heavy winter sweaters, coats pile up at stores as warm weather threatens holiday shopping season
By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Unseasonably warm autumn weather from the United States to Europe is denting sales of heavy..
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Meta’s new AI assistant trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts
By Katie Paul MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) -Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train parts of its new Met..
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UK business confidence slips in September: Lloyds Bank
LONDON (Reuters) – British business confidence declined in September as optimism about the economic outlook faded, a survey sho..
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Exclusive-Travelex owners considering sale of company –sources
By Amy-Jo Crowley and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – Travelex’s owners are exploring a sale of the British curre..
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Oil jumps 3% as steep US crude stocks draw adds to supply concerns
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices surged 3% on Wednesday, after U.S. crude stocks fell more than expected, adding to..
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Sizes of European government debt trades halve in 2023-ICMA
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Investors are having to put on much smaller trades more frequently in Europe’s government bo..
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Meta’s new Quest headset to start shipping on Oct 10 -Zuckerberg
MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) -Meta Platforms’ newest Quest mixed-reality headset will start shipping on Oct. 10, Chief Execu..
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Bank of England delays final Basel bank capital rules to July 2025
LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England on Wednesday said it would delay by six months to July 2025 its roll out of the final le..
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Germany halts e-cars solar subsidy programme amid high demand
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s state-owned KfW bank on Wednesday said it had halted a new subsidy programme for charging ele..
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UK’s Hiscox to sell Singapore and Thailand insurance business
(Reuters) – British insurer Hiscox said on Wednesday it has agreed to sell DirectAsia, its motor insurance business in Singapor..
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Germany bans neo-Nazi group, raids members’ homes
BERLIN (Reuters) – German authorities raided dozens of locations nationwide on Wednesday after interior minister Nancy Faeser b..
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Dollar scales 10-month top as rate jitters persist
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar rose to a 10-month high against its major peers on Wednesday, toppling the euro and sterling to..
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Merchants want lower fees, need Amazon’s ads as US FTC files suit
By Arriana McLymore RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – Merchants who sell on Amazon.com want the online retailer to cut back o..
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Bank of England to leave rates on hold through mid-2024, cut in Q3: Reuters poll
By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of England has concluded its tightening cycle and will likely keep the Ban..
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French shoppers buy fewer tampons, less detergent as prices surge
LONDON (Reuters) – French consumers are buying fewer personal hygiene and household products, sacrificing tampons and laundry de..
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Shutdown showdown in US Congress: Time running short to fund government
By David Morgan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House and Senate on Tuesday plan to take sharply divergent pa..
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Three-quarters of firms globally are not ready for new ESG rules, KPMG finds
LONDON (Reuters) – Three-quarters of companies globally are not ready to have their environmental, social and governance (ESG) ..
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Equities fall as U.S. Treasury yields, dollar stay elevated
By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equities around the world were lower on Tuesday in a choppy trading session as Treasury ..
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UK home secretary warns uncontrolled migration poses ‘existential challenge’
By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman warned on Tuesday uncontrolled migration poses ..
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French retailers E-Leclerc and Carrefour say they will sell fuel at cost
By Blandine Henault and Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) -France’s two largest food retailers, E-Leclerc and Carrefour, said on ..
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Exclusive-Cinven bought Eurovita bonds from GIC, others to help liquidation-source
MILAN (Reuters) – Private equity firm Cinven has agreed to buy back 160 million euros ($170 million) of debt sold by its insurer..
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Oil falls ahead of Fed rate policy announcement
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices retreated further from 10-month highs on Wednesday ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s intere..
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King Charles heads to France for three-day state visit
PARIS (Reuters) – King Charles will arrive in France on Wednesday for a three-day state visit, during which he and President Emm..
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UK PM Sunak to announce more ‘proportionate’ climate response
LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will give a speech this week in which he is expected to delay some of the governm..
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Musk’s Neuralink to start human trial of brain implant for paralysis patients
(Reuters) -Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s brain-chip startup Neuralink said on Tuesday it has received approval from an i..
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Novo Nordisk contracts South Africa’s Aspen to produce insulin for African nations
By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk has contracted Aspen Pharmacare to produce human insulin on its behalf in South ..
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B&Q owner Kingfisher cuts profit forecast as Poland, France drag
LONDON (Reuters) -European home improvement retailer Kingfisher downgraded its annual profit forecast by 7% on Tuesday, after a drop i..
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UK’s Hargreaves Lansdown bets on increased savings to sustain growth
By Khushi Mandowara (Reuters) -Hargreaves Lansdown is betting on savers to fuel growth despite subdued investment and trading activit..
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Tour operator TUI confirms full-year outlook on back of strong bookings
By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) -Tour group TUI on Tuesday confirmed its full-year outlook for the 2023 financial year, citing s..
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Sabato De Sarno to hit Milan catwalk on Friday with high stakes Gucci debut
MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – Gucci creative director Sabato De Sarno takes to the runway in Milan on Friday, in a high-stakes designe..
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Societe Generale vision falls flat as Europe’s banks falter
LONDON/DUBLIN (Reuters) -Societe Generale’s much-hyped new strategy plans were given a thumbs down by investors on Monday, under..
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