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US fines British Airways $135,000 over tarmac delay in 2017

US fines British Airways $135,000 over tarmac delay in 2017

By David Shepardson NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Transportation Department (USDOT) Wednesday imposed a $135,000 penalty on Brit..

Roller coaster March puts macro hedge funds in red, others post small gains

Roller coaster March puts macro hedge funds in red, others post small gains

By Carolina Mandl and Svea Herbst-Bayliss NEW YORK (Reuters) -Big market swings in March sparked by a banking crisis hurt some hedge f..

Australian mayor readies world’s first defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT content

Australian mayor readies world’s first defamation lawsuit over ChatGPT content

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – A regional Australian mayor said he may sue OpenAI if it does not correct ChatGPT’s false..

Deutsche Telekom reaches majority stake in T-Mobile U.S. – CEO

Deutsche Telekom reaches majority stake in T-Mobile U.S. – CEO

(Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom now holds a majority in T-Mobile U.S., the chief executive of the German telecoms company said on W..

Italy probes Meta over abuse of position in music rights case

Italy probes Meta over abuse of position in music rights case

MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s antitrust authority said on Wednesday it would investigate Meta Platform over the possible abuse..

Ladbrokes owner Entain buys sports media business 365scores

Ladbrokes owner Entain buys sports media business 365scores

(Reuters) -British gambling group Entain Plc said on Wednesday it acquired sports media business 365scores for up to $160 million to i..

ICRC to cut some 1,500 jobs as humanitarian budgets seen sliding

ICRC to cut some 1,500 jobs as humanitarian budgets seen sliding

GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross said it would cut some 1,5000 jobs and roll back operations in s..

UK investors add $1.2 billion to equity funds in March – Calastone

UK investors add $1.2 billion to equity funds in March – Calastone

LONDON (Reuters) – UK investors shrugged off fears about the banking sector in March and put 960 million pounds ($1.2 billion) o..

German industrial orders rise more than expected in February

German industrial orders rise more than expected in February

BERLIN (Reuters) -German industrial orders rose more than expected in February driven by strong growth in the vehicle construction sec..

UK new car sales rise 17% in March; best ever month for EVs

UK new car sales rise 17% in March; best ever month for EVs

(Reuters) – New car registrations in the United Kingdom rose for the eighth consecutive month in March, recording a more than 17..

Biden tells Britain’s King Charles the first lady will attend coronation

Biden tells Britain’s King Charles the first lady will attend coronation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden told Britain’s King Charles in a phone call on Tuesday that first lady Jil..

Stocks, yields fall; data suggests U.S. economy cooling

Stocks, yields fall; data suggests U.S. economy cooling

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stock indexes declined on Tuesday, with all three major U.S. stock indexes e..

Tesla to warn of data privacy risk from car security cameras in Germany

Tesla to warn of data privacy risk from car security cameras in Germany

By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) – Tesla will warn that its ‘sentry mode’, which records a car’s surroun..

Italy’s Golden Goose to spread its wings beyond sneakers

Italy’s Golden Goose to spread its wings beyond sneakers

By Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) – Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose reported a 30% rise in revenues last year and sees ..

Rathbones snaps up Investec’s UK wealth arm in all-share deal

Rathbones snaps up Investec’s UK wealth arm in all-share deal

By Simon Jessop, Iain Withers and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) -British asset manager Rathbones said on Tuesday it had agreed to a..

Euro zone consumers more optimistic on inflation, ECB survey shows

Euro zone consumers more optimistic on inflation, ECB survey shows

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone consumers cut their inflation expectations in February and also took a more optimistic view on g..

Over half of Britons say loyalty cards encourage them to buy a product – NIQ

Over half of Britons say loyalty cards encourage them to buy a product – NIQ

LONDON (Reuters) – More than half of Britons felt encouraged to buy products because of discounts offered through store loyalty ..

Shares rise, but concern mounts over inflation flare-up

Shares rise, but concern mounts over inflation flare-up

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks rose in cautious trade on Tuesday as investors grappled with the possibility of a fla..

UAE plans long-term economic ties with Israel despite political strains

UAE plans long-term economic ties with Israel despite political strains

By Rachna Uppal and Lisa Barrington DUBAI (Reuters) -The United Arab Emirates’ commitment to a long-term strategic relationship ..

L’Oreal buys luxury brand Aesop with eye on China

L’Oreal buys luxury brand Aesop with eye on China

By Scott Murdoch and Mimosa Spencer SAO PAULO/PARIS (Reuters) -France’s L’Oreal has agreed to buy Australian luxury brand ..

Dutch online bank Bunq applies for U.S. banking licence

Dutch online bank Bunq applies for U.S. banking licence

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Bunq BV, a prominent European online banking start-up, formally filed for a banking licen..

Copper miner Teck Resources rejects Glencore’s $22.5 billion offer

Copper miner Teck Resources rejects Glencore’s $22.5 billion offer

By Clara Denina and Pratima Desai LONDON (Reuters) -putting down for author to review and revise -dg Copper and zinc miner Teck Resour..

Dollar skids after soft U.S. economic data; impact of OPEC+ cuts fades

Dollar skids after soft U.S. economic data; impact of OPEC+ cuts fades

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar stumbled on Monday, surrendering earlier gains following unexpected ..

Finland will join NATO on Tuesday – Stoltenberg

Finland will join NATO on Tuesday – Stoltenberg

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Finland will join NATO on Tuesday, a step that will make Finland safer and the alliance stronger, NATO chie..

Explainer-Oil price surge changes ECB narrative only at the margins

Explainer-Oil price surge changes ECB narrative only at the margins

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – An oil production target cut announced by some of the world’s top exporters is bad news for the Euro..

Finnish centre-right eyes coalition talks as defeated Marin considers future

Finnish centre-right eyes coalition talks as defeated Marin considers future

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Outgoing Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin was left to consider her future after she conc..

HSBC board recommends shareholders vote against spin-off resolution

HSBC board recommends shareholders vote against spin-off resolution

HONG KONG (Reuters) – HSBC Holdings Plc’s board is unanimous in recommending that shareholders vote against proposals to r..

German regulator hands EY 2-year audit ban over Wirecard scandal – Handelsblatt

German regulator hands EY 2-year audit ban over Wirecard scandal – Handelsblatt

BERLIN (Reuters) – German accounting watchdog APAS has banned EY from taking on new audits for companies of public interest for ..

Mitsubishi UFJ to postpone AT1 bond issuance in Credit Suisse fallout

Mitsubishi UFJ to postpone AT1 bond issuance in Credit Suisse fallout

TOKYO (Reuters) – Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc <8306.T> has postponed the issuance of Additional Tier-1 (AT1) debt, ..

Global factory activity weakens as demand falters

Global factory activity weakens as demand falters

By Jonathan Cable and Leika Kihara LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Global factory activity weakened in March as consumers feeling the p..

Extraordinary rollercoaster&#8217;, Good Friday talks remembered 25 years on

Extraordinary rollercoaster’, Good Friday talks remembered 25 years on

By Padraic Halpin and Amanda Ferguson BELFAST (Reuters) – On April 7, 1998, the head of Northern Ireland’s largest unionis..

Tesla posts record quarterly deliveries after price cuts, up 4% from Q4

Tesla posts record quarterly deliveries after price cuts, up 4% from Q4

By Akash Sriram and Hyunjoo Jin (Reuters) – Tesla Inc on Sunday posted record quarterly vehicle deliveries, but quarter-on-quart..

Endeavor nears deal to buy Vince McMahon&#8217;s WWE -sources

Endeavor nears deal to buy Vince McMahon’s WWE -sources

By Milana Vinn, Anirban Sen and Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) – Endeavor Group Holdings Inc, the parent of the popular UFC mixed ma..

Parisians vote to ban e-scooters from French capital

Parisians vote to ban e-scooters from French capital

PARIS (Reuters) – An overwhelming majority of Parisians voted to ban electric scooters from the streets of the French capital on..

BMW bets on design and recycling, not mining, to lower battery costs

BMW bets on design and recycling, not mining, to lower battery costs

By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann BERLIN (Reuters) -BMW is betting on efficient design and recycling to bring down battery cos..

InPost sees better margin in Poland, plans no job cuts this year

InPost sees better margin in Poland, plans no job cuts this year

By Olivier Sorgho GDANSK (Reuters) -Parcel locker firm InPost forecast on Friday margin improvement in its key Poland market and ruled..

ABB to launch $1 billion share buyback on April 3

ABB to launch $1 billion share buyback on April 3

ZURICH (Reuters) – ABB will launch its new $1 billion share buyback on April 3, the Swiss engineering company said on Friday, wi..