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Germany promises G7 show of unity against Russia as ministers meet

Germany promises G7 show of unity against Russia as ministers meet

By Alexander Ratz and John Irish WEISSENHAUS, Germany (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from the G7 group of rich nations aim to giv..

Explainer-How N.Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

Explainer-How N.Korea’s COVID-19 outbreak could ignite a major health crisis

By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s admission that it is battling an “explosive” ..

Analysis: Traders ready for wilder swings as rate rises stoke volatility

Analysis: Traders ready for wilder swings as rate rises stoke volatility

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Saikat Chatterjee and Davide Barbuscia LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Traders in the world’s largest mar..

AllianceBernstein Adds New AI-Powered Investment Capability

AllianceBernstein Adds New AI-Powered Investment Capability

  AB bolsters Natural Language Processing investing capabilities London, United Kingdom, [May 4, 2022] – AllianceBernstein ..

AXA, Unilever to join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund

AXA, Unilever to join new 1 billion euro regenerative agriculture fund

ZURICH (Reuters) – Insurer Axa and consumer goods group Unilever plan to invest 100 million euros each into a new 1 billion euro..

ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike

ECB firms up expectations for July interest rate hike

LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has firmed up expectations that it will raise its benchmark interest rate in Jul..

Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine as war pummels economy – ILO

Nearly 5 million jobs lost in Ukraine as war pummels economy – ILO

LONDON (Reuters) – Around 4.8 million jobs have been lost in Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in February, as the..

Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data

Shares drop, yields shoot up after U.S. inflation data

By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – World shares turned lower on Wednesday and bond yields shot up after U.S. data showed inflati..

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

Dollar moves off lows on heels of inflation data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar moved sharply off its lows on Wednesday and briefly turned positive on the ..

Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe

Ukraine pushes Russian forces back, restricts gas flow to Europe

By Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Landay KYIV/VILHIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces reported battlefield gains on Wednesday in a ..

Factbox-Potential bidders in Norway’s first offshore wind tender

Factbox-Potential bidders in Norway’s first offshore wind tender

By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) – Norway has earmarked two areas in the North Sea to accommodate up to 4.5 gigawatt (GW) of floating..

QR Code Payments to Reach $3 Trillion Globally by 2025, with Integrated Loyalty Schemes Driving Market Value

QR Code Payments to Reach $3 Trillion Globally by 2025, with Integrated Loyalty Schemes Driving Market Value

Basingstoke, UK – 9th May 2022: A new study from Juniper Research has predicted that the global spend using QR code payments will reac..

SHARE BUYBACKS LIKE BP’S SET TO GENERATE EUROPE EQUITY OUTPERFORMANCE VERSUS US SAYS THE GROUP OF BOUTIQUE FUND MANAGERS (GBAM)

SHARE BUYBACKS LIKE BP’S SET TO GENERATE EUROPE EQUITY OUTPERFORMANCE VERSUS US SAYS THE GROUP OF BOUTIQUE FUND MANAGERS (GBAM)

  5th May 2022:The compounding effects of share buybacks, since the 1980s, have been identified as the critical factor enabling t..

What it means to be wealthy 

What it means to be wealthy 

  You can’t argue that this new decade has been a challenge no matter where you are in the world. From health crisis, – men..

Wall Street set to open higher, oil prices extend losses

Wall Street set to open higher, oil prices extend losses

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) -European stock indexes rose on Tuesday as risk appetite showed some signs of picking up again ..

Explainer-What will a Marcos presidency in the Philippines look like?

Explainer-What will a Marcos presidency in the Philippines look like?

By Martin Petty (Reuters) – Ferdinand Marcos Jr has swept an election in the Philippines and will begin a six-year term as presi..

Tesla stutters under tighter Shanghai lockdown; Beijing keeps hunting COVID

Tesla stutters under tighter Shanghai lockdown; Beijing keeps hunting COVID

By David Stanway and Martin Quin Pollard SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Tesla operated its Shanghai plant well below capacity on Tuesday,..

Factbox-UK government sets out priorities in Queen’s speech

Factbox-UK government sets out priorities in Queen’s speech

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes to reset his government on Tuesday with plans aimed at winning bac..

For some European states, rising debt costs rekindle 2011 crisis memories

For some European states, rising debt costs rekindle 2011 crisis memories

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – The rise in European bond yields is alarming some economists, who warn that Italy and Gre..

Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie

By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Bitcoin has scant experience with rising interest rates, posing perils for..

Nintendo announces 10-1 stock split; sees Switch sales falling 9%

Nintendo announces 10-1 stock split; sees Switch sales falling 9%

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Nintendo Co Ltd on Tuesday made a play for the hearts of retail investors, announc..

European stocks make tentative gains amid global growth worries

European stocks make tentative gains amid global growth worries

(Reuters) -European stocks rose from two-month lows on Tuesday, as bargain hunters returned to buy beaten-down shares following a brui..

EV maker Lucid to launch luxury sedans in Europe in late 2022

EV maker Lucid to launch luxury sedans in Europe in late 2022

(Reuters) – Electric carmaker Lucid Group plans to launch luxury sedans in Europe later this year, as the Tesla rival aims to ex..

On possible nuclear strike, Russia says: it’s all in our military doctrine

On possible nuclear strike, Russia says: it’s all in our military doctrine

LONDON (Reuters) – Asked if Russia would rule out a preemptive tactical nuclear strike on Ukraine, Russia’s deputy foreign..

Analysis: Deal-making frenzy comes to London’s West End

Analysis: Deal-making frenzy comes to London’s West End

By Iain Withers and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) – The exclusive cadre of landlords that run London’s bustling West En..

Stocks slide on growth fears, oil tumbles

Stocks slide on growth fears, oil tumbles

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stock indexes around the world fell sharply on Monday and the dollar reversed course after ..

Marcos, son of strongman, triumphs in Philippines presidential election

Marcos, son of strongman, triumphs in Philippines presidential election

By Karen Lema and Neil Jerome Morales MANILA, (Reuters) -Ferdinand Marcos Jr clinched a stunning runaway victory in the Philippines..

Exclusive-Germany prepares crisis plan for abrupt end to Russian gas – sources

Exclusive-Germany prepares crisis plan for abrupt end to Russian gas – sources

By John O’Donnell BERLIN (Reuters) – German officials are quietly preparing for any sudden halt in Russian gas supplies wi..

Portugal set to start up Europe’s largest floating solar park

Portugal set to start up Europe’s largest floating solar park

By Sergio Goncalves and Miguel Pereira ALQUEVA, Portugal (Reuters) – Two tugboats have moved a vast array of 12,000 solar panels..

Putin’s Victory Day speech leaves no clue on future escalation

Putin’s Victory Day speech leaves no clue on future escalation

By Pavel Polityuk and Jonathan Landay KYIV/KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -Vladimir Putin exhorted Russians to battle in a defiant Victory..

Exclusive-Germany, Qatar at odds over terms in talks on LNG supply deal -sources

Exclusive-Germany, Qatar at odds over terms in talks on LNG supply deal -sources

By Marwa Rashad, Andrew Mills and Christoph Steitz LONDON (Reuters) – Germany and Qatar have hit difficulties in talks over long..

Bitcoin falls to 22-month low as stock markets tumble

Bitcoin falls to 22-month low as stock markets tumble

By Alun John and Elizabeth Howcroft HONG KONG / LONDON (Reuters) -Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since July 2021 on Monday as slumpi..

EU considers more funds for eastern states in bid for deal on Russia oil ban

EU considers more funds for eastern states in bid for deal on Russia oil ban

By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission is considering offering landlocked eastern European Union states mo..

ConocoPhillips plans $1.1 billion investment as Norway oil sector heats up

ConocoPhillips plans $1.1 billion investment as Norway oil sector heats up

By Nora Buli and Nerijus Adomaitis SANDEFJORD, Norway (Reuters) -ConocoPhillips submitted on Monday a plan to develop an oil discovery..

Airline body IATA sees industry recovery now in 2023

Airline body IATA sees industry recovery now in 2023

RIYADH (Reuters) -The head of the world’s biggest airline trade body said on Monday passenger traffic was recovering faster than..

BoE’s Saunders worries inflation will be higher than forecasts

BoE’s Saunders worries inflation will be higher than forecasts

By David Milliken and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) -Bank of England policymaker Michael Saunders, who called in vain for a big i..

Finding our inner wealth sets us free

Finding our inner wealth sets us free

  By Diana Chambers, the Family Wealth Mentor We all have relationships with money, just as we have relationships wi..