UK consumer mood hits one-year high, but financial gloom persists
(Reuters) – British consumer confidence rose this month to its highest level in a year, helped by improving sentiment around the..
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Tourists to get chance to walk in King Charles’ coronation footsteps
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s Westminster Abbey said visitors will get the chance this summer to follow King Charles’ ..
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Denmark invites Nord Stream operator to help salvage unidentified object
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark on Thursday invited the Russian-controlled operator of the Nord Stream..
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Finnish businessman Zilliacus ready to pay premium for Manchester United
By Akash Sriram (Reuters) – Finnish entrepreneur Thomas Zilliacus has placed a bid for Manchester United and is willing to pay a..
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Virgin Orbit says space startup in talks with potential investors
(Reuters) – Billionaire Richard Branson’s cash-strapped satellite launch company Virgin Orbit Holdings said on Thursday it..
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New York holds top spot, London second in Z/Yen financial centre survey
LONDON (Reuters) – New York kept the top spot in the latest rankings of global financial centres from Z/Yen Group on Thursday, w..
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Norway wealth fund to vote for labour rights motion at Starbucks AGM
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s $1.3 trillion wealth fund, one of the world’s largest investors, will vote in favour of a ..
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Swiss National Bank raises rates, says bank crisis stopped
By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points on Thursday and declare..
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HSBC appoints new markets head amid wider investment bank reshuffle
By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) – HSBC has appointed Patrick George as head of markets and securities services, according to ..
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Zur Rose delays profitability break-even to 2024
By Anastasiia Kozlova and Tristan Chabba (Reuters) – Swiss online drug retailer Zur Rose on Thursday said it will not reach brea..
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Lloyd’s of London swings to 2022 pre-tax loss
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Lloyd’s of London swung to a pre-tax loss in 2022 and took writedowns on its fixed-income investment..
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Oil spills and near misses: more ghost tankers ship sanctioned fuel
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught..
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Oil dips after Fed comments, US crude stock build
By Stephanie Kelly and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Thursday following three sessions of gains, after Federal R..
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Bitcoin falls 4.5% to $26,916
(Reuters) – Bitcoin dropped 4.5% to $26,916 at 20:07 GMT on Wednesday, losing $1,276 from its previous close. Bitcoin, the world..
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Inflation boosts Jeronimo Martins’ Q4 profit but dents margins
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s second-largest retailer Jeronimo Martins on Wednesday posted a 23% jump in fourth-quarter ne..
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Exclusive-Ardian explores taking Italian tower operator INWIT private-sources
By Milana Vinn and Amy-Jo Crowley (Reuters) – French investment firm Ardian is in the early stages of exploring a bid for Italy&..
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Oil up 2% as dollar weakens on small US Fed rate hike
By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about 2% to a one-week high on Wednesday as the dollar slid to a six-week low af..
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Fed in spotlight with US focus on stability, First Republic
By Nupur Anand, Andrea Shalal and Balazs Koranyi (Reuters) – U.S. authorities are set to explore ways to bolster financial stabi..
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Telecom Italia in talks with unions on up to 2,000 job cuts in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) is seeking to cut as many as 2,000 jobs in Italy through a voluntary early retirement sch..
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Screening of ‘Winnie the Pooh’ horror film cancelled in Hong Kong
By Jessie Pang and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -The screening of “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey”, a British slashe..
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EXCLUSIVE-Olympics-Paris 2024 plans Games relay changes, fewer torches-source
BERLIN (Reuters) – Paris 2024 Olympic torchbearers may not all get to keep their torches as a cherished memento of the Games bec..
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Portuguese airline TAP swings to profit earlier than expected
LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese airline TAP swung to a profit in 2022, earlier than expected in its restructuring plan, as rising ..
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Energy bill support pushes UK budget deficit to February record
By Andy Bruce and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) -Britain recorded the largest budget deficit for any February since at least 1993 ..
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KKR sells 50% stake in Spain’s X-elio to partner Brookfield
MADRID (Reuters) – U.S.-based buyout fund KKR has agreed to sell a 50% stake in Spanish renewable energy company X-elio to Canad..
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Maserati aims at driving margins higher before any spin-off talk
By Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – Maserati aims to increase its margin on operating profit to 15% in the next 12 months and..
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Dollar pauses for breath as Fed swings into focus
By Rae Wee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar steadied in a holiday-thinned Asia session on Tuesday, though it struggled to lift f..
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SSE to invest $122 million in Scottish pumped hydro project
LONDON (Reuters) – British power generator SSE will invest 100 million pounds ($122 million) in a Scottish pumped hydro scheme w..
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EU’s EIB to override Turkey lending ban with earthquake aid
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union’s lending arm, the European Investment Bank, is to temporarily override its n..
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U.S. oil exports to Europe hit record in March on steep discounts
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – U.S. crude exports to Europe have hit a record 2.1 million barrels per day on average s..
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Bank shares rise after Credit Suisse rescue eases crisis
By Amanda Cooper and John Revill (Reuters) -U.S. banking stocks rose on Monday and Europe’s lenders recovered from a sharp early..
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Analysis-Investors stick to bets on early end to ECB hikes as uncertainty grows
By Yoruk Bahceli and Naomi Rovnick AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Investors held tight to bets that banking jitters would rein in the ECB..
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Credit Suisse $54 billion lifeline offers limited respite to global banks
By John Revill, Amanda Cooper and Tom Sims (Reuters) -Credit Suisse sought to shore up its liquidity and restore investor confidence o..
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Instant View: ECB sticks with big rate hike even as bank fears roil markets
(Reuters) – The European Central Bank pushed through another big increase in interest rates on Thursday, sticking with its quest..
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Oil prices steady as news of Saudi, Russia meeting calms investors
By Shariq Khan BENGALURU -Oil prices steadied on Thursday after dropping to near 15-month lows earlier in the session, supported by re..
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Big ECB hike adds fuel to the banking sector fire
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone bank shares hit a ten-week low on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) rai..
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EU announces plans to lead green industrial revolution
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission presented the centrepieces of a strategy on Thursday to ensure its in..
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Britain announces 205 million pound auction for renewable power projects
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s next auction round to spur renewable power projects will be worth about 205 million pounds ($247 mi..
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