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British minister to meet Taiwan president, drawing China’s anger

British minister to meet Taiwan president, drawing China’s anger

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A British minister will visit Taiwan this week for trade talks and meet President Tsai Ing-wen, his office sa..

Russia’s Sberbank sues Glencore for $116 million over oil supplies

Russia’s Sberbank sues Glencore for $116 million over oil supplies

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s largest lender, Sberbank, is suing global commodities trader Glencore for around 117 million e..

Mini-budget’ fallout hits UK house prices in October – Halifax

Mini-budget’ fallout hits UK house prices in October – Halifax

LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices fell in October at the fastest monthly rate since February 2021, a fresh sign of weakness in th..

Analysis-Runaway prices have central Europe on the ropes

Analysis-Runaway prices have central Europe on the ropes

By Gergely Szakacs and Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk BUDAPEST/WARSAW (Reuters) – While inflation in western Europe is largely expected..

China’s COVID resurgence spurs new curbs, Foxconn imposes restrictions

China’s COVID resurgence spurs new curbs, Foxconn imposes restrictions

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s escalating COVID-19 resurgence has spurred authorities and companies, including key iPhone ma..

Oil prices slide as hopes for China demand rebound fade

Oil prices slide as hopes for China demand rebound fade

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices fell more than $1 a barrel on Monday after Chinese officials on the weekend reiterated..

Six in ten Britons will spend less at Christmas -Deloitte survey

Six in ten Britons will spend less at Christmas -Deloitte survey

LONDON (Reuters) – Six in ten Britons believe they will have less money to spend over the Christmas period than last year, accor..

“Live up to your climate promises,” UK PM will say

“Live up to your climate promises,” UK PM will say

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will on Monday use a speech at the United Nations climate ..

Facebook parent Meta is preparing large-scale layoffs this week – WSJ

Facebook parent Meta is preparing large-scale layoffs this week – WSJ

(Reuters) – Meta Platforms Inc is planning to begin large-scale layoffs this week that will affect thousands of employees, the W..

ECB, UniCredit clash over capital plans, Russia presence, FT says

ECB, UniCredit clash over capital plans, Russia presence, FT says

(Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) has clashed with UniCredit over the Italian lender’s plans to return cash to s..

Twitter asks some laid off workers to come back, Bloomberg reports

Twitter asks some laid off workers to come back, Bloomberg reports

(Reuters) – After Twitter Inc laid off roughly half its staff on Friday following Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition, the..

Euro zone downturn deepened in Oct, winter recession likely -PMI

Euro zone downturn deepened in Oct, winter recession likely -PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone business activity contracted last month at the fastest pace since late 2020 as high inflation and f..

Shares in Monte dei Paschi plunge 14% after capital raise

Shares in Monte dei Paschi plunge 14% after capital raise

MILAN (Reuters) – Shares in Monte dei Paschi di Siena plunged 14% on Friday, triggering an automatic trading suspension, after t..

Britain launches scheme to pay homes to curb electricity use

Britain launches scheme to pay homes to curb electricity use

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid on Friday launched a scheme to pay homeowners and businesses to curb their elec..

German industrial orders drop in Sept on foreign demand slump

German industrial orders drop in Sept on foreign demand slump

BERLIN (Reuters) – German industrial orders fell more than expected in September, weighed down by a sharp fall in foreign demand..

Nissan says talks with Renault focused on better competing in electric cars

Nissan says talks with Renault focused on better competing in electric cars

By Kevin Krolicki and David Dolan TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan Motor Co’s talks with Renault SA are focused on optimising their inves..

UK new car sales up by nearly a quarter in October – SMMT

UK new car sales up by nearly a quarter in October – SMMT

(Reuters) – British new car registrations rose for the third consecutive month in October, up by around a quarter, according to ..

British PM Sunak expected to shelve plans to privatise Channel 4 -FT

British PM Sunak expected to shelve plans to privatise Channel 4 -FT

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to put off the proposed privatisation of publicly-owned broadcaster C..

Britain’s Prince William unveils finalists for Earthshot environmental prize

Britain’s Prince William unveils finalists for Earthshot environmental prize

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince William on Friday unveiled the finalists for his Earthshot prize, which awards 1 milli..

North Korea fires artillery into sea as South Korea and U.S. pledge cooperation

North Korea fires artillery into sea as South Korea and U.S. pledge cooperation

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired about 80 artillery rounds into a maritime border zone overnight, South Korea said on Friday, as def..

Chaos, confusion reign ahead of Twitter layoffs

Chaos, confusion reign ahead of Twitter layoffs

By Sheila Dang and Katie Paul (Reuters) – Fear and dread spread across Twitter Inc offices on Thursday as 7,500 employees from S..

World equities fall, U.S. Treasury yields rise after hawkish Fed

World equities fall, U.S. Treasury yields rise after hawkish Fed

By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global equities fell while U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday as investors weighed hawkish com..

Euronext Italian arm to become group-wide clearer from end 2023

Euronext Italian arm to become group-wide clearer from end 2023

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Pan-European stock exchange Euronext said on Thursday that customers will be able to clear all s..

Investors trim bets for peak Bank of England rate

Investors trim bets for peak Bank of England rate

LONDON (Reuters) – Investors trimmed their bets on the peak for British interest rates on Thursday after the Bank of England tol..

Italy’s Leonardo raises FY orders guidance after strong nine months

Italy’s Leonardo raises FY orders guidance after strong nine months

ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s state-controlled defence group Leonardo on Thursday raised its full-year guidance after reporting a size..

Analysis: Energy market turmoil shakes Europe’s green power plan

Analysis: Energy market turmoil shakes Europe’s green power plan

By Susanna Twidale, Isla Binnie and Kate Abnett (Reuters) – Europe’s plan to roughly double renewable power generation by ..

World’s top bankers expect markets to stay turbulent

World’s top bankers expect markets to stay turbulent

By Xie Yu and Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – Central banks will get inflation under control, but there will be turbulence in ..

Energy crisis putting most German firms under duress -survey

Energy crisis putting most German firms under duress -survey

BERLIN (Reuters) -The energy crisis is impacting nearly every branch of the German economy, with the number of companies that see high..

Russian gold miner Polymetal’s Q3 revenue down 13% y/y

Russian gold miner Polymetal’s Q3 revenue down 13% y/y

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Polymetal’s third-quarter revenue fell by 13% year on year to $714 million due to accumulated inventory and lo..

Central banks ease off on rate hike push in October

Central banks ease off on rate hike push in October

By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace and scale of rate hikes delivered by central banks around t..

Britain’s Metro Bank returned to profit in September, sees no customer stress

Britain’s Metro Bank returned to profit in September, sees no customer stress

LONDON (Reuters) – Metro Bank said on Wednesday it returned to profit in September by keeping a tight rein on costs and has so f..

Catering group Sodexo targets operating margin above 6% in 2025

Catering group Sodexo targets operating margin above 6% in 2025

(Reuters) -French catering and food services group Sodexo onWednesday forecast organic sales growth of between 6% and 8% for fiscal 20..

Big brands set to miss plastic sustainability targets

Big brands set to miss plastic sustainability targets

By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Some of the world’s biggest consumer goods companies, including PepsiCo, Mars and Nestl..

Quebec’s elected officials must swear oath to King Charles to sit in National Assembly

Quebec’s elected officials must swear oath to King Charles to sit in National Assembly

(Reuters) – Quebec National Assembly speaker ruled on Tuesday that all elected members must swear an oath to Britain’s Kin..

Asian shares rise, dollar dips ahead of Fed policy decision

Asian shares rise, dollar dips ahead of Fed policy decision

By Stella Qiu SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares climbed on Wednesday, led by Chinese stocks on reopening hopes, while the dollar s..

EA lowers bookings expectation on strong dollar, gaming slowdown

EA lowers bookings expectation on strong dollar, gaming slowdown

By Tiyashi Datta and Aditya Soni (Reuters) -Electronic Arts Inc lowered its annual bookings forecast on Tuesday as the publisher of &#..

France’s Thales says hackers claim to have stolen data

France’s Thales says hackers claim to have stolen data

PARIS (Reuters) -French defence and technology group Thales said on Tuesday the hacker group LockBit 3.0 claimed to have stolen some o..