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Boeing delivers 40 jets in August, up 5 from a year ago

Boeing delivers 40 jets in August, up 5 from a year ago

  (Reuters) – Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 40 commercial jets in August, up five from the same month in 2023 when it..

OPEC again lowers 2024, 2025 global oil demand growth view

OPEC again lowers 2024, 2025 global oil demand growth view

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC on Tuesday cut its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2024 reflecting data received..

Factbox-Which EU member states have introduced temporary border checks?

Factbox-Which EU member states have introduced temporary border checks?

(Reuters) -The European Union is dealing with an increase in legal and illegal migrant arrivals, spurring some member countries to tem..

Italy oyster farmers dream of pearls from warming Mediterranean

Italy oyster farmers dream of pearls from warming Mediterranean

GULF OF POETS, Italy – Pearls may soon be cultivated in European seas for the first time ever, as Italian oyster farmers seek to..

Books in, screens out: some Finnish pupils go back to paper after tech push

Books in, screens out: some Finnish pupils go back to paper after tech push

By Elviira Luoma and Anne Kauranen RIIHIMAKI, Finland (Reuters) – This autumn, pupils in the Finnish town of Riihimaki headed ba..

‘Loving and being loved’: UK’s Princess Kate says she is grateful after finishing chemotherapy

‘Loving and being loved’: UK’s Princess Kate says she is grateful after finishing chemotherapy

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, said on Monday she had finished her course of preventativ..

Citi says 2025 oil prices could average $60/bbl without deeper OPEC+ cuts

Citi says 2025 oil prices could average $60/bbl without deeper OPEC+ cuts

  (Reuters) – If producer group OPEC+ doesn’t reduce production further, the average price of oil could drop to $60 p..

German government agrees proposals for tax relief on EVs

German government agrees proposals for tax relief on EVs

  BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s coalition government has agreed to a proposal for tax reductions to promote the use of electr..

Exclusive-Intel CEO to pitch board on plans to shed assets, cut costs, source says

Exclusive-Intel CEO to pitch board on plans to shed assets, cut costs, source says

  By Max A. Cherney and Milana Vinn (Reuters) – Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger and key executives are expected to present a plan l..

Oil prices face pressure from slow China demand and inventory rise – Reuters poll

Oil prices face pressure from slow China demand and inventory rise – Reuters poll

By Anushree Ashish Mukherjee (Reuters) – Analysts have lowered their 2024 oil price outlook due to weak fuel demand from leading..

German inflation falls to 2.0% in August, aiding ECB rate cuts

German inflation falls to 2.0% in August, aiding ECB rate cuts

  By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – German inflation fell more than expected in August, declining to its lowest level in..

Flutter says it will appeal $330 million Georgia ruling

Flutter says it will appeal $330 million Georgia ruling

  DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish betting giant Flutter Entertainment said on Thursday it plans to appeal a $330 million ruling ag..

Iliad meets goal to become Europe’s 5th largest telecoms operator

Iliad meets goal to become Europe’s 5th largest telecoms operator

  By Gianluca Lo Nostro and Stephanie Hamel (Reuters) -France’s Iliad said on Thursday it had reached its goal to become Eu..

Aluminium giant Rusal’s first-half profit jumps 42% on strong prices, deliveries

Aluminium giant Rusal’s first-half profit jumps 42% on strong prices, deliveries

  (Reuters) -Russian aluminium giant Rusal reported a 41.6% rise in its first-half adjusted net profit on Thursday, as it managed..

Maersk says ocean shipping’s zero-emissions push needs government support

Maersk says ocean shipping’s zero-emissions push needs government support

  By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Alette Maersk was the first container vessel powered by low-carbon methanol..

Lego outperforms toy market with robust sales in Europe and North America

Lego outperforms toy market with robust sales in Europe and North America

  By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Lego’s sales of its colorful plastic bricks outpaced the overall ..

Hyundai Motor targets 30% rise in sales by 2030 as it doubles hybrid lineup

Hyundai Motor targets 30% rise in sales by 2030 as it doubles hybrid lineup

  By Heekyong Yang and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -Hyundai Motor said on Wednesday it was targeting annual global sales of 5.55 mi..

Analysis-Korea’s birth rate drive struggles to sway ‘YOLO’ generation

Analysis-Korea’s birth rate drive struggles to sway ‘YOLO’ generation

  By Jihoon Lee, Cynthia Kim and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – As South Korea scrambles to halt the sharp decline in its birt..

Suspected mpox case at Brazilian airport likely chickenpox, hospital says

Suspected mpox case at Brazilian airport likely chickenpox, hospital says

  SAO PAULO (Reuters) -A suspected case of mpox in a passenger at Brazil’s main international airport is likely chickenpox,..

Safe-haven yen, US dollar rally on escalating Middle East tension

Safe-haven yen, US dollar rally on escalating Middle East tension

  By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar rallied from an eight-month low on Monday, while the yen rose a..

Analysis-Astronauts’ plight piles pressure on Boeing’s struggling space unit

Analysis-Astronauts’ plight piles pressure on Boeing’s struggling space unit

  By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) – NASA’s decision to send Boeing’s Starliner capsule home without astro..

Aviation regulators press for global efforts to tackle turbulence

Aviation regulators press for global efforts to tackle turbulence

By Allison Lampert and Maki Shiraki MONTREAL/TOKYO (Reuters) – Aviation officials from Asia are making a case for global action ..

Nvidia Q2 sales likely to double, even a slight miss may hurt shares

Nvidia Q2 sales likely to double, even a slight miss may hurt shares

  By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) – Nvidia is likely to report on Wednesday that its second-quarter revenue more than doubled. ..

Meyer Burger halts solar plant in Colorado, plans restructuring

Meyer Burger halts solar plant in Colorado, plans restructuring

  ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss solar panel maker Meyer Burger said on Monday it was suspending plans for a plant in Colorado as it ann..

Cricket-England’s Wood ruled out of Sri Lanka series

Cricket-England’s Wood ruled out of Sri Lanka series

  (Reuters) – England fast bowler Mark Wood has been ruled out of the test series against Sri Lanka due to a thigh injury a..

Floods kill 13 in Indonesia’s North Maluku, two injured

Floods kill 13 in Indonesia’s North Maluku, two injured

  JAKARTA (Reuters) -Thirteen people were killed and two injured in Indonesia’s North Maluku province on Sunday after flood..

Iceland sees string of volcanic eruptions

Iceland sees string of volcanic eruptions

  COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula has seen a string of volcanic eruptions since 2021 when geological sy..

Extreme weather and geopolitics to send UK energy bills up 10%

Extreme weather and geopolitics to send UK energy bills up 10%

  By Catarina Demony and Radhika Anilkumar (Reuters) – British energy regulator Ofgem on Friday raised its price cap on hou..

UK regulator says Thames Water commits to remedies after licence breach

UK regulator says Thames Water commits to remedies after licence breach

  (Reuters) – Britain’s water regulator on Friday confirmed the implementation of commitments from struggling Thames ..

As Modi visits Poland, PM Tusk eyes stronger defence industry ties with India

As Modi visits Poland, PM Tusk eyes stronger defence industry ties with India

  By Anna Koper WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland wants to deepen its cooperation with India in the defence industry, Prime Ministe..

Bank of England to deliver one more rate cut this year, economists say: Reuters poll

Bank of England to deliver one more rate cut this year, economists say: Reuters poll

By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of England will cut interest rates just once more this year, in November, a..

Germany seizes almost 250,000 euros in cash in crypto ATM sting

Germany seizes almost 250,000 euros in cash in crypto ATM sting

Germany seizes almost 250,000 euros in cash in crypto ATM sting (This Aug. 20 story has been corrected to rectify the figure to 250,00..

Sun and holidays boost UK supermarket spending but Asda struggles, says NIQ

Sun and holidays boost UK supermarket spending but Asda struggles, says NIQ

  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Warm weather and household buying ahead of summer holidays accelerated sales growth at ..

UK employer pay awards soften in three months to July, Brightmine survey shows

UK employer pay awards soften in three months to July, Brightmine survey shows

  (Reuters) – Pay awards granted by British employers fell during the three months to July, according to a survey on Wednes..

Dollar slumps ahead of payrolls revisions, Powell speech

Dollar slumps ahead of payrolls revisions, Powell speech

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar fell to its lowest level since January on Tuesday as investors awaited revisio..

Europe’s Jupiter probe to stage daring lunar-Earth fly-by

Europe’s Jupiter probe to stage daring lunar-Earth fly-by

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -European scientists were poised to attempt a first in orbital gymnastics late on Monday, tapping into t..

Morning Bid: Greenback in the red as Jackson Hole looms

Morning Bid: Greenback in the red as Jackson Hole looms

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Samuel Indyk The volatility that rocked markets in early August appears to be ..