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Stocks, bond prices ease in see-saw session as investors mull ‘soft landing’

Stocks, bond prices ease in see-saw session as investors mull ‘soft landing’

By Herbert Lash and Naomi Rovnick NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Bond prices and a gauge..

Euro zone inflation jump cools case for ECB rate cuts

Euro zone inflation jump cools case for ECB rate cuts

By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation jumped as expected last m..

Shipping stocks rise, biggest gainers in Europe at start of 2024

Shipping stocks rise, biggest gainers in Europe at start of 2024

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Shipping companies have been the best perfo..

Spanish regions reintroduce mask wearing in medical centres amid flu spike

Spanish regions reintroduce mask wearing in medical centres amid flu spike

MADRID (Reuters) – Five Spanish regions have announced the reintroduction of r..

Walgreens slashes dividend even as Q1 profit beats estimates

Walgreens slashes dividend even as Q1 profit beats estimates

(Reuters) -U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday nearly halved it..

German travel industry expects higher revenues, fewer travellers in 2024

German travel industry expects higher revenues, fewer travellers in 2024

(Reuters) – Sustained demand will boost revenues for the German travel industr..

German inflation rises in December due to base effects

German inflation rises in December due to base effects

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German inflation rose in December due to base ef..

Italy to put Africa development, AI at heart of its G7 presidency

Italy to put Africa development, AI at heart of its G7 presidency

By Giselda Vagnoni ROME (Reuters) – Supporting African development and tacklin..

Euro zone business activity shrank again in Dec, pointing to recession -PMI

Euro zone business activity shrank again in Dec, pointing to recession -PMI

By Indradip Ghosh BENGALURU (Reuters) – The contraction in euro zone business ..

French inflation rises 4.1% in December, as expected

French inflation rises 4.1% in December, as expected

PARIS (Reuters) -French consumer prices rose in December in line with expectations..

Generative AI’s wild 2023

Generative AI’s wild 2023

By Kenneth Li (Reuters) – ChatGPT was well on its way to becoming a househol..

Tesla delivers record Q4 cars, but China’s BYD steals top EV spot

Tesla delivers record Q4 cars, but China’s BYD steals top EV spot

By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Tesla delivered a record number of electric vehicles in t..

Renewable energy’s share on German power grids reaches 55% in 2023

Renewable energy’s share on German power grids reaches 55% in 2023

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The share of renewables on Germany’s power grids rose by ..

Oil prices gain 3% on supply concerns after oilfield shutdown in Libya

Oil prices gain 3% on supply concerns after oilfield shutdown in Libya

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed about 3% on Wednesday after..

Japan quake toll rises to 55 with many trapped under possibly thousands of homes

Japan quake toll rises to 55 with many trapped under possibly thousands of homes

By Kiyoshi Takenaka, Sakura Murakami and Kantaro Komiya WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) R..

Oil prices settle down 3% as Red Sea shipping disruptions ease

Oil prices settle down 3% as Red Sea shipping disruptions ease

By Shariq Khan BENGALURU (Reuters) -Oil prices fell 3% on Thursday as more shipping ..

Red Sea shipping workarounds add costs, delays for suppliers, retailers

Red Sea shipping workarounds add costs, delays for suppliers, retailers

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Toymaker Basic Fun’s team that overse..

Dollar hits 5-mth low against euro as Fed seen closer to rate cuts

Dollar hits 5-mth low against euro as Fed seen closer to rate cuts

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar slipped to a five-month low against..

Cybertruck designer says Tesla stainless steel pickup is no experiment

Cybertruck designer says Tesla stainless steel pickup is no experiment

By Nichola Groom and Cath Turner LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The angular, polarizi..

EU to extend emergency gas price cap for another year

EU to extend emergency gas price cap for another year

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to extend its ..

Steady hearts, steady hands as Vatican experts restore masterpieces

Steady hearts, steady hands as Vatican experts restore masterpieces

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Whenever Alessandra Zarelli, a res..

Bank of Spain trims growth outlook for 2024, 2025

Bank of Spain trims growth outlook for 2024, 2025

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -The Bank of Spain on Tuesday lowered the country..

Dollar jumps vs yen as BOJ sticks with ultra-loose policy

Dollar jumps vs yen as BOJ sticks with ultra-loose policy

By Rae Wee and Alun John NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar jumped against the yen ..

Factbox-Suez disruption: a new inflation risk on the horizon

Factbox-Suez disruption: a new inflation risk on the horizon

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A lengthy disruption of shipping via the Suez Canal coul..

VW cost-cutting drive includes less staff, faster development

VW cost-cutting drive includes less staff, faster development

By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen and worker re..

Factbox-Will Iceland volcano affect flights, what damage could be caused?

Factbox-Will Iceland volcano affect flights, what damage could be caused?

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A volcano erupted late on Monday on Iceland’s Reyk..

Kenya, EU advance economic partnership agreement to boost trade

Kenya, EU advance economic partnership agreement to boost trade

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya and the European Union moved closer to sealing an Ec..

UK to implement carbon levy on imported goods by 2027

UK to implement carbon levy on imported goods by 2027

By Kylie MacLellan LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it would implement a new..

Explainer-What’s next for the EU AI Act?

Explainer-What’s next for the EU AI Act?

By Supantha Mukherjee, Martin Coulter and Foo Yun Chee STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS/LONDON (Re..

How the world agreed to move away from fossil fuels at COP28

How the world agreed to move away from fossil fuels at COP28

By Maha El Dahan, David Stanway and Valerie Volcovici DUBAI (Reuters) – The ..

Italian food historian cooks up carbonara controversy

Italian food historian cooks up carbonara controversy

By Francesca Piscioneri ROME (Reuters) – Food is a serious business in Italy, ..

Major central banks hold rates steady as markets eye rapid cuts

Major central banks hold rates steady as markets eye rapid cuts

LONDON (Reuters) – Markets think it’s all over. After a lengthy and hist..

German institutes cut 2024 GDP forecast on uncertainty

German institutes cut 2024 GDP forecast on uncertainty

BERLIN (Reuters) – Three leading German economic institutes cut their 2024 eco..

BP challenges US energy regulator’s oversight of Venture Global LNG plant

BP challenges US energy regulator’s oversight of Venture Global LNG plant

By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) -BP PLC has challenged U.S. energy regulators..

Wall Street inches higher after CPI report, crude slides

Wall Street inches higher after CPI report, crude slides

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks inched higher in choppy trading on..

Explainer-How Sweden’s commercial real estate problems could spark financial meltdown

Explainer-How Sweden’s commercial real estate problems could spark financial meltdown

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Soaring interest rates and too much debt are weighing do..

Wall Street subdued, gold slides ahead of CPI, Fed

Wall Street subdued, gold slides ahead of CPI, Fed

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks were muted and gold slid on Wednesda..