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Euro zone’s shadow banks face risk of margin calls, ECB says

Euro zone’s shadow banks face risk of margin calls, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone shadow banks face the risk of receiving large margin calls or client redemptions they cannot mee..

Britain to launch South Korea trade talks as president visits

Britain to launch South Korea trade talks as president visits

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -Britain rolled out the red carpet for South Korea’s president on Tuesday at the start of a s..

EU lawmakers urge COP28 climate summit to take aim at fossil fuels

EU lawmakers urge COP28 climate summit to take aim at fossil fuels

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Parliament called on Tuesday for a global deal at the U.N. COP28 climate summit..

Spain’s Grenergy to expand in US under $2.8 billion plan

Spain’s Grenergy to expand in US under $2.8 billion plan

By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Grenergy plans to more than double its U.S. solar power generation projects ..

Firmer pound weighs on FTSE 100 ahead of interim budget; Ashtead tanks

Firmer pound weighs on FTSE 100 ahead of interim budget; Ashtead tanks

By Siddarth S and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 dipped on Monday, weighed by a stronger pound and a slide in shares ..

European shares inch up after robust week; Bayer tanks

European shares inch up after robust week; Bayer tanks

By Ankika Biswas and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -European shares edged higher on Monday after a strong week driven by aggressive b..

From Lululemon to Birkenstock, duplicate styles lure holiday shoppers

From Lululemon to Birkenstock, duplicate styles lure holiday shoppers

By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lauren Maginness is a fan of Lululemon. But the 31-year-old product marketer in New Yo..

Brent, US crude futures climb over 2% as OPEC cuts expected

Brent, US crude futures climb over 2% as OPEC cuts expected

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Brent and U.S. crude futures climbed more than 2.5%, gaining $2 a barrel on Monday, as further supply..

OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft in Silicon Valley twist

OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft in Silicon Valley twist

By Jeffrey Dastin, Anna Tong and Stephanie Kelly SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, whi..

Factbox-German budget crisis tests limits of its ‘debt brake’

Factbox-German budget crisis tests limits of its ‘debt brake’

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s constitutional court ruled last week that the coalition government’s decision to re-all..

UK says new science initiative to work on climate-resilient crops

UK says new science initiative to work on climate-resilient crops

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce a new science initiative to bring together work on developin..

Factbox-What is OPEC+ and how does it impact oil prices?

Factbox-What is OPEC+ and how does it impact oil prices?

(Reuters) – The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies, including Russia, are known as OPEC+ an..

National Grid’s Massachusetts utilities submit clean energy investment plan

National Grid’s Massachusetts utilities submit clean energy investment plan

(Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid said on Friday its two utility firms in Massachusetts have submitted a clean energy in..

BP seeks partnerships to navigate renewables storm

BP seeks partnerships to navigate renewables storm

By Christoph Steitz and Ron Bousso BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – BP is seeking partners for offshore wind projects in Japan and may ..

Analysis-Fewer shoppers in Burberry stores complicates design overhaul

Analysis-Fewer shoppers in Burberry stores complicates design overhaul

By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – The slowdown in the luxury market following a post-pandemic boom could not come at a worse t..

Analysis-What China’s Xi gained from his Biden meeting

Analysis-What China’s Xi gained from his Biden meeting

By Michael Martina, Trevor Hunnicutt and Greg Torode SAN FRANCISCO/HONG KONG (Reuters) -When Chinese President Xi Jinping met executiv..

Analysis-China needs to pull ‘multiple levers’ for property turnaround, say analysts

Analysis-China needs to pull ‘multiple levers’ for property turnaround, say analysts

By Clare Jim, Davide Barbuscia and Karin Strohecker HONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – China’s direct interventions to ease a ..

Risk rally sputters as bullish investors pause

Risk rally sputters as bullish investors pause

By Koh Gui Qing and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks snapped a five-day rally on Thursday as investors took a breath..

Citi CEO Fraser touts ‘clear benefits’ of diversifying supply chains

Citi CEO Fraser touts ‘clear benefits’ of diversifying supply chains

(Reuters) – Geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic shocks are spurring businesses and governments into reconfiguring their supp..

Explainer-What is Black Friday? And will shoppers find bargains this year?

Explainer-What is Black Friday? And will shoppers find bargains this year?

By Juveria Tabassum and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Retailers are preparing for what they hope will be yet another record-setting..

Oil prices hit 4-month low on concerns about U.S., Chinese economy

Oil prices hit 4-month low on concerns about U.S., Chinese economy

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices dropped more than 5% on Thursday to their lowest in four months, as investors worrie..

Exclusive-OpenAI explores how to get ChatGPT into classrooms

Exclusive-OpenAI explores how to get ChatGPT into classrooms

By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – OpenAI, whose generative AI products initially raised fears of widespread cheating on h..

Sweden plans new nuclear reactors by 2035, will share costs

Sweden plans new nuclear reactors by 2035, will share costs

By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s government said it aimed to build the equivalent of two new conventional n..

UK lenders step up mortgage price battle as inflation slows

UK lenders step up mortgage price battle as inflation slows

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – British lenders have accelerated price cuts on mortgages as competition intensifies, inflatio..

European companies exploring ways to boost rare metal supply

European companies exploring ways to boost rare metal supply

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European companies are exploring ways to replace the gallium and germanium supply put ..

Dollar gains after U.S. retail sales fall less than expected

Dollar gains after U.S. retail sales fall less than expected

By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar gained on Wednesday after U.S. retail sales fell less than exp..

UK’s Hunt readies growth plan after fall in inflation

UK’s Hunt readies growth plan after fall in inflation

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will change gear next week to fo..

Factbox-What you need to know about Ampere, Renault’s EV unit

Factbox-What you need to know about Ampere, Renault’s EV unit

PARIS (Reuters) -French car maker Renault is holding an investor day for its electric vehicle unit Ampere, which was carved out from R..

Indonesia hosts regional defence chiefs amid multiple global crises

Indonesia hosts regional defence chiefs amid multiple global crises

By Stanley Widianto and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Defence ministers in ASEAN called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a d..

Analysis-Santa’s sleigh to be lighter as people buy fewer toys

Analysis-Santa’s sleigh to be lighter as people buy fewer toys

By Richa Naidu and Aishwarya Venugopal LONDON (Reuters) – Santa Claus may not have as much to give this year because hard up sho..

King Charles celebrates 75th birthday by launching new food project

King Charles celebrates 75th birthday by launching new food project

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles celebrated his 75th birthday on Tuesday and used the occasion to kickstart a new scheme..

Analysis-Europe’s problems are far bigger than a shallow recession

Analysis-Europe’s problems are far bigger than a shallow recession

By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone appears to be in the middle of another recession but worries about whether..

Strong pay growth in UK spreads to public sector, survey shows

Strong pay growth in UK spreads to public sector, survey shows

LONDON (Reuters) – Strong pay growth in Britain’s private sector will be matched in the public sector in the year ahead, a..

Britain’s Global Investment Summit draws top banking bosses

Britain’s Global Investment Summit draws top banking bosses

LONDON (Reuters) – JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon will attend Britain’s Global Inves..

Climate change likely to boost inflation, Bank of England’s Mann says

Climate change likely to boost inflation, Bank of England’s Mann says

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change and countries’ different approaches to combat it are likely boost infl..

Analysis-Electric car demand set to stall in Europe’s ‘valley of death’

Analysis-Electric car demand set to stall in Europe’s ‘valley of death’

By Victoria Waldersee and Nick Carey BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – After years of accelerating growth, Europe’s electric car s..

Take Five: That rate cut trade

Take Five: That rate cut trade

LONDON (Reuters) -Markets are keen to trade rate cuts and big central banks are pushing back, shining a new light on upcoming data in ..