Meta fined $1.3 billion over data transfers to US – WSJ
(Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc has been fined $1.3 billion by European Union privacy regulators for sending user ..
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Britain chips away at NatWest stake with $1.6 billion share sale
By Iain Withers and Amy-Jo Crowley LONDON (Reuters) -British state-backed bank NatWest has agreed to buy 1.3 billion pounds ($1.6 bill..
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Explainer-How Wall Street is preparing for possible US debt default
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As talks over raising the U.S. government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling go down to the wir..
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Markets edgy as US debt ceiling talks near crunch time
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian stocks and Wall Street futures struggled on Monday as U.S. debt ceiling negotiations approached crunch ..
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Oil slips as U.S. debt caution offset supply concerns
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Monday as caution around the U.S. debt ceiling talks and concerns about dem..
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Allianz Trade Secures Seventh Consecutive Win as Best Trade Credit Insurance Company Asia Pacific at the 2023 Global Banking & Finance Awards®
Allianz Trade cements its leadership in Trade Credit Insurance, clinching top honors at the Global Banking & Finance Awards® 2023 ..
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Burberry shares drop as weak US demand overshadows China rebound
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British luxury fashion brand Burberry on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected fourth quarter sa..
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Aston Martin stock soars after $295 million on Geely investment
(Reuters) -Aston Martin’s stock popped nearly 22% on Thursday, after the luxury carmaker announced a 234 million pound investmen..
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Japanese businesses pledge UK investment ahead of Sunak meeting
LONDON (Reuters) – Japanese businesses have committed to invest almost 18 billion pounds ($23 billion) in Britain ahead of a mee..
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Australia’s push for faster EV uptake will be slow to charge
(This May 17 story has been corrected to say the rollout of chargers started small due to grid issues, not scaled back due to grid iss..
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Credit Suisse bond wipe-out will not trigger credit insurance payout
By Chiara Elisei LONDON (Reuters) -Holders of credit insurance linked to Credit Suisse bonds will not get a payout after a committee t..
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Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Southern Europe is bracing for a summer of ferocious drought, with some regions already suffering w..
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UK has held productive discussions with EU over car tariffs – minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has had productive discussions with the European Union about changing trading arrangements for car ma..
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Mitchells & Butlers pub group says costs start to ease
By Radhika Anilkumar (Reuters) -British pub and restaurant group Mitchells & Butlers PLC reported a fall in half-year profits on W..
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Low unemployment amongst young driving demand, says JD Sports boss
LONDON (Reuters) – Historically low unemployment for the young is driving demand for JD Sports Fashion’s trainers, joggers..
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European shares weighed by US debt ceiling concerns, slide in financials
By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – European shares slipped on Wednesday as concerns about whether the United States can avoid a debt ..
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Blackstone, Thomson Reuters consortium sells $3.4 billion LSEG shares at discount
(Reuters) -An investor consortium including U.S. buyout firm Blackstone and Thomson Reuters sold 33 million shares in the London Stock..
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Experian sees annual revenue growth on steady demand
(Reuters) – British credit data firm Experian Plc said on Wednesday it expects its annual organic revenue to grow between 4% and..
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Analysis-Southern Europe braces for climate change-fuelled summer of drought
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Southern Europe is bracing for a summer of ferocious drought, with some regions already suff..
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Macquarie raising hurdles to CDP joining KKR bid for Telecom Italia grid, sources say
By Elvira Pollina and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN (Reuters) -Australian fund Macquarie is raising legal hurdles over a plan backed by Italy&#..
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France to host pro-nuclear meet to push for EU recognition of climate benefits
By Kate Abnett and America Hernandez BRUSSELS (Reuters) -France will host a meeting of ministers from 16 pro-nuclear European states o..
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Agnelli investment firm hires former UK minister Osborne
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – Lingotto Investment Management, backed by Italy’s Agnelli family, has hired former British financ..
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UK competition watchdog steps up examination of grocery prices
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition watchdog will step up its work looking into grocery prices, but has so far not seen evid..
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India’s carmakers back zero duty on limited British imports under trade deal – sources
By Aditi Shah and Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian carmakers have agreed to eliminate import tax on a limited numbe..
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World stocks climb on hopes of successful debt ceiling outcome
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks rose on Monday on cautious optimism ahead of this week’s deliberations over the..
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Economist Odor picked as Slovakia’s caretaker prime minister
By Radovan Stoklasa and Jan Lopatka BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Respected economist Ludovit Odor was made Slovakia’s interim pr..
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Euro zone industry output falls sharply, with Ireland plunge
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone industrial production fell by far more than expected in March as output of capital goods plunged,..
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Record orders, strong sales drive strong Q2 for Siemens Energy
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Siemens Energy, which supplies equipment and services to the power sector, posted forecast-beating second-quarter..
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Oil slips as economic worries take focus off tighter supplies
By Florence Tan and Mohi Narayan (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Monday as concerns about fuel demand in the top global oil consumers, ..
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France’s AXA Q1 sales rise 2% as property policy demand grows
PARIS (Reuters) -AXA, Europe’s second-biggest insurance company, said first quarter sales rose 2% from the same period a year ea..
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Analysis-Jet orders boom as airlines fear shortage
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Planemakers can’t build them but airlines can’t stop buying them. Even as they wrest..
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Oil prices head for fourth weekly drop as demand fears weigh
By Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices slipped on Friday, heading for a fourth weekly decline, as renewed economic concerns in..
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G7 finance heads face tricky trade-off in debating steps to counter China
By Andrea Shalal and Christian Kraemer NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) -Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies will de..
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Orpea slides to annual loss of 4 billion euros on asset depreciation
By Diana Mandia and Federica Mileo (Reuters) -French nursing care provider Orpea, hit by multiple scandals including allegations of ma..
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UK finance minister Hunt: Good news the economy is growing
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Jeremy Hunt on Friday welcomed the latest GDP data which showed the economy ..
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With UK food price inflation at 46-year high, lawmakers launch probe
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers launched an investigation on Friday into the fairness of the country’s..
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Carrefour Brasil in talks with Barzel Properties over $260 million deal
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Carrefour Brasil said on Thursday it has entered into exclusive talks with Barzel Properties for the sale ..
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