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Dollar tentative as investors assess rate-hike path

Dollar tentative as investors assess rate-hike path

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was steady on Monday as investors digested a clutch of economic data released last week th..

Renault considers making mass-market EVs in India -sources

Renault considers making mass-market EVs in India -sources

By Aditi Shah and Gilles Guillaume NEW DELHI/PARIS (Reuters) -Renault is considering building a mass-market electric vehicle in India,..

Grid operator urges Ukrainians to save electricity as temperatures drop

Grid operator urges Ukrainians to save electricity as temperatures drop

By Olena Harmash KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine’s power grid operator issued a new appeal to civilians to save electricity on Friday as..

Soccer-Former star Italy striker Vialli dies aged 58

Soccer-Former star Italy striker Vialli dies aged 58

By Keith Weir and Alvise Armellini MILAN (Reuters) -Former Italy striker Gianluca Vialli, who earned 59 caps for his country and enjoy..

Euro zone economy sentiment rises in Dec, first time since start of Ukraine war

Euro zone economy sentiment rises in Dec, first time since start of Ukraine war

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone economic sentiment improved in December for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine,..

Sodexo tops Q1 sales estimates as people return to offices

Sodexo tops Q1 sales estimates as people return to offices

(Reuters) -French caterer Sodexo on Friday beat market estimates for first-quarter sales, as a return to the workplace and other venue..

Japan, UK to sign reciprocal access agreement for military officers -Yomiuri

Japan, UK to sign reciprocal access agreement for military officers -Yomiuri

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will sign a reciprocal access agreement for military officers with ..

Mercedez-Benz to deploy advanced automated driving system in Nevada

Mercedez-Benz to deploy advanced automated driving system in Nevada

By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) said on Thursday that German carmaker Mercedes-Benz can d..

Asian stocks edge up before U.S. jobs data, defying Wall Street selloff

Asian stocks edge up before U.S. jobs data, defying Wall Street selloff

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian equities gained on Friday while the dollar hovered near a one-month high as investors ..

Germany’s BaFin tells Eurex Clearing, Clearstream to clean up organisational deficiencies

Germany’s BaFin tells Eurex Clearing, Clearstream to clean up organisational deficiencies

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s financial supervisory authority (BaFin) said on Thursday it has ordered clearing house Eur..

Geely’s EV brand Zeekr aims to double sales in 2023, expand in Europe

Geely’s EV brand Zeekr aims to double sales in 2023, expand in Europe

By Joseph White LAS VEGAS (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle brand Zeekr aims to double sales in 2023 to about 140,000 vehicle..

Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles

Amazon CEO says job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles

By Jeffrey Dastin and Uday Sampath Kumar (Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc’s layoffs will now increase to more than 18,000 roles as part..

British shoppers defy cost-of-living crisis at Christmas

British shoppers defy cost-of-living crisis at Christmas

By James Davey and Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Britons spent more than expected over Christmas, Next, one of the country’s big..

UK’s Prince Harry declines to commit to attending King Charles’ coronation

UK’s Prince Harry declines to commit to attending King Charles’ coronation

LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Harry declined to commit to going to the coronation of his father King Charles, according to a clip fr..

Britain’s Next sees lower profit in 2023 as consumer outlook darkens

Britain’s Next sees lower profit in 2023 as consumer outlook darkens

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Britisah clothing retailer Next forecast lower profit in its 2023-24 year, reflecting uncertai..

Walmart paid most of $1 billion tax for PhonePe shifting base to India

Walmart paid most of $1 billion tax for PhonePe shifting base to India

By Nandan Mandayam BENGALURU (Reuters) – Walmart Inc late on Wednesday confirmed that it had already paid the Indian government ..

With big bets on Musk, these funds may have a Tesla problem in ’23

With big bets on Musk, these funds may have a Tesla problem in ’23

By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s steep sell-off is proving to be an ongoing nightmare for fund managers t..

UK’s December shopper numbers defy inflation and rail strikes hit

UK’s December shopper numbers defy inflation and rail strikes hit

LONDON (Reuters) – Shopper numbers across Britain in December rose 5.8% from November and were up 9.9% compared to 2021 despite ..

GE HealthCare rises 8% in market debut, eyes small deals

GE HealthCare rises 8% in market debut, eyes small deals

By Leroy Leo and Kannaki Deka (Reuters) -GE HealthCare Technologies Inc’s shares rose as much as 8.4% in their Nasdaq debut on W..

Stellantis to build U.S. firm Archer’s air taxi, up stake

Stellantis to build U.S. firm Archer’s air taxi, up stake

By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) -Carmaker Stellantis will help build Archer Aviation’s electric aircraft and increase its st..

Stocks, bonds extend rally on hopes rate hikes ease

Stocks, bonds extend rally on hopes rate hikes ease

By Lawrence White LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares rose and bonds rallied worldwide on Wednesday as investors tiptoed into the..

Deutsche Bank’s rollercoaster ride towards more stability

Deutsche Bank’s rollercoaster ride towards more stability

(This Dec. 16 story has been refiled to correct currency unit to cents in paragraph 33) By Tom Sims and Marta Orosz FRANKFURT (Reuters..

Dollar jumps, U.S. stocks buck global rally

Dollar jumps, U.S. stocks buck global rally

By Amanda Cooper and Koh Gui Qing LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar jumped on Tuesday as oil prices sank, while U.S. stocks bucked..

Inflation drives Britain’s record Christmas grocery sales

Inflation drives Britain’s record Christmas grocery sales

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British grocery sales rose 9.4% to a record 12.8 billion pounds ($15.3 billion) in the four we..

Decline in German services sector eases, raising hopes for milder recession -PMI

Decline in German services sector eases, raising hopes for milder recession -PMI

BERLIN (Reuters) – High inflation and economic uncertainty extended a downturn in the German services sector in December, though..

Former astronaut Cunningham, member of first crewed Apollo flight, dies at age 90

Former astronaut Cunningham, member of first crewed Apollo flight, dies at age 90

By Katharine Jackson and Steve Gorman WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Former U.S. astronaut Walter Cunningham, who flew to space aboard Apollo 7..

Rivian stock less bruised than Tesla as both miss EV targets

Rivian stock less bruised than Tesla as both miss EV targets

v (Reuters) -Britain said on Tuesday it was committed to leading a NATO task force in 2024, dismissing a report by Berlin-based Table...

PM Rishi Sunak sets out priorities for Britain, responds to critics

PM Rishi Sunak sets out priorities for Britain, responds to critics

By Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will set out his priorities for 2023 on Wednesday, usin..

Most EU countries back COVID pre-departure testing for flights from China

Most EU countries back COVID pre-departure testing for flights from China

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Most European Union countries favour introducing pre-departure COVID testing for travellers from China, the Europe..

Blackstone offers backstop to lure University of California in redemption-stricken REIT

Blackstone offers backstop to lure University of California in redemption-stricken REIT

By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) -Blackstone Inc on Tuesday said it had secured a $4 billion investment from the University of California in..

Microsoft videogame testers form company’s first U.S. union

Microsoft videogame testers form company’s first U.S. union

By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) -A group of about 300 videogame testers at Microsoft Corp subsidiary Zenimax Studios have voted to unioni..

French watchdog fines H2O Asset Management, executives over Tennor investments

French watchdog fines H2O Asset Management, executives over Tennor investments

(Reuters) – France’s financial markets watchdog AMF said on Tuesday it had fined H2O Asset Management and two of its manag..

French energy suppliers will let struggling bakers renegotiate contracts – Le Maire

French energy suppliers will let struggling bakers renegotiate contracts – Le Maire

By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -France’s energy suppliers have agreed to allow the country’s trademark bakeries to r..

Dollar jumps, euro dips before Fed minutes

Dollar jumps, euro dips before Fed minutes

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – The greenback jumped on Tuesday before the Federal Reserve on Wednesday releases minutes ..

Startups spring from ashes of Big Tech purge

Startups spring from ashes of Big Tech purge

By Supantha Mukherjee, Martin Coulter and Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Nic Szerman lost his job at Meta Platforms in November, just tw..

Oil stocks thrust London shares to positive 2023 start

Oil stocks thrust London shares to positive 2023 start

By Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – UK’s exporter-heavy FTSE 100 jumped to a seven-month high on Tuesday as oil stocks rallied..

Inflation in key German states eases for second month

Inflation in key German states eases for second month

BERLIN (Reuters) – Inflation in five key German states eased for a second month in a row in December, indicating national inflat..