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Polish e-commerce leader Allegro trims forecast over inflation fears

Polish e-commerce leader Allegro trims forecast over inflation fears

By Anna Pruchnicka (Reuters) – Poland’s biggest e-commerce company Allegro trimmed its full-year guidance on Thursday for ..

M&G appoints former head of AXA Investment Managers Andrea Rossi as new CEO

M&G appoints former head of AXA Investment Managers Andrea Rossi as new CEO

LONDON (Reuters) – British investment manager M&G said on Thursday that Andrea Rossi, a former head of AXA Investment Manage..

Challenging ‘orthodoxy,’ Kwarteng clings on after UK market rout

Challenging ‘orthodoxy,’ Kwarteng clings on after UK market rout

By Sinead Cruise, Alistair Smout and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) – As new British finance minister, Kwasi Kwarteng hoped to..

U.S. says it has agreed Pacific Islands partnership, offering ‘big dollar’ aid

U.S. says it has agreed Pacific Islands partnership, offering ‘big dollar’ aid

By David Brunnstrom, Alexandra Alper and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States said at a summit with Pacific island ..

Cricket-Injured Buttler ‘progressing well’ ahead of T20 World Cup

Cricket-Injured Buttler ‘progressing well’ ahead of T20 World Cup

(Reuters) – England’s limited-overs captain Jos Buttler said he is making good progress in his recovery from a calf injury..

UK car output rises in August, soaring costs cast shadow over recovery

UK car output rises in August, soaring costs cast shadow over recovery

(Reuters) – British car production rose for a fourth straight month in August, compared with a year earlier, although record inp..

UK banks told to reimburse customers tricked by scams

UK banks told to reimburse customers tricked by scams

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Banks will have to reimburse customers tricked into sending money in a type of online scam that ..

Private equity funds approach Italy’s Serie A to explore media rights deal -sources

Private equity funds approach Italy’s Serie A to explore media rights deal -sources

By Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -Apax Partners, Three Hills Capital Partners, Carlyle Group and Searchlight Capital have approached ..

Bitcoin-sterling volumes spike to record high as British currency flounders

Bitcoin-sterling volumes spike to record high as British currency flounders

By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – Trading volumes between the British pound and the cryptocurrency bitcoin spiked to a re..

PIMCO CIO says UK market chaos not systemic but will have global impact

PIMCO CIO says UK market chaos not systemic but will have global impact

(Corrects name of conference to Delivering Alpha in first paragraph) WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The collapse of the British pound an..

Italy slashes 2023 growth forecast but sees public finances improving

Italy slashes 2023 growth forecast but sees public finances improving

By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Mario Draghi’s outgoing Italian government on Wednesday slashed next ye..

Amazon.com unveils device that tracks breath while sleeping

Amazon.com unveils device that tracks breath while sleeping

(Reuters) -Amazon.com Inc on Wednesday announced a contactless gadget that can monitor people’s sleep, along with updates to its..

Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?

Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s central bank resorted to buying bonds again on Wednesday in an emergency move to reduce the c..

UK housing market may face perfect storm as mortgage rates rise, house prices drop

UK housing market may face perfect storm as mortgage rates rise, house prices drop

By Andy Bruce, Sinead Cruise and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – A surge in borrowing costs and a likely slowdown in economic gr..

Britain’s market rout stokes contagion fears around the globe

Britain’s market rout stokes contagion fears around the globe

By Davide Barbuscia, Marc Jones and Dhara Ranasinghe NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The scale and speed of the sell-off in British ..

Chile authorities scour mountains for missing British astronomer

Chile authorities scour mountains for missing British astronomer

By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile authorities on Wednesday were scouring an arid mountainous region of the ..

Apple falls on fears of slowing iPhone 14 demand

Apple falls on fears of slowing iPhone 14 demand

By Medha Singh and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Apple Inc shares fell more than 4% on Wednesday after a report that the tech giant was dit..

Lilium aims to build 400 air taxis a year, seek grants

Lilium aims to build 400 air taxis a year, seek grants

PARIS (Reuters) – German air taxi developer Lilium Air Mobility plans to set up industrial capacity to make some 400 of its elec..

What is known so far about the Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks

What is known so far about the Nord Stream gas pipeline leaks

By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – Three unexplained gas leaks detected in the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines from Russia to Ger..

Bank of England statement on purchase of long-dated bonds

Bank of England statement on purchase of long-dated bonds

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England said on Wednesday it would start a temporary programme of bond purchases to stabilise the..

Lego posts strong growth on robust demand, new store openings

Lego posts strong growth on robust demand, new store openings

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Lego on Wednesday posted double-digit sales growth in the first half of the ye..

Porsche’s blockbuster IPO is no ‘gamechanger’ for Europe’s battered markets

Porsche’s blockbuster IPO is no ‘gamechanger’ for Europe’s battered markets

By Lucy Raitano and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) – Porsche’s landmark listing is defying market turmoil giving a welco..

Inflation weighs on consumer morale in euro zone’s big three economies

Inflation weighs on consumer morale in euro zone’s big three economies

BERLIN (Reuters) -Consumer morale was down across the euro zone’s three largest economies as high inflation shows no sign of rel..

Drinks group Pernod hires former Kering executive Oudinot for new unit

Drinks group Pernod hires former Kering executive Oudinot for new unit

PARIS (Reuters) – French drinks group Pernod said it had hired Nicolas Oudinot, a former leading executive at luxury goods fashi..

Stocks hit two-year lows, sterling comes under fire

Stocks hit two-year lows, sterling comes under fire

By Wayne Cole and Amanda Cooper LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – World shares sank to two-year lows on Wednesday, hammered by spirallin..

Apple drops plan to boost iPhone production as demand falters-Bloomberg

Apple drops plan to boost iPhone production as demand falters-Bloomberg

(Reuters) -Apple Inc is dropping plans to increase production of its new iPhones this year after an anticipated surge in demand failed..

Meta says it removes China-based propaganda operation targeting U.S. midterms

Meta says it removes China-based propaganda operation targeting U.S. midterms

By Katie Paul (Reuters) -Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it disrupted the first known China-based influence operation focused on target..

British health officials warn of difficult winter with flu and COVID

British health officials warn of difficult winter with flu and COVID

LONDON (Reuters) – British health officials on Wednesday warned that increased circulation of flu and a resurgence in COVID-19 c..

U.S. VP Harris to push against China’s Taiwan policy in Japan speech

U.S. VP Harris to push against China’s Taiwan policy in Japan speech

By Trevor Hunnicutt TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to take aim at China’s actions toward ..

Jaguar Land Rover sets out to train workers, dealers for EV world

Jaguar Land Rover sets out to train workers, dealers for EV world

By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Luxury British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said on Wednesday it would retrain 29,000 employees a..

Factbox-Companies cut jobs, freeze hiring to prepare for economic slowdown

Factbox-Companies cut jobs, freeze hiring to prepare for economic slowdown

(Reuters) – Technology companies, crypto exchanges and financial firms are cutting jobs and slowing hiring as global economic gr..

EU draft rules to make it easier to sue drone makers, AI systems

EU draft rules to make it easier to sue drone makers, AI systems

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Individuals and companies that suffer harm from drones, robots and other products or servic..

New coins, banknotes, stamps and cypher for Britain’s King Charles

New coins, banknotes, stamps and cypher for Britain’s King Charles

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will gradually see coins, banknotes and stamps bearing the image of King Charles, while the new monar..

Ireland dips into budget surplus to ease cost of living squeeze

Ireland dips into budget surplus to ease cost of living squeeze

By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland dipped into one of Europe’s few budget surpluses to fund higher-..

Factbox-The challenges automakers, and now Tesla, face with humanoid robots

Factbox-The challenges automakers, and now Tesla, face with humanoid robots

By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk is set to unveil its prototype humanoid robots at an event ..

Iberdrola hires Barclays to sell stake in Spanish renewable portfolio, Expansion says

Iberdrola hires Barclays to sell stake in Spanish renewable portfolio, Expansion says

MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish power company Iberdrola hired Barclays’ investment bank to sell up to 49% in a portfolio of Spa..

Unilever CEO set to leave after GSK debacle, arrival of activist investor

Unilever CEO set to leave after GSK debacle, arrival of activist investor

By Richa Naidu (Reuters) – Unilever said CEO Alan Jope would retire at the end of 2023, announcing the move less than a year aft..