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Investors on guard for oil price spike as Middle East turmoil rattles markets

Investors on guard for oil price spike as Middle East turmoil rattles markets

(Reuters) -Fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East are threatening more volatility for investors after a painful stretch in U...

GSK signs shingles vaccine deal with China’s Zhifei for around $3 billion

GSK signs shingles vaccine deal with China’s Zhifei for around $3 billion

By Maggie Fick and Andrew Silver LONDON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s largest vaccines company Zhifei will pay British dru..

UK’s FTSE 100 outperforms peers as oil majors jump on Middle East conflict

UK’s FTSE 100 outperforms peers as oil majors jump on Middle East conflict

(Reuters) -The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 was subdued on Monday, but outpaced its peers in Europe and the U.S., as oil majors rallied on..

Oil, gold jump, stocks slip on Middle East conflict

Oil, gold jump, stocks slip on Middle East conflict

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices jumped more than 4%, the U.S. dollar edged up against the euro and global sto..

European stocks slip amid Middle East conflict jitters

European stocks slip amid Middle East conflict jitters

By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and Siddarth S (Reuters) – European stocks came under pressure on Monday as Mideast military..

Apollo, JB Capital preparing bid for Vodafone’s Spanish unit, Expansion says

Apollo, JB Capital preparing bid for Vodafone’s Spanish unit, Expansion says

MADRID (Reuters) – U.S.-based buyout fund Apollo Global Management is readying a bid with local fund JB Capital for the Spanish ..

Weight-loss drugs fuel boom for firms that fill syringes

Weight-loss drugs fuel boom for firms that fill syringes

By Maggie Fick LONDON (Reuters) – Contract drug manufacturers seeking to tap into the booming market for weight-loss drugs are ..

Progress in reforming development banks ‘quite limited,’ new tool shows

Progress in reforming development banks ‘quite limited,’ new tool shows

By Andrea Shalal MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – A new tool launched on Monday to track reforms by the World Bank and the five b..

Oil prices jump as Middle East violence rattles markets

Oil prices jump as Middle East violence rattles markets

By Andrew Hayley BEIJING (Reuters) -Oil prices were up more than $3 a barrel in Asian trade on Monday as military clashes between Isr..

Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Mirati in up to $5.8 billion deal

Bristol-Myers Squibb to acquire Mirati in up to $5.8 billion deal

(Reuters) -Bristol-Myers Squibb on Sunday said it will acquire cancer drugmaker Mirati Therapeutics for up to $5.8 billion, diversifyi..

‘Get Britain building again’, UK’s Labour sets out growth plan

‘Get Britain building again’, UK’s Labour sets out growth plan

Andrew MacAskillLIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party will promise on Monday to get the country..

UK bank regulator still pressing for Metro plan by Monday – source

UK bank regulator still pressing for Metro plan by Monday – source

By Elisa Martinuzzi, Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) is..

Explainer-Paris freaks out over bedbugs ahead of Olympic Games

Explainer-Paris freaks out over bedbugs ahead of Olympic Games

PARIS (Reuters) – The French government is battling to contain a bout of nationwide panic over bedbugs in Paris just nine months..

Blow-out U.S. jobs growth buoys dollar, hits stocks and bonds

Blow-out U.S. jobs growth buoys dollar, hits stocks and bonds

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -A blowout U.S. jobs report on Friday sent the dollar higher and cast a pall over stocks and bonds as the da..

US dollar set for 12th weekly gain after blowout jobs number

US dollar set for 12th weekly gain after blowout jobs number

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gained on Friday, headed for a 12th straight week of gains, after a blockbuster U.S. jobs report..

European stocks hits third-straight weekly loss as yields surge

European stocks hits third-straight weekly loss as yields surge

(Reuters) -European shares advanced at the end of a turbulent week tracking Wall Street gains, but hit weekly losses, while a hotter-t..

EU leaders resolve to boost economic security amid global tension

EU leaders resolve to boost economic security amid global tension

GRANADA, Spain (Reuters) – European Union leaders resolved on Friday to strengthen the bloc’s competitiveness, be at the..

Analysis-Is the US strategy of engaging China working?

Analysis-Is the US strategy of engaging China working?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Early in the Biden administration, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed that the United States wo..

Renault brings in Volvo, CMA CGM for electric van project

Renault brings in Volvo, CMA CGM for electric van project

PARIS (Reuters) – Renault will work with fellow carmaker Volvo and shipping group CMA CGM on an electric van project that Renaul..

US FDA still not satisfied with Philips recall; stock falls over 9%

US FDA still not satisfied with Philips recall; stock falls over 9%

By Toby Sterling and Piotr Lipinski AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it is still not satisfied w..

ECB’s Schnabel can’t rule out more hikes amid inflation risks

ECB’s Schnabel can’t rule out more hikes amid inflation risks

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank may need to raise interest rates again if wages, profits or new supply snags boost inf..

GSK raises $1.1 billion from Haleon stake sale

GSK raises $1.1 billion from Haleon stake sale

(Reuters) -British drugmaker GSK on Friday said it raised 885.6 million pounds ($1.08 billion) from a stake sale in Haleon, bringing d..

UK’s J D Wetherspoon posts higher sales on resilient demand

UK’s J D Wetherspoon posts higher sales on resilient demand

(Reuters) -British pub group J D Wetherspoon said on Friday sales in the first nine weeks of its financial year rose nearly 10% on st..

Norway plans resource tax on onshore wind farms

Norway plans resource tax on onshore wind farms

OSLO (Reuters) – Norway will introduce a resource rent tax on onshore wind power from 2024, although existing facilities will ge..

Finnair to raise $632 million to shore up finances

Finnair to raise $632 million to shore up finances

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Finnish airline Finnair said on Friday it planned to raise up to 600 million euros ($632 million) in a rights iss..

Explainer-Why are British lender Metro Bank’s shares plunging?

Explainer-Why are British lender Metro Bank’s shares plunging?

LONDON (Reuters) – Mid-sized British lender Metro Bank saw its shares plunge more than 25% on Thursday following reports it is t..

Oil prices fall again; demand worries outweigh tight supply

Oil prices fall again; demand worries outweigh tight supply

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices fell about 2% on Thursday, extending the previous session’s nearly 6% losses, as an uncertain de..

UK to examine Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud dominance

UK to examine Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud dominance

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s media regulator on Thursday asked the country’s antitrust authority to investigate U.S. tech g..

Analysis-When, not if, Europe copies Wall Street share trading reform

Analysis-When, not if, Europe copies Wall Street share trading reform

LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union, Britain and Switzerland have little choice but to copy Wall Street in speeding up share t..

Citigroup outlines layoff process, reassignments as overhaul takes shape

Citigroup outlines layoff process, reassignments as overhaul takes shape

By Lananh Nguyen, Saeed Azhar and Tatiana Bautzer NEW YORK (Reuters) -Citigroup managers are reviewing staff rosters to determine by ..

Dollar, stocks slip amid still tight U.S. labor market

Dollar, stocks slip amid still tight U.S. labor market

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar eased and a gauge of global equities slipped on Thursday as investors grappled with U.S. unemplo..

Greedy beast’ of inflation not yet defeated, Bundesbank chief says

Greedy beast’ of inflation not yet defeated, Bundesbank chief says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation is falling but the fight is not yet won and the high rate of underlying price growth ..

AI watermarking is a lazy solution to content authentication

AI watermarking is a lazy solution to content authentication

by Rijul Gupta, co-founder & CEO, DeepMedia In an era where our digital reality warps and contorts daily, where fact ..

Pound dips after weak UK construction data, BoE survey

Pound dips after weak UK construction data, BoE survey

By Samuel Indy   LONDON (Reuters) – The British pound dipped against the U.S. dollar and the euro on Thursday after data s..

Alstom cash flow warning wipes $3 billion off train maker’s value

Alstom cash flow warning wipes $3 billion off train maker’s value

(Reuters) -Alstom’s shares plunged by as much as 38% in Paris on Thursday after the French train maker slashed its full-year fr..

Jewellery retailer Pandora raises growth targets, shares jump

Jewellery retailer Pandora raises growth targets, shares jump

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) -Jewellery retailer Pandora raised its growth targets on Thursday, saying investments in the brand and..

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy bonanza looms large in Denmark

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy bonanza looms large in Denmark

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The whirlwind success of weight-loss treatment Wegovy is providing a bonanza not just for its developer, ..