US stocks pull back as bitcoin, gold score record highs
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -Equity investors in the United States and Europe showed caution on Tuesday while bitcoin and go..
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Cryptoverse: Asian traders give bitcoin blast-off
Cryptoverse: Asian traders give bitcoin blast-off By Jihoon Lee and Jaspreet Kalra SEOUL/MUMBAI (Reuters) – Bitcoin’s runa..
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Euro zone business activity moves closer to recovery, PMI survey shows
Euro zone business activity moves closer to recovery, PMI survey shows
Euro zone business activity moves closer to recovery, PMI survey shows LONDON (Reuters) – Business activity in the euro zone showed signs of rec..
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Aviva re-enters Lloyd’s market with $300 million acquisition
LONDON (Reuters) -British insurer Aviva said on Monday it will re-enter the historic Lloyd’s insurance market with a 242 million..
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Hipgnosis’ songs portfolio valuation falls sharply; extends dividend halt
(Reuters) – The valuation of the songs portfolio owned by Hipgnosis Songs Fund has declined at least by a fifth from five months..
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Swiss National Bank loses $3.6 billion in 2023
ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank posted an annual loss of 3.2 billion Swiss francs ($3.62 billion) for 2023, the central bank..
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Evonik says recovery unlikely in 2024, plans 2,000 job cuts
(Reuters) – German chemicals group Evonik Industries said on Monday it expected no signs of a recovery in 2024 and announced up ..
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Marketmind: Looming event risk can’t stop Nikkei topping 40,000
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It’s been a largely risk-on start to a week packed with ..
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M&A may breathe new life into Europe’s neglected telecoms
MILAN (Reuters) – A series of potential deals across Europe’s fragmented telecoms industry has put the battered sector in ..
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Analysis – G20 optimism on global outlook gives BOJ impetus for early stimulus exit
By Leika Kihara SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The G20 finance leaders’ upbeat take on the global economic outlook will likely giv..
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Oil rises almost 2% as markets await OPEC+ decision
LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Friday and were set for weekly gains as markets awaited an OPEC+ decision on supply agreements fo..
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German government needs TikTok, Scholz says, as AfD surges in polls
By Andreas Rinke and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he wants the government to open an accou..
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China approves plan aimed at spurring investment and spending
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s cabinet on Friday approved a plan aimed at promoting large-scale equipment upgrades and sales of cons..
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Stocks hold at record highs as traders bet on rate cuts
By Naomi Rovnick and Stella Qiu LONDON SYDNEY (Reuters) -Global shares drifted around record highs on Friday after U.S. and euro zone..
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Bpost posts lower 2023 operating profit, does not provide 2024 profit outlook
By Lina Golovnya (Reuters) – Belgian postal operator Bpost, which also distributes newspapers, reported a decline in full-year ..
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Strikes bring public transport to near standstill across Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Buses, trams and underground trains stood idle across most of Germany on Friday at the culmination of a week ..
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Rightmove plans to expand non-core businesses; shares fall on customer outlook
By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) -Property portal Rightmove plans to grow its non-core businesses, such as commercial real estate, ..
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M&A may breathe new life into Europe’s neglected telecoms
By Danilo Masoni MILAN (Reuters) – A series of potential deals across Europe’s fragmented telecoms industry has put the b..
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Acerinox sees steel market improving after 2023 profit more than halves
(Corrects net profit fell 58%, not 68%, in paragraph 2) By Matteo Allievi and Natalia Siniawski (Reuters) -Spanish steelmaker Acerino..
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Equities gain on in-line US inflation, Treasury yields dip
By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs and the global equity ind..
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise sees downbeat Q2 revenue on weak networking solutions demand
(Reuters) – Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Thursday forecast second-quarter revenue below Wall Street estimates, as businesses sc..
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Dell forecasts upbeat fiscal 2025 on AI server demand
By Jaspreet Singh (Reuters) -Dell Technologies forecast annual revenue and profit above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, betting on..
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UK’s Rwanda plan for asylum seekers could cost more than 600 million pounds
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government’s controversial plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda might end up costing more ..
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Bitcoin barrels to best month since 2020, Wall Street points higher after PCE
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks were near record highs on Thursday amid a monthly round of European and U.S. inflation data, whi..
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AirAsia operator Capital A records loss in Q4 as higher costs weigh
By Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) -The parent company of Malaysian budget airline AirAsia, Capital A, on Thursday, reported a loss for t..
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German inflation eases to 2.7% in February, as expected
By Miranda Murray BERLIN (Reuters) -Cheaper energy prices pushed German inflation down to 2.7% in February, according to data on Thur..
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Euro zone inflation dips but stubborn core prices may worry ECB
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation dipped further this month, strengthening the case for the European Central Bank to start eas..
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Grifols’ shares tumble as restructuring costs hit annual profit
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) -Shares of Grifols dropped almost 10% on Thursday after the drugmaker reported a 72% plunge in 2023 ..
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CMA CGM caps logistics push with $5 billion Bollore deal
By Gus Trompiz PARIS (Reuters) – France’s CMA CGM has completed a $5 billion takeover of Bollore Logistics, its biggest-e..
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Analysis-Bayer investors weigh need for cash call amid stifling debt
By Ludwig Burger and Emma-Victoria Farr FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer may have to ask shareholders for fresh capital to shore up ..
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South Korea’s Yoon, Meta’s Zuckerberg discuss AI, digital ecosystems
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met Meta’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday for talks to explore ways to in..
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Semiconductor parts maker Aixtron sees further sales growth after Q4 beat
(Reuters) – German chipmaking tools manufacturer Aixtron on Thursday forecast further revenue growth for 2024, driven by growing..
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Covestro cancels dividend after lower earnings in challenging 2023
(Reuters) -German chemicals maker Covestro on Thursday said it decided not to pay dividends for 2023 after its annual core earnings d..
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Consumer health giant Haleon sees higher revenue in 2024
(Reuters) – Sensodyne toothpaste-maker Haleon said on Thursday it expected higher revenue in 2024, thanks to firm demand for it..
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France backs global minimum tax on billionaires at G20
PARIS (Reuters) – France wants a new push for a global minimum tax on the super-rich, building on the success of a 15% minimum ..
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Oil settles lower as Fed takes stock before cutting rates
By Georgina McCartney HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held firm on its decision to..
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Stocks slip, dollar rises ahead of US inflation data
By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) -A global equities index fell slightly on Wednesday while Treasury yields edged down and the dol..
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