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Hungary takes aim at ‘shrinkflation’ with mandatory price warnings

Hungary takes aim at ‘shrinkflation’ with mandatory price warnings

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s government will require large food retail..

Factbox-What airlines, regulators are doing about Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets

Factbox-What airlines, regulators are doing about Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets

LONDON (Reuters) – The latest setback for Boeing’s top-selling 737 MAX a..

Wall Street futures flat, global stocks stumble, oil slides as inflation, earnings loom large

Wall Street futures flat, global stocks stumble, oil slides as inflation, earnings loom large

By Nell Mackenzie and Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street futures w..

Factbox-German cabinet approves savings plans for 2024 budget

Factbox-German cabinet approves savings plans for 2024 budget

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government approved further savings plans on Mon..

Poland orders to halt logging in 10 oldest forest areas

Poland orders to halt logging in 10 oldest forest areas

WARSAW (Reuters) – The Polish government ordered a state-run company that mana..

No money? Next UK government’s budget is hostage to economy

No money? Next UK government’s budget is hostage to economy

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s next government will have little room to cu..

Dollar edges lower, traders focus on data for Fed clues

Dollar edges lower, traders focus on data for Fed clues

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar dipped against the euro and yen on Monday as..

Stocks, bond prices ease in see-saw session as investors mull ‘soft landing’

Stocks, bond prices ease in see-saw session as investors mull ‘soft landing’

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Bond prices and a gauge of global equity performance ease..

Euro zone inflation jump cools case for ECB rate cuts

Euro zone inflation jump cools case for ECB rate cuts

By Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone inflation jumped as expected last ..

Shipping stocks rise, biggest gainers in Europe at start of 2024

Shipping stocks rise, biggest gainers in Europe at start of 2024

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Shipping companies have been the best perf..

Spanish regions reintroduce mask wearing in medical centres amid flu spike

Spanish regions reintroduce mask wearing in medical centres amid flu spike

MADRID (Reuters) – Five Spanish regions have announced the reintroduction of ..

Walgreens slashes dividend even as Q1 profit beats estimates

Walgreens slashes dividend even as Q1 profit beats estimates

(Reuters) -U.S. pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance on Thursday nearly halved it..

German travel industry expects higher revenues, fewer travellers in 2024

German travel industry expects higher revenues, fewer travellers in 2024

(Reuters) – Sustained demand will boost revenues for the German travel indust..

German inflation rises in December due to base effects

German inflation rises in December due to base effects

BERLIN (Reuters) -German inflation rose in December due to base effects, putting a t..

Italy to put Africa development, AI at heart of its G7 presidency

Italy to put Africa development, AI at heart of its G7 presidency

ROME (Reuters) – Supporting African development and tackling the dangers posed..

Euro zone business activity shrank again in Dec, pointing to recession -PMI

Euro zone business activity shrank again in Dec, pointing to recession -PMI

BENGALURU (Reuters) – The contraction in euro zone business activity continued..

French inflation rises 4.1% in December, as expected

French inflation rises 4.1% in December, as expected

PARIS (Reuters) -French consumer prices rose in December in line with expectation..

Generative AI’s wild 2023

Generative AI’s wild 2023

(Reuters) – ChatGPT was well on its way to becoming a household name even be..

Tesla delivers record Q4 cars, but China’s BYD steals top EV spot

Tesla delivers record Q4 cars, but China’s BYD steals top EV spot

By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Tesla delivered a record number of electric vehicles in ..

Renewable energy’s share on German power grids reaches 55% in 2023

Renewable energy’s share on German power grids reaches 55% in 2023

FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The share of renewables on Germany’s power grids rose by ..

Oil prices gain 3% on supply concerns after oilfield shutdown in Libya

Oil prices gain 3% on supply concerns after oilfield shutdown in Libya

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices climbed about 3% on Wednesday afte..

Japan quake toll rises to 55 with many trapped under possibly thousands of homes

Japan quake toll rises to 55 with many trapped under possibly thousands of homes

By Kiyoshi Takenaka, Sakura Murakami and Kantaro Komiya WAJIMA, Japan (Reuters) ..

Oil prices settle down 3% as Red Sea shipping disruptions ease

Oil prices settle down 3% as Red Sea shipping disruptions ease

BENGALURU (Reuters) -Oil prices fell 3% on Thursday as more shipping companies said ..

Red Sea shipping workarounds add costs, delays for suppliers, retailers

Red Sea shipping workarounds add costs, delays for suppliers, retailers

By Lisa Baertlein LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Toymaker Basic Fun’s team that overs..

Dollar hits 5-mth low against euro as Fed seen closer to rate cuts

Dollar hits 5-mth low against euro as Fed seen closer to rate cuts

By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar slipped to a five-month low agains..

Royal Bank of Canada gets nod for $10 billion purchase of HSBC unit

Royal Bank of Canada gets nod for $10 billion purchase of HSBC unit

(Reuters) – Canada on Thursday approved Royal Bank of Canada’s C$13.5 bi..

EU to extend emergency gas price cap for another year

EU to extend emergency gas price cap for another year

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to extend its emergency cap o..

Steady hearts, steady hands as Vatican experts restore masterpieces

Steady hearts, steady hands as Vatican experts restore masterpieces

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Whenever Alessandra Zarelli, a restorer at the Vatica..

Bank of Spain trims growth outlook for 2024, 2025

Bank of Spain trims growth outlook for 2024, 2025

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -The Bank of Spain on Tuesday lowered the countr..

Dollar jumps vs yen as BOJ sticks with ultra-loose policy

Dollar jumps vs yen as BOJ sticks with ultra-loose policy

NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar jumped against the yen on Tuesday after the Bank..

Factbox-Suez disruption: a new inflation risk on the horizon

Factbox-Suez disruption: a new inflation risk on the horizon

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A lengthy disruption of shipping via the Suez Canal coul..

VW cost-cutting drive includes less staff, faster development

VW cost-cutting drive includes less staff, faster development

By Victoria Waldersee and Christina Amann BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen and worker r..

Factbox-Will Iceland volcano affect flights, what damage could be caused?

Factbox-Will Iceland volcano affect flights, what damage could be caused?

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A volcano erupted late on Monday on Iceland’s Reyk..

Kenya, EU advance economic partnership agreement to boost trade

Kenya, EU advance economic partnership agreement to boost trade

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya and the European Union moved closer to sealing an Ec..

UK to implement carbon levy on imported goods by 2027

UK to implement carbon levy on imported goods by 2027

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Monday it would implement a new import carbon pric..

Explainer-What’s next for the EU AI Act?

Explainer-What’s next for the EU AI Act?

By Supantha Mukherjee, Martin Coulter and Foo Yun Chee STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS/LONDON (R..

How the world agreed to move away from fossil fuels at COP28

How the world agreed to move away from fossil fuels at COP28

DUBAI (Reuters) – The COP28 climate summit in Dubai started with all the ing..