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Analysis-Nvidia’s $25 billion buyback ‘a head-scratcher’ for some shareholders

Analysis-Nvidia’s $25 billion buyback ‘a head-scratcher’ for some shareholders

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Nvidia’s move to buy back $25 billion of its shares after its stock has more than tripled this year c..

Shell taps Goldman Sachs to explore Singapore refinery sale -sources

Shell taps Goldman Sachs to explore Singapore refinery sale -sources

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Shell is considering a sale of its Singapore refining and petrochemical plants as part of a broader strategic rev..

Reactions as India’s Chandrayaan-3 makes historic moon landing

Reactions as India’s Chandrayaan-3 makes historic moon landing

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India on Wednesday became the fourth country to land on the moon after the Indian Space Research OrganisationR..

Germany plans to double AI funding in race with China, U.S

Germany plans to double AI funding in race with China, U.S

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to almost double its public funding for artificial intelligence research to nearly a billion e..

Factory slump and cost-of-living squeeze puts UK economy on course to shrink

Factory slump and cost-of-living squeeze puts UK economy on course to shrink

LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s economy looks on course to shrink during the current quarter and risks falling into a recession, as ..

Britain’s Ocado Retail and Sainsbury’s cut prices again

Britain’s Ocado Retail and Sainsbury’s cut prices again

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -British food retailers Ocado Retail and Sainsbury’s cut more prices on Wednesday, in a further..

Euro falls on gloomy PMI data, dollar hits 2-month high

Euro falls on gloomy PMI data, dollar hits 2-month high

By Samuel Indyk and Ankur Banerjee LONDON (Reuters) – The euro fell to a more than two-month low against the dollar and a 12-mo..

UK pay deals cool for first time in 2023, easing pressure on BoE: XpertHR

UK pay deals cool for first time in 2023, easing pressure on BoE: XpertHR

LONDON (Reuters) – Pay deals awarded by British employers cooled for the first time this year in the quarter to July, which may..

Analysis-Arm’s clients turn IPO into tug of war for chip influence

Analysis-Arm’s clients turn IPO into tug of war for chip influence

By Milana Vinn, Anirban Sen and Stephen Nellis NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A scramble among Arm Holdings Ltd’s cli..

Oil prices settle lower on nagging worries about Chinese demand

Oil prices settle lower on nagging worries about Chinese demand

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled lower on Tuesday as investors remained focused on the likelihood that China’s e..

Paris bans pony rides for children following animal rights campaign

Paris bans pony rides for children following animal rights campaign

By Antonia Cimini and Antony Paone PARIS (Reuters) – Paris will ban pony rides for children in its public parks from 2025 follo..

UBS upgrades global equities’ rating to ‘neutral’

UBS upgrades global equities’ rating to ‘neutral’

(Reuters) – Economists at UBS have upgraded their rating for global equities, citing recent economic and inflation data coming ..

Euro zone inflation fall confirmed, easing pressure on ECB to hike

Euro zone inflation fall confirmed, easing pressure on ECB to hike

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone inflation slower further and even underlying price pressures appear to have peaked, Eurostat dat..

British consumers curb their shopping in rainy July

British consumers curb their shopping in rainy July

By William Schomberg and William James LONDON (Reuters) -British retailers reported a bigger-than-expected drop in sales in July as h..

Nike v. Adidas: Soccer World Cup sponsors gear up for England, Spain finale

Nike v. Adidas: Soccer World Cup sponsors gear up for England, Spain finale

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -When England and Spain face off in Sunday’s Women’s World Cup final, there will be more than sp..

Dollar set for fifth winning week on Fed bets, China worries

Dollar set for fifth winning week on Fed bets, China worries

TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar was set for a fifth winning week versus major peers, making it longest winning streak for 15 months..

US CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID

US CDC tracks new lineage of virus that causes COVID

(Reuters) – U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday that it was tracking a new, highly mutated lineage ..

McLaren Applied’s Lavoie in talks to buy Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof – source

McLaren Applied’s Lavoie in talks to buy Dutch e-bike maker VanMoof – source

LONDON (Reuters) – Lavoie, the electric scooter unit of Formula One engineering and technology firm McLaren Applied, is in advan..

Analysis-A year on, Europe less fearful of U.S. green subsidies push

Analysis-A year on, Europe less fearful of U.S. green subsidies push

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – When the United States launched its massive green subsidies push a year ago, many in Europe feared it would..

Britain makes access to fee-free cash machine a legal right

Britain makes access to fee-free cash machine a legal right

LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly everyone in Britain will remain within three miles (4.8 km) of a cash machine that does not charge fee..

US Senators say Credit Suisse did not review all records when probing Nazi-linked accounts

US Senators say Credit Suisse did not review all records when probing Nazi-linked accounts

By Chris Prentice and Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi NEW YORK/ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss lender Credit Suisse did not review all availabl..

Rouble strengthens as market anticipates possible capital controls

Rouble strengthens as market anticipates possible capital controls

(Reuters) – The Russian rouble strengthened to 93 against the dollar on Thursday, in a volatile week filled with speculation ove..

Norway central bank raises rate to 4.0%, eyes September hike

Norway central bank raises rate to 4.0%, eyes September hike

ARENDAL, Norway (Reuters) -Norway’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.0% on Thursday to tr..

China’s low copper inventory data belie sufficient supply

China’s low copper inventory data belie sufficient supply

HANOI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Net long positions of copper on the London Metals Exchange (LME) are at a six-month high, partly fuell..

Tomb Raider games group Embracer lags forecast, maintains outlook

Tomb Raider games group Embracer lags forecast, maintains outlook

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish games developer Embracer on Thursday reported slightly weaker than expected operating profit for the Apri..

Payments company Adyen’s shares drop more than 20% after earnings miss

Payments company Adyen’s shares drop more than 20% after earnings miss

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Shares in Dutch payments processor Adyen NV fell by more than 20% on Thursday after first-half earnings m..

Oil prices wobble on worries over China economy, US rate path

Oil prices wobble on worries over China economy, US rate path

By Sudarshan Varadhan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices were choppy on Thursday after falling over the past three sessions, with..

Mild recession ends Dutch economy’s strong post-COVID boom

Mild recession ends Dutch economy’s strong post-COVID boom

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Economic growth in the Netherlands will be much slower than earlier expected this year, as a recession in the fi..

UK’s BAE Systems to buy Ball Aerospace for about $5.55 billion

UK’s BAE Systems to buy Ball Aerospace for about $5.55 billion

(Reuters) -British defence group BAE Systems said on Thursday it agreed to buy Ball Aerospace business from Ball Corp for about $5.55..

Asian stocks hit 9-month lows on worries over China, US rates

Asian stocks hit 9-month lows on worries over China, US rates

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares sank to nine-month lows on Thursday, while the dollar was at a two-month peak as fears over C..

Dollar shines against battered yen; Aussie dragged by jobs data, China woes

Dollar shines against battered yen; Aussie dragged by jobs data, China woes

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar pushed the yen deeper into intervention territory on Thursday as a resilient U.S. economy under..

PayPal to halt UK crypto sales until 2024

PayPal to halt UK crypto sales until 2024

LONDON (Reuters) – Payments giant PayPal will stop allowing UK customers to buy cryptocurrencies through its platform from Octob..

Rouble strengthens towards 96 vs dollar after emergency rate hike

Rouble strengthens towards 96 vs dollar after emergency rate hike

(Reuters) -The Russian rouble strengthened towards 96 to the dollar on Wednesday, one day after the central bank hiked interest rates ..

HKEX remains committed to LME – CEO

HKEX remains committed to LME – CEO

LONDON (Reuters) -Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) remains committed to the London Metal Exchange (LME), HKEX’s CEO said ..

German solar battery firm sonnen sees bigger role backing up grid

German solar battery firm sonnen sees bigger role backing up grid

By Vera Eckert FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s sonnen, which provides storage batteries for rooftop solar systems, has co..

Industrial output jump gives euro zone growth small boost

Industrial output jump gives euro zone growth small boost

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro zone’s vast industrial sector rebounded in June, giving overall growth a small boost to end..

UK house prices rise by least since 2020 and fall in London – ONS

UK house prices rise by least since 2020 and fall in London – ONS

LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices increased by 1.7% in the 12 months to June, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) sai..