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G7 finance leaders pledge financial stability, supply chain diversity

G7 finance leaders pledge financial stability, supply chain diversity

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Group of Seven (G7) finance leaders pledged on Wednesday to take action to maintain the stability of the global ..

UK housing market weakness continues, improvement on the horizon – RICS

UK housing market weakness continues, improvement on the horizon – RICS

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s housing market continued to feel the pinch of higher borrowing costs in Marc..

Oil jumps on lower-than-expected US inflation data

Oil jumps on lower-than-expected US inflation data

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Wednesday as cooling U.S. inflation data spurred hopes that the Federal Res..

Germany’s Merck to invest 300 million euros in US gas plant

Germany’s Merck to invest 300 million euros in US gas plant

(Reuters) -Germany’s Merck on Wednesday said it will invest about 300 million euros ($328 million) to develop an integrated spec..

Inflation trumps financial risks as central bank tightening set to continue

Inflation trumps financial risks as central bank tightening set to continue

By Howard Schneider, William Schomberg and Balazs Koranyi WASHINGTON/LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Despite broad warnings about ..

UK recruiters slow pace of pay growth in March, REC survey shows

UK recruiters slow pace of pay growth in March, REC survey shows

By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s labour market showed signs of a slowing in the sharp pace of pay growth in M..

Norway wealth fund employee sues for workplace gender discrimination

Norway wealth fund employee sues for workplace gender discrimination

By Gwladys Fouche OSLO (Reuters) -A court in Oslo on Wednesday began hearing a gender discrimination case brought by an employee at No..

Mercedes posts rise in Q1 sales boosted by EVs, premium cars

Mercedes posts rise in Q1 sales boosted by EVs, premium cars

(Reuters) -Mercedes-Benz Group sales rose moderately in the first quarter of the year, boosted by electric vehicles (EV) and premium c..

Pizza firm DP Eurasia delivers profit rise, evaluating Russian business

Pizza firm DP Eurasia delivers profit rise, evaluating Russian business

(Reuters) -DP Eurasia, which runs the Domino’s Pizza brand in Turkey and Russia, on Wednesday said it was still weighing options..

Truck maker Volvo posts record Q1 as sales, margins beat forecasts

Truck maker Volvo posts record Q1 as sales, margins beat forecasts

By Terje Solsvik OSLO (Reuters) – AB Volvo reported record first-quarter profit, a preliminary filing showed, as the truck maker..

China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu -WHO

China records world’s first human death from H3N8 bird flu -WHO

BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese woman has become the first person to die from a type of bird flu that is rare in humans, the World..

Oil rises about 2% with U.S. and China inflation in focus

Oil rises about 2% with U.S. and China inflation in focus

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose about 2% on Tuesday on hopes that the Federal Reserve might ease up on i..

UK economy set for smaller hit in 2023 than previously feared – IMF

UK economy set for smaller hit in 2023 than previously feared – IMF

(Reuters) -Britain now looks set for a shallower economic hit this year than previously thought but remains on course to suffer the sh..

Explainer-Why European money market funds inflows are lagging behind the U.S. torrent?

Explainer-Why European money market funds inflows are lagging behind the U.S. torrent?

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Investors poured $367 billion into U.S. money market funds in March, according to data pro..

Cryptoverse: Ethereum upgrade to unlock $33 billion

Cryptoverse: Ethereum upgrade to unlock $33 billion

By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – Investors are finally set to gain access to more than $33 billion of ether..

Hong Kong finance official to make first visit to Britain in three years

Hong Kong finance official to make first visit to Britain in three years

HONG KONG (Reuters) – A top financial official from Hong Kong is set to visit Britain in April in the first ministerial-level vi..

British doctors’ strikes risk patient safety, minister says

British doctors’ strikes risk patient safety, minister says

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health minister warned patients’ safety is at risk as junior doctors began four days of..

US House committee chair ‘concerned’ by Tesla deals in China

US House committee chair ‘concerned’ by Tesla deals in China

By Michael Martina and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The leader of a U.S. congressional committee on China said on Mo..

Bank of Canada seen on hold even as economy accelerates

Bank of Canada seen on hold even as economy accelerates

By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) -The Bank of Canada is expected to take in stride surprising recent economic strength and leave inte..

Intel leak has U.S. officials bracing for impact at home and abroad

Intel leak has U.S. officials bracing for impact at home and abroad

By Idrees Ali and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The U.S. national security community is grappling with fallout from the ..

India’s Tata Motors jumps to a 7-month high on strong Q4 JLR sales

India’s Tata Motors jumps to a 7-month high on strong Q4 JLR sales

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Shares of Indian automaker Tata Motors Ltd rose as much as 8.15% to a seven-month high on Monday after its..

Yen sinks as rates outlook diverges; NZ dollar tumbles

Yen sinks as rates outlook diverges; NZ dollar tumbles

By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The yen sank against major peers on Monday after U.S. payrolls data bolstered the case for f..

Soccer-England’s Houghton will keep ‘knocking the door’ for the World Cup

Soccer-England’s Houghton will keep ‘knocking the door’ for the World Cup

(Reuters) – Former England captain Steph Houghton has said it has been tough to deal with her omission from the national team as..

Factbox-From holy oil to sceptres and a spoon: King Charles’ coronation ceremony

Factbox-From holy oil to sceptres and a spoon: King Charles’ coronation ceremony

LONDON (Reuters) – The ceremony for King Charles’s coronation at Westminster Abbey in London on May 6 will involve histori..

Deutsche Telekom reaches majority stake in T-Mobile U.S. – CEO

Deutsche Telekom reaches majority stake in T-Mobile U.S. – CEO

(Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom now holds a majority in T-Mobile U.S., the chief executive of the German telecoms company said on W..

Italy probes Meta over abuse of position in music rights case

Italy probes Meta over abuse of position in music rights case

MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s antitrust authority said on Wednesday it would investigate Meta Platform over the possible abuse..

Ladbrokes owner Entain buys sports media business 365scores

Ladbrokes owner Entain buys sports media business 365scores

(Reuters) -British gambling group Entain Plc said on Wednesday it acquired sports media business 365scores for up to $160 million to i..

ICRC to cut some 1,500 jobs as humanitarian budgets seen sliding

ICRC to cut some 1,500 jobs as humanitarian budgets seen sliding

GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross said it would cut some 1,5000 jobs and roll back operations in s..

UK investors add $1.2 billion to equity funds in March – Calastone

UK investors add $1.2 billion to equity funds in March – Calastone

LONDON (Reuters) – UK investors shrugged off fears about the banking sector in March and put 960 million pounds ($1.2 billion) o..

German industrial orders rise more than expected in February

German industrial orders rise more than expected in February

BERLIN (Reuters) -German industrial orders rose more than expected in February driven by strong growth in the vehicle construction sec..

UK new car sales rise 17% in March; best ever month for EVs

UK new car sales rise 17% in March; best ever month for EVs

(Reuters) – New car registrations in the United Kingdom rose for the eighth consecutive month in March, recording a more than 17..

Biden tells Britain’s King Charles the first lady will attend coronation

Biden tells Britain’s King Charles the first lady will attend coronation

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden told Britain’s King Charles in a phone call on Tuesday that first lady Jil..

Stocks, yields fall; data suggests U.S. economy cooling

Stocks, yields fall; data suggests U.S. economy cooling

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stock indexes declined on Tuesday, with all three major U.S. stock indexes e..

Tesla to warn of data privacy risk from car security cameras in Germany

Tesla to warn of data privacy risk from car security cameras in Germany

By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN (Reuters) – Tesla will warn that its ‘sentry mode’, which records a car’s surroun..

Italy’s Golden Goose to spread its wings beyond sneakers

Italy’s Golden Goose to spread its wings beyond sneakers

By Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) – Italian luxury sneaker brand Golden Goose reported a 30% rise in revenues last year and sees ..

Rathbones snaps up Investec’s UK wealth arm in all-share deal

Rathbones snaps up Investec’s UK wealth arm in all-share deal

By Simon Jessop, Iain Withers and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) -British asset manager Rathbones said on Tuesday it had agreed to a..

Euro zone consumers more optimistic on inflation, ECB survey shows

Euro zone consumers more optimistic on inflation, ECB survey shows

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone consumers cut their inflation expectations in February and also took a more optimistic view on g..