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Rosneft sues Berlin over takeover of its German unit

Rosneft sues Berlin over takeover of its German unit

BERLIN (Reuters) – Russian state energy giant Rosneft has filed a complaint with a top court in Germany against the government f..

European airlines see travel withstanding consumer squeeze for now

European airlines see travel withstanding consumer squeeze for now

By Sarah Young and Klaus Lauer LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways-owner IAG, Europe’s biggest airline Ryanair and rival ea..

Hot U.S. inflation data reignites global selloff

Hot U.S. inflation data reignites global selloff

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – MSCI’s global stock index lurched to a July 2020 low and dollar and bond market borrowing..

IKEA reports record sales as price hikes offset weakening consumer confidence

IKEA reports record sales as price hikes offset weakening consumer confidence

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Budget furniture giant IKEA reported record high annual sales on Thursday as price hikes and ea..

Britain’s Ofgem to urge public to reduce energy usage – FT

Britain’s Ofgem to urge public to reduce energy usage – FT

(Reuters) – Britain’s energy regulator Ofgem will on Thursday urge consumers to reduce their energy usage “where pos..

Holocaust survivor to oversee start of rightist Italian parliament

Holocaust survivor to oversee start of rightist Italian parliament

By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new parliament opens on Thursday, with a Holocaust survivor due to preside ove..

Sentiment in UK finance falls at fastest pace since 2019, survey

Sentiment in UK finance falls at fastest pace since 2019, survey

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain needs to restore stability to its finances to help reverse the fastest drop in financial sector senti..

Russian regulator says mobile operator MTS breached anti-monopoly laws

Russian regulator says mobile operator MTS breached anti-monopoly laws

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s competition watchdog on Wednesday said leading telecoms company MTS violated anti-monopoly legislatio..

Britain’s bond market turmoil

Britain’s bond market turmoil

LONDON (Reuters) – British government borrowing costs hit a 20-year high on Wednesday after Bank of England Governor Andrew Bail..

Analysis – Turbulent UK bond market may force BoE’s hand again

Analysis – Turbulent UK bond market may force BoE’s hand again

By Dhara Ranasinghe and Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has been unequivocal: the cent..

EU seeks to break impasse over gas price caps, ‘no regret’ plan floated

EU seeks to break impasse over gas price caps, ‘no regret’ plan floated

By Kate Abnett and Robert Muller PRAGUE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The question of how, when and whether to cap gas prices loomed over..

Austria plans to bring budget deficit within 3% of GDP next year

Austria plans to bring budget deficit within 3% of GDP next year

VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria plans to bring its budget deficit within the European Union’s limit of 3% of gross domestic pro..

UK economy on brink of recession as it shrinks in August

UK economy on brink of recession as it shrinks in August

By William Schomberg and Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy looks set to go into recession as data showed it ..

Swedish energy minister: need to decouple gas from electricity price

Swedish energy minister: need to decouple gas from electricity price

PRAGUE (Reuters) – The European Union needs to find a way to decouple gas and electricity prices, Swedish energy minister Khasha..

Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft collaborate on supply chain data platform

Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft collaborate on supply chain data platform

BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft announced a partnership on Wednesday using Microsoft Cloud for a data platform in..

Epson research reveals Global attention focuses on climate change – despite conflicts and economic woes – as people act to avert disaster

Epson research reveals Global attention focuses on climate change – despite conflicts and economic woes – as people act to avert disaster

  Research shows that people see climate change as a primary threat – on a par with the ongoing financial crisis Research shows ..

Russian missiles hit 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in two days – minister

Russian missiles hit 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in two days – minister

(Reuters) – Russia hit about 30% of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in its missile attacks on Monday and Tuesday, Ukraine&..

EFG International says profitability improved in first nine months

EFG International says profitability improved in first nine months

ZURICH (Reuters) -EFG International said it had seen a “significant increase” in underlying net profit for the first nine ..

Twitter reviews policies around permanent user bans – FT

Twitter reviews policies around permanent user bans – FT

(Reuters) -Twitter Inc is reviewing its policies around permanently banning users, possibly bringing its content moderation in line wi..

Meta’s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut

Meta’s new Quest Pro headset, mixing real and virtual worlds, makes debut

By Katie Paul (Reuters) -Meta Platforms unveiled its Quest Pro virtual and mixed reality headset on Tuesday, marking a milestone for C..

Analysis-Fearing war in Xi’s next term, Taiwan bolsters defences

Analysis-Fearing war in Xi’s next term, Taiwan bolsters defences

By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is bolstering its defences and steeling itself for the possibility of w..

ECB’s Villeroy lays out plan for shrinking balance sheet

ECB’s Villeroy lays out plan for shrinking balance sheet

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should start shrinking its balance sheet once its interest rate is close to 2%, f..

Caixabank proposes sector-wide freeze in variable mortgage costs, source says

Caixabank proposes sector-wide freeze in variable mortgage costs, source says

MADRID (Reuters) – Caixabank, Spain’s biggest lender by domestic assets, has proposed a sector-wide measure to cushion the..

Germany’s SLM recommends shareholders accept Nikon takeover offer

Germany’s SLM recommends shareholders accept Nikon takeover offer

(Reuters) – The board of German 3D metal printing machine maker SLM Solutions Group AG on Tuesday recommended that its sharehold..

Analysis-Fearing war in Xi’s next term, Taiwan bolsters defences

Analysis-Fearing war in Xi’s next term, Taiwan bolsters defences

(Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday of a disorderly repricing in markets, saying global financial stab..

British pensions step up multi-billion-pound asset fire sale as need for cash soars

British pensions step up multi-billion-pound asset fire sale as need for cash soars

By Tommy Wilkes and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – UK pension schemes are racing to raise hundreds of billions of pounds to sho..

Germans told to unite over energy crisis amid EU divisions

Germans told to unite over energy crisis amid EU divisions

By Rachel More and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany can weather a winter gas shortage caused by Russia’s war on Ukra..

Stocks tumble globally on raft of economic, political worries

Stocks tumble globally on raft of economic, political worries

By Sinéad Carew and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – MSCI’s global index of stocks hit its lowest level in alm..

Sterling snaps four-day drop, but gilt-market havoc tempers gains

Sterling snaps four-day drop, but gilt-market havoc tempers gains

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The pound snapped a four-day streak of losses on Tuesday in a volatile session, in which the Bank o..

Stellantis aims to boost recycled material content in vehicles

Stellantis aims to boost recycled material content in vehicles

MILAN (Reuters) -Stellantis will look to upgrade its medium-term target for the minimum percentage of recycled material in its vehicle..

U.S. dollar drifts higher; yen heads toward level that prompted intervention

U.S. dollar drifts higher; yen heads toward level that prompted intervention

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar edged higher in choppy trading on Tuesday, add..

Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead

Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Damien Hirst started burning hundreds of his artworks on Tuesday af..

Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?

Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England again sought to stem a sharp sell-off in Britain’s 2.1 trillion pound ($2.3 trillio..

Oil falls more than 2% on recession and China COVID fears

Oil falls more than 2% on recession and China COVID fears

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – Oil slid more than 2% on Tuesday, extending losses of nearly 2% in the previous session, as re..

Scholz: if Germany continues to adapt, we will make it through winter

Scholz: if Germany continues to adapt, we will make it through winter

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will make it through the winter if citizens, companies and policymakers continue to adapt to the coun..

Spain’s Cepsa signs green hydrogen shipping deal with Rotterdam port

Spain’s Cepsa signs green hydrogen shipping deal with Rotterdam port

MADRID (Reuters) -Spanish oil and gas group Cepsa has signed a deal with the Dutch port of Rotterdam to ship green hydrogen from south..

France says Belarus could face more sanctions if it gets increasingly involved in Ukraine conflict

France says Belarus could face more sanctions if it gets increasingly involved in Ukraine conflict

PARIS (Reuters) – Belarus could face more sanctions if it gets more and more involved in the Ukraine conflict, French Foreign Af..