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Shares, euro jump on Ukrainian advance in northeast

Shares, euro jump on Ukrainian advance in northeast

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -European shares jumped on Monday after Ukrainian forces advanced rapidly in Kharkiv province, in Rus..

Exclusive-EU watchdog considers collateral changes to ease energy crunch

Exclusive-EU watchdog considers collateral changes to ease energy crunch

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union’s securities watchdog said on Monday it was considering a rare move to relieve..

EU plans to make fossil fuel firms share excess profits, draft shows

EU plans to make fossil fuel firms share excess profits, draft shows

By Kate Abnett and Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission wants to force fossil fuel firms that have pocketed gains ..

With selfies and salutes, Britain’s generations mark queen’s passing

With selfies and salutes, Britain’s generations mark queen’s passing

By Humza Jilani and Andrew MacAskill LONDON/EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Some shed tears or wore military uniforms and medals, others t..

Dollar falls ahead of U.S. inflation data; euro jumps

Dollar falls ahead of U.S. inflation data; euro jumps

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar fell to its lowest level in about two weeks against a basket of cu..

Duchess Meghan pauses Spotify podcast during mourning for Queen Elizabeth

Duchess Meghan pauses Spotify podcast during mourning for Queen Elizabeth

LONDON (Reuters) – Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has paused new episodes of her Spotify podcast during the official mourning pe..

Explainer-How will the public be able to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth?

Explainer-How will the public be able to say goodbye to Queen Elizabeth?

LONDON (Reuters) – The body of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will lie in state inside Westminster Hall for the public to pay t..

Explainer-The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s shutdown

Explainer-The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s shutdown

By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – The last operating reactor at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine..

Electrolux flags cost cuts, warns on profit as inflation squeezes demand

Electrolux flags cost cuts, warns on profit as inflation squeezes demand

By Marie Mannes COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Sweden’s Electrolux on Monday announced plans to cut costs and warned its profit would dro..

From free crumpets to store discounts, UK grocers lure workers

From free crumpets to store discounts, UK grocers lure workers

By Richa Naidu LONDON (Reuters) – With job vacancies in Britain close to a record high, retailers including Tesco Plc have begun..

EU eyes levy on fossil fuel firms to help consumers survive energy crisis

EU eyes levy on fossil fuel firms to help consumers survive energy crisis

By Kate Abnett and Ingrid Melander BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Fossil fuel firms may have to share their excess profits to help European house..

Sterling falls to weakest since early 2021 against euro

Sterling falls to weakest since early 2021 against euro

LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling briefly fell to its lowest level since early 2021 against a robust euro on Monday, while news that Britain&..

HSBC eyes resuming buybacks in second half of 2023

HSBC eyes resuming buybacks in second half of 2023

By Lawrence White LONDON (Reuters) -HSBC is likely to resume share buybacks in the second half of next year, its Chief Financial Offic..

Swiss confirm favoured location for $21 billion nuclear waste store

Swiss confirm favoured location for $21 billion nuclear waste store

ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland confirmed on Monday that its favoured location for a 20 billion Swiss franc ($20.94 billion) underground..

Financial Services Capital appoints Kirstyn Lowry-Corry

Financial Services Capital appoints Kirstyn Lowry-Corry

      8 September 2022 – Financial Services Capital LLP (“FSC”), the private equity investor dedicated to the European ..

Explainer-The G7’s price cap on Russian oil begins to take shape

Explainer-The G7’s price cap on Russian oil begins to take shape

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Group of Seven countries is working to cap the price of Russian oil in an attempt to limi..

King Charles, in parliament, promises to follow queen’s example

King Charles, in parliament, promises to follow queen’s example

LONDON (Reuters) -King Charles told parliament on Monday he was “resolved faithfully to follow” the example set by his mot..

Mobile school offers hope to nomad children in Chad

Mobile school offers hope to nomad children in Chad

By Mahamat Ramadane TOUKRA, Chad (Reuters) – In a makeshift open-air classroom, dozens of children sat squeezed together on a ma..

Global reinsurers see inflation, war driving higher rates

Global reinsurers see inflation, war driving higher rates

By Miranda Murray and Carolyn Cohn BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) -Global geopolitical tensions, high inflation and climate change have heigh..

ECB governors see rising risk of rate hitting 2% to curb inflation – sources

ECB governors see rising risk of rate hitting 2% to curb inflation – sources

By Francesco Canepa PRAGUE (Reuters) -European Central Bank policymakers see a rising risk that they will have to raise their key inte..

Tennis-The future is now: Alcaraz wins U.S. Open and becomes world number one

Tennis-The future is now: Alcaraz wins U.S. Open and becomes world number one

By Rory Carroll NEW YORK (Reuters) -Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz completed his rapid rise to the top of the tennis world on Sunday,..

Australia financial crimes regulator opens investigation into Britain’s Entain

Australia financial crimes regulator opens investigation into Britain’s Entain

(Reuters) -The Australian financial crimes regulator said on Monday it opened an investigation into British sports betting giant Entai..

Exclusive: Biden to hit China with broader curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports

Exclusive: Biden to hit China with broader curbs on U.S. chip and tool exports

By Karen Freifeld and Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The Biden administration plans next month to broaden curbs on U.S sh..

King Charles to fly to Scotland to join sombre procession of queen’s coffin

King Charles to fly to Scotland to join sombre procession of queen’s coffin

By Michael Holden and Andrew MacAskill EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Britain’s King Charles will fly to Edinburgh to join his sibl..

Oprah-produced ‘Sidney’ shows how Poitier ‘redefined’ Hollywood

Oprah-produced ‘Sidney’ shows how Poitier ‘redefined’ Hollywood

By Jenna Zucker and Divya Rajagopal TORONTO (Reuters) – The late Sidney Poitier forever changed the conception of what a Black m..

Israel sees no new Iran nuclear deal before U.S. November mid-terms

Israel sees no new Iran nuclear deal before U.S. November mid-terms

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel does not anticipate a renewal of Iran’s nuclear deal with world powers before the U.S. mid-te..

Some Russians mourn Queen Elizabeth with flowers as Kremlin pays respects

Some Russians mourn Queen Elizabeth with flowers as Kremlin pays respects

By Mikhail Antonov and Lev Sergeev MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin paid respectful tribute to Queen Elizabeth on Friday and dozen..

Rate rise fears prompt third week of global equity funds outflows

Rate rise fears prompt third week of global equity funds outflows

(Reuters) – Global equity funds remained out of favour in the seven days to Sept. 7 as a strong U.S. services industry report fu..

Queen Elizabeth’s death: Reaction from world leaders

Queen Elizabeth’s death: Reaction from world leaders

(Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch and the nation’s figurehead for seven decades, died ..

Motor racing-Porsche’s Formula One plans stall as Red Bull talks collapse

Motor racing-Porsche’s Formula One plans stall as Red Bull talks collapse

BERLIN (Reuters) – Porsche and Red Bull have ended talks over Porsche joining Formula One, but the German sports car brand remai..

Four European countries call for special treatment of defence in EU debt rules – document

Four European countries call for special treatment of defence in EU debt rules – document

By Jan Strupczewski PRAGUE (Reuters) – Greece, Romania, Poland and Lithuania are urging the European Commission to give special ..

Germany’s bakeries burnt by rising energy prices

Germany’s bakeries burnt by rising energy prices

By Riham Alkousaa and Petra Wischgoll MUELHEIM AN DER RUHR (Germany) (Reuters) – German bakery owner Peter Hemmerle is expecting..

Germany’s Scholz: Queen Elizabeth embodied the best of Europe’s shared inheritance

Germany’s Scholz: Queen Elizabeth embodied the best of Europe’s shared inheritance

(Reuters) – Germany joins Britain in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth, whose sense of duty was “legendary” and ..

With Queen Elizabeth’s death, republicans sense their chance

With Queen Elizabeth’s death, republicans sense their chance

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – During Queen Elizabeth’s 70-year reign, republican rumblings surfaced on occasion, bu..

UK declares period of national mourning for Queen Elizabeth

UK declares period of national mourning for Queen Elizabeth

LONDON (Reuters) – The British government on Friday officially declared the start of a period of national mourning for Queen Eli..

India to hold one day state mourning on passing away of Queen Elizabeth

India to hold one day state mourning on passing away of Queen Elizabeth

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government on Friday announced one day of state mourning on Sept. 11 as a mark of respect on th..

Sporting events cancelled, tributes paid after Queen Elizabeth dies

Sporting events cancelled, tributes paid after Queen Elizabeth dies

(Reuters) -The world of sport reacted to the death of Queen Elizabeth on Thursday with a raft of cancellations across cricket, golf, r..