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European stocks surge, dollar gains as Fed decision looms

European stocks surge, dollar gains as Fed decision looms

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -European shares surged to their highest since January 2022 and bond yields on both sides of the Atlantic ea..

Financiers grapple with plane shortages amid Boeing MAX crisis

Financiers grapple with plane shortages amid Boeing MAX crisis

By Tim Hepher and Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) -Airlines face years of plane shortages, driving up costs and setting the stage for..

Dollar gains before Fed, March rate cut seen less likely

Dollar gains before Fed, March rate cut seen less likely

By Karen Brettell and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar gained on Monday as investors prepared for the prospect th..

Boeing under a microscope for safety issues as it reports results

Boeing under a microscope for safety issues as it reports results

By Abhijith Ganapavaram and Valerie Insinna (Reuters) – When Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun delivers the company’s fourth-quarte..

Global watchdog proposes new ethics code to combat greenwashing

Global watchdog proposes new ethics code to combat greenwashing

By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Firms that check environmental, social and governance claims made by companies..

France steps up security as Paris farmers’ protest looms

France steps up security as Paris farmers’ protest looms

By Benjamin Mallet and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS (Reuters) -France stepped up security measures on Sunday as farmers prepared to converge..

Italy’s Meloni seeks new partnership with Africa, funds limited

Italy’s Meloni seeks new partnership with Africa, funds limited

By Crispian Balmer and Angelo Amante ROME (Reuters) -Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called for a new partnership with Africa o..

King Charles doing well in hospital after prostate treatment

King Charles doing well in hospital after prostate treatment

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s King Charles is doing well after having planned treatment to address an enlarged ..

Exclusive-Apple faces ‘strong action’ if App Store changes fall short, EU’s Breton says

Exclusive-Apple faces ‘strong action’ if App Store changes fall short, EU’s Breton says

By Martin Coulter, Foo Yun Chee and Supantha Mukherjee LONDON (Reuters) -Apple faces strong action if changes to its App Store do not..

Aviation sector sees no fast tech solution to GPS interference problem

Aviation sector sees no fast tech solution to GPS interference problem

By Joanna Plucinska LONDON (Reuters) -Global regulators, aviation security specialists and manufacturers failed to reach an agreement..

Exclusive-EU Commission looks into Germany’s natural gas levy

Exclusive-EU Commission looks into Germany’s natural gas levy

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission has asked the EU’s energy regulator ACER to examine whether a tariff..

Analysis-What’s the beef? Canada talks stall as Britain toughens trade approach

Analysis-What’s the beef? Canada talks stall as Britain toughens trade approach

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) – The suspension of Britain’s trade talks with Canada signals a tougher approach to ..

Europe will miss 2030 chip market goal, says ASML CEO

Europe will miss 2030 chip market goal, says ASML CEO

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Europe will miss its goal of raising its share of the global computer chip market to 20% by 2030 because i..

Cars sold as an ‘Italian jewel’ must be made in Italy, PM tells Stellantis

Cars sold as an ‘Italian jewel’ must be made in Italy, PM tells Stellantis

ROME (Reuters) – A car being sold as an “Italian jewel” needs to be made in Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni sa..

ECB asks some lenders to monitor social media for early signs of bank runs -sources

ECB asks some lenders to monitor social media for early signs of bank runs -sources

By Stefania Spezzati LONDON (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has asked some banks to closely monitor activity on social me..

Computer parts maker Logitech targets ‘gradual’ return to sales growth

Computer parts maker Logitech targets ‘gradual’ return to sales growth

By John Revill (Reuters) -Logitech International’s new CEO is targeting a return to revenue growth after the computer periphe..

Stocks make little progress, dollar rises against yen after BoJ decision

Stocks make little progress, dollar rises against yen after BoJ decision

By Sinéad Carew and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -MSCI’S global equities index was down slightly with a mixed bag ..

Risk of EU prices rising, growth slowing from Red Sea attacks -EU trade chief

Risk of EU prices rising, growth slowing from Red Sea attacks -EU trade chief

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union faces a risk of consumer prices surging and growth slowing due to disruptions to shippi..

Italy plans to sell up to 13% stake in Poste Italiane – ministry

Italy plans to sell up to 13% stake in Poste Italiane – ministry

ROME (Reuters) -Italy plans to sell a stake of up to 13% in postal service group Poste Italiane, its industry ministry told parliament..

German president, businesses visit Vietnam eyeing investment

German president, businesses visit Vietnam eyeing investment

By Francesco Guarascio and Phuong Nguyen HANOI (Reuters) -A German business delegation, including top firms for tunnel machines, wind..

Buoyant chipmakers to lift Wall St as S&P nears record high

Buoyant chipmakers to lift Wall St as S&P nears record high

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -A global rally in chipmakers was set to spill over into Wall Street on Friday, raising investor spirit..

European shares extend gains on financials but track weekly fall

European shares extend gains on financials but track weekly fall

By Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -European shares edged higher on Friday, lifted by financials, but the benchmark index remained on cours..

UK health agency warns ‘very real risk’ measles outbreak spreads

UK health agency warns ‘very real risk’ measles outbreak spreads

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s public health agency warned on Friday that an outbreak of measles in central England could s..

US existing home sales fall in December, supply shows signs of improvement

US existing home sales fall in December, supply shows signs of improvement

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. existing home sales fell in December to the lowest level in nearly 13-1/2 years, but a recovery coul..

Japan’s lunar craft lands successfully but can’t generate solar power

Japan’s lunar craft lands successfully but can’t generate solar power

By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan on Saturday became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon but the probe was not g..

Wall St advances, Treasury yields climb as robust data boosts soft landing bets

Wall St advances, Treasury yields climb as robust data boosts soft landing bets

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks gained ground on Thursday as investors wrestled over whether to embrace robust U.S. l..

Kate, Princess of Wales, ‘doing well’ after surgery, King Charles ‘fine’

Kate, Princess of Wales, ‘doing well’ after surgery, King Charles ‘fine’

LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, is “doing well” after undergoing abdominal surgery this..

Polish top court rejects government plan to overhaul public media

Polish top court rejects government plan to overhaul public media

By Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk WARSAW (Reuters) – A top Polish court rejected as illegal on Thursday plans to liquidate the country..

Google to invest $1 billion in UK data centre

Google to invest $1 billion in UK data centre

By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) -Google will invest $1 billion on building a data centre just outside of London, the U.S. technology gia..

Oppenheimer’ leads BAFTA Film Awards nominations

Oppenheimer’ leads BAFTA Film Awards nominations

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) -Historical drama “Oppenheimer”, one of last year’s highest- earning m..

Dollar steady at 5-week peak as Fed rate cut bets tempered

Dollar steady at 5-week peak as Fed rate cut bets tempered

By Samuel Indyk and Kevin Buckland LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar hovered near a five-week peak against major peers on Thursday after r..

Lindt’s pralines sweeten 2023 sales despite cocoa costs

Lindt’s pralines sweeten 2023 sales despite cocoa costs

By Paolo Laudani and Marleen Kaesebier (Reuters) -Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli reported a 10.3% rise in 2023 organic s..

Poland plans to set end date for coal power

Poland plans to set end date for coal power

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Poland plans to set an end date for coal-fuelled power, the country’s Secretary of St..

As Davos crowd gathers, governments urged to rein in ‘billionaire class’

As Davos crowd gathers, governments urged to rein in ‘billionaire class’

By Mark John (Reuters) – The combined fortunes of the world’s five richest men have more than doubled to $869 billion sin..

Iceland volcano recedes after ‘black day’ of town fires

Iceland volcano recedes after ‘black day’ of town fires

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – A volcano that erupted in southwest Iceland for the second time in less than a month appeared to be signi..

Red Sea trade disruption hits energy sector after strikes on Houthis

Red Sea trade disruption hits energy sector after strikes on Houthis

By Andrew Mills and Robert Harvey DOHA/LONDON (Reuters) -Qatar suspended liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments via the Red Sea and si..

Dollar little changed on MLK Day, sterling slides in risk-off trading

Dollar little changed on MLK Day, sterling slides in risk-off trading

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar was little changed on Monday in cautious during a U.S. public holiday, while risk-sensi..