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Factbox-UK’s Hunt sets out plans to boost economic growth

Factbox-UK’s Hunt sets out plans to boost economic growth

LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt announced on Wednesday cuts to personal taxation and efforts to boost bu..

Maersk enters deal for half a million tonnes of green methanol annually

Maersk enters deal for half a million tonnes of green methanol annually

By Johannes Birkebaek COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Maersk on Wednesday announced it had entered into the shipping industry’s first lar..

US stocks edge higher ahead of holiday, crude tumbles

US stocks edge higher ahead of holiday, crude tumbles

By Stephen Culp NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks resumed their uphill climb led by interest rate sensitive megacaps on Wednesday, whil..

Nvidia shares drop as China worries overshadow stellar forecast

Nvidia shares drop as China worries overshadow stellar forecast

By Arsheeya Bajwa and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – Nvidia shares fell nearly 4% on Wednesday on fears that widening U.S. chip curbs ..

Dollar strengthens after U.S. labor, consumer sentiment data

Dollar strengthens after U.S. labor, consumer sentiment data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar index rose on Wednesday, bouncing back from a 2-1/2 month low after econom..

Temu, Shein far lag Amazon as online holiday shopping ramps up

Temu, Shein far lag Amazon as online holiday shopping ramps up

By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Upstart online retailers Temu.com and Shein are drawing millions of window-shoppers to..

Euro zone’s shadow banks face risk of margin calls, ECB says

Euro zone’s shadow banks face risk of margin calls, ECB says

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone shadow banks face the risk of receiving large margin calls or client redemptions they cannot mee..

DIY retailer Kingfisher cuts profit outlook again on weak French market

DIY retailer Kingfisher cuts profit outlook again on weak French market

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -European home improvement retailer Kingfisher on Wednesday downgraded its full-year profit outlook f..

Explainer-Why calls for oil embargo on Israel are unlikely to go anywhere

Explainer-Why calls for oil embargo on Israel are unlikely to go anywhere

By Ahmad Ghaddar LONDON (Reuters) -Israel’s military offensive in Gaza following an Oct. 7 attack by the enclave’s ruling..

Spain’s Grenergy to expand in US under $2.8 billion plan

Spain’s Grenergy to expand in US under $2.8 billion plan

  By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Grenergy plans to more than double its U.S. solar power generation p..

Firmer pound weighs on FTSE 100 ahead of interim budget; Ashtead tanks

Firmer pound weighs on FTSE 100 ahead of interim budget; Ashtead tanks

By Siddarth S and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 dipped on Monday, weighed by a stronger pound and a slide in shares..

European shares inch up after robust week; Bayer tanks

European shares inch up after robust week; Bayer tanks

By Ankika Biswas and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -European shares edged higher on Monday after a strong week driven by aggressive ..

From Lululemon to Birkenstock, duplicate styles lure holiday shoppers

From Lululemon to Birkenstock, duplicate styles lure holiday shoppers

By Katherine Masters NEW YORK (Reuters) – Lauren Maginness is a fan of Lululemon. But the 31-year-old product marketer in New Y..

Brent, US crude futures climb over 2% as OPEC cuts expected

Brent, US crude futures climb over 2% as OPEC cuts expected

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON (Reuters) -Brent and U.S. crude futures climbed more than 2.5%, gaining $2 a barrel on Monday, as further suppl..

OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft in Silicon Valley twist

OpenAI appoints new boss as Sam Altman joins Microsoft in Silicon Valley twist

By Jeffrey Dastin, Anna Tong and Stephanie Kelly SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -OpenAI named ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear as interim CEO, wh..

Factbox-German budget crisis tests limits of its ‘debt brake’

Factbox-German budget crisis tests limits of its ‘debt brake’

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s constitutional court ruled last week that the coalition government’s decision to re-al..

UK says new science initiative to work on climate-resilient crops

UK says new science initiative to work on climate-resilient crops

LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will announce a new science initiative to bring together work on developi..

National Grid’s Massachusetts utilities submit clean energy investment plan

National Grid’s Massachusetts utilities submit clean energy investment plan

(Reuters) – Britain’s National Grid said on Friday its two utility firms in Massachusetts have submitted a clean energy in..

BP seeks partnerships to navigate renewables storm

BP seeks partnerships to navigate renewables storm

By Christoph Steitz and Ron Bousso BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – BP is seeking partners for offshore wind projects in Japan and may..

Analysis-Fewer shoppers in Burberry stores complicates design overhaul

Analysis-Fewer shoppers in Burberry stores complicates design overhaul

By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – The slowdown in the luxury market following a post-pandemic boom could not come at a worse ..

EU reaches deal to stop sending waste to countries that can’t process it

EU reaches deal to stop sending waste to countries that can’t process it

PARIS (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers and member states have reached a deal to revise the bloc’s waste shipment regu..

Risk rally sputters as bullish investors pause

Risk rally sputters as bullish investors pause

By Koh Gui Qing and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -World stocks snapped a five-day rally on Thursday as investors took a breat..

Citi CEO Fraser touts ‘clear benefits’ of diversifying supply chains

Citi CEO Fraser touts ‘clear benefits’ of diversifying supply chains

(Reuters) – Geopolitical tensions and macroeconomic shocks are spurring businesses and governments into reconfiguring their sup..

Explainer-What is Black Friday? And will shoppers find bargains this year?

Explainer-What is Black Friday? And will shoppers find bargains this year?

By Juveria Tabassum and Savyata Mishra (Reuters) – Retailers are preparing for what they hope will be yet another record-settin..

Oil prices hit 4-month low on concerns about U.S., Chinese economy

Oil prices hit 4-month low on concerns about U.S., Chinese economy

By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices dropped more than 5% on Thursday to their lowest in four months, as investors worri..

Exclusive-OpenAI explores how to get ChatGPT into classrooms

Exclusive-OpenAI explores how to get ChatGPT into classrooms

By Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – OpenAI, whose generative AI products initially raised fears of widespread cheating on ..

Iraq becomes EBRD shareholder, Senegal and Ghana apply to join

Iraq becomes EBRD shareholder, Senegal and Ghana apply to join

  LONDON (Reuters) -Iraq has become the 74th member of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the multilateral le..

UK lenders step up mortgage price battle as inflation slows

UK lenders step up mortgage price battle as inflation slows

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – British lenders have accelerated price cuts on mortgages as competition intensifies, inflati..

European companies exploring ways to boost rare metal supply

European companies exploring ways to boost rare metal supply

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European companies are exploring ways to replace the gallium and germanium supply put..

Dollar gains after U.S. retail sales fall less than expected

Dollar gains after U.S. retail sales fall less than expected

By Herbert Lash and Amanda Cooper NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar gained on Wednesday after U.S. retail sales fell less than ex..

UK’s Hunt readies growth plan after fall in inflation

UK’s Hunt readies growth plan after fall in inflation

By William Schomberg and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt will change gear next week to f..

Factbox-What you need to know about Ampere, Renault’s EV unit

Factbox-What you need to know about Ampere, Renault’s EV unit

PARIS (Reuters) -French car maker Renault is holding an investor day for its electric vehicle unit Ampere, which was carved out from ..

EU agrees law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limit

EU agrees law to hit fossil fuel imports with methane emissions limit

(Reuters) – The European Union reached a deal on Wednesday on a law to place methane emissions limits on Europe’s oil and..

German economy, auto sector face risks from exposure to China, fund manager says

German economy, auto sector face risks from exposure to China, fund manager says

  By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s heavy economic exposure to China carries significant risks for..

Strong pay growth in UK spreads to public sector, survey shows

Strong pay growth in UK spreads to public sector, survey shows

LONDON (Reuters) – Strong pay growth in Britain’s private sector will be matched in the public sector in the year ahead..

Britain’s Global Investment Summit draws top banking bosses

Britain’s Global Investment Summit draws top banking bosses

LONDON (Reuters) – JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon and Goldman Sachs’ David Solomon will attend Britain’s Global In..

Climate change likely to boost inflation, Bank of England’s Mann says

Climate change likely to boost inflation, Bank of England’s Mann says

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Climate change and countries’ different approaches to combat it are likely boost inf..