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Dollar slips, while yuan slumps on COVID unrest in China

Dollar slips, while yuan slumps on COVID unrest in China

By Rae Wee and Harry Robertson SINGAPORE/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar weakened on Monday as investors weighed up the recent dro..

UK to launch new billion-pound home insulation programme

UK to launch new billion-pound home insulation programme

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government intends to make 1 billion pounds ($1.2 billion) of public funding available for ho..

Prague Christmas market returns after COVID but with fewer lights

Prague Christmas market returns after COVID but with fewer lights

PRAGUE (Reuters) – Thousands of people poured into Prague’s medieval Old Town Square at the weekend for the lighting of a ..

UK to fine tech companies that fail to remove self-harm material

UK to fine tech companies that fail to remove self-harm material

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government intends to make it illegal to encourage others to harm themselve..

Airbus may delay some 2023 jet deliveries: sources

Airbus may delay some 2023 jet deliveries: sources

By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is preparing the ground for further delays to planned delivery dates of some medium-haul ..

Credit Agricole is weighing foray into German car-sharing: media report

Credit Agricole is weighing foray into German car-sharing: media report

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – French bank Credit Agricole is weighing plans to offer car-sharing financial services in Germany because t..

OPEC+ meeting to take into account market conditions – Iraqi official

OPEC+ meeting to take into account market conditions – Iraqi official

CAIRO (Reuters) – The OPEC+ meeting in December will take into account the condition and balance of the market, Iraq’s sta..

EU demands quick fix from U.S. of green subsidy law

EU demands quick fix from U.S. of green subsidy law

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union ministers warned on Friday that time was running out to resolve differe..

Cost-of-living crisis casts shadow over Europe’s Black Friday

Cost-of-living crisis casts shadow over Europe’s Black Friday

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s retailers are hoping Black Friday discount day will get shoppers spending, thou..

IKEA stores owner Ingka’s annual operating profit rises 9%

IKEA stores owner Ingka’s annual operating profit rises 9%

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA stores, reported on Friday a 9% rise in annual opera..

Volkswagen strikes below-inflation wage deal, continues German trend

Volkswagen strikes below-inflation wage deal, continues German trend

By Jan Schwartz HAMBURG (Reuters) -Volkswagen on Wednesday agreed a two-year wage deal for workers at its western German factories, of..

Italy’s A2A trims green investment plan citing economy, volatile markets

Italy’s A2A trims green investment plan citing economy, volatile markets

(Reuters) -Italy’s largest regional utility A2A on Tuesday scaled back its investments aimed at reducing its carbon footprint, a..

Britain’s Halfords targets retirees in recruitment drive

Britain’s Halfords targets retirees in recruitment drive

LONDON (Reuters) – Halfords is aiming to recruit 1,000 new technicians over the next 12 months by attracting retirees to work in..

Glencore to sell Australian copper mine to SPAC for $1.1 billion

Glencore to sell Australian copper mine to SPAC for $1.1 billion

(Reuters) – Glencore said on Wednesday that blank-check firm Metal Acquisition Corp (MAC) agreed to an amended agreement to buy ..

German residential property market faces risk of price drop – DIW study

German residential property market faces risk of price drop – DIW study

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German residential property market faces a growing risk of price corrections, the DIW research institute ..

HP to cut about 12% jobs by end of fiscal 2025

HP to cut about 12% jobs by end of fiscal 2025

(Reuters) -HP Inc said on Tuesday it expects to cut up to 6,000 jobs by the end of fiscal 2025, or about 12% of its global workforce, ..

Analysis-At World Cup, Saudi crown prince moves back on to global stage

Analysis-At World Cup, Saudi crown prince moves back on to global stage

By Angus McDowall and Maya Gebeily DOHA (Reuters) – When Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman took his seat next to th..

UK investigating Apple, Google mobile browser dominance

UK investigating Apple, Google mobile browser dominance

By Paul Sandle and Pushkala Aripaka LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s competition watchdog on Tuesday launched an in-depth investigati..

First nationwide map of Italy’s fascist monuments goes online

First nationwide map of Italy’s fascist monuments goes online

By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – More than 1,400 monuments, street signs and plaques honouring fascism have been put online ..

UK says Baker Hughes-Altus deal may hurt competition in oil well services

UK says Baker Hughes-Altus deal may hurt competition in oil well services

(Reuters) – Britain’s competition watchdog said on Tuesday U.S.-listed oilfield services firm Baker Hughes Co’s acqu..

Equinor evaluating impact of British windfall tax on projects

Equinor evaluating impact of British windfall tax on projects

By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Norwegian oil company Equinor said on Tuesday it is evaluating the impact of Britain’s windfall ..

Suedzucker expects to raise its sugar prices again next year

Suedzucker expects to raise its sugar prices again next year

By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) -Europe’s largest sugar producer Suedzucker is set to bump up sugar prices again next year as ..

Zoom shares down 90% from peak as pandemic boom fades

Zoom shares down 90% from peak as pandemic boom fades

By Aditya Soni and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – Shares of Zoom Video Communications Inc have tumbled about 90% from their pandemic pe..

End of cheap money for U.S. farmers plows trouble into food production

End of cheap money for U.S. farmers plows trouble into food production

By P.J. Huffstutter and Bianca Flowers CHICAGO (Reuters) – Montana farmer Sarah Degn had big plans to invest the healthy profits..

King Charles hosts first state visit for S.Africa’s Ramaphosa

King Charles hosts first state visit for S.Africa’s Ramaphosa

LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles will host his first state visit since his accession to the British throne when he welcomes South..

Shell to ‘evaluate’ 25 billion pound British investments after windfall tax

Shell to ‘evaluate’ 25 billion pound British investments after windfall tax

By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Shell said on Monday it will evaluate plans to spend up to 25 billion pounds in Britain over the next ..

France demands Twitter ensure it can preserve ‘safe environment’

France demands Twitter ensure it can preserve ‘safe environment’

PARIS (Reuters) – French regulator Arcom said on Monday it had sent a letter to Twitter asking it to ensure by Nov. 24 that it c..

Exclusive-QatarEnergy boss says World Cup tension will not impact German business

Exclusive-QatarEnergy boss says World Cup tension will not impact German business

By Andrew Mills and Maha El Dahan DOHA (Reuters) – QatarEnergy chief Saad al-Kaabi said on Monday that business with German firm..

Pfizer/BioNTech’s updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1

Pfizer/BioNTech’s updated COVID shot shows strong response against BQ.1.1

(Reuters) -Pfizer Inc and its German partner BioNTech SE said on Friday their Omicron-tailored shot produced higher virus-neutralizing..

Big Pharma may have to reveal government deals in WHO’s draft pandemic rules

Big Pharma may have to reveal government deals in WHO’s draft pandemic rules

By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) – Pharmaceutical companies could be made to disclose prices and deals a..

Analysis-U.S. regulators could be pressured by slim Republican House control

Analysis-U.S. regulators could be pressured by slim Republican House control

By Ross Kerber and Chris Prentice BOSTON/ WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the U.S. House of Representatives under their control, Rep..

UK’s Royal Mail workers to strike in run-up to Christmas

UK’s Royal Mail workers to strike in run-up to Christmas

LONDON (Reuters) -Postal workers at Britain’s Royal Mail will strike for six days in the run-up to the busy Christmas period in ..

Bankers bet billions on new wave of debt-for-nature deals

Bankers bet billions on new wave of debt-for-nature deals

By Clare Baldwin, Marc Jones and Simon Jessop SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – The Galapagos Islands, whose thousands of uniqu..

‘Wave’ of lawsuits over FTX expected, but investors will face legal hurdles

‘Wave’ of lawsuits over FTX expected, but investors will face legal hurdles

By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – A lawsuit by FTX account holders in the United States is likely the first of many that will be brought..

Explainer-How the World Health Organization might fight future pandemics

Explainer-How the World Health Organization might fight future pandemics

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Negotiations on new rules for dealing with pandemics are underway at the World Health Organizat..

Mahalo Banking Names Ken Kondo Chief Innovation Officer to Expand Digital Strategies

Mahalo Banking Names Ken Kondo Chief Innovation Officer to Expand Digital Strategies

Mahalo Banking, a CUSO that provides online and mobile banking solutions for credit unions, today announced that Ken Kondo, former Vic..

G20 Summit: What you need to know now

G20 Summit: What you need to know now

NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) nations deplored Russia’s aggression in Ukraine “in..