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Philips subsidiary to pay over $24 million for alleged false claims for medical equipment

Philips subsidiary to pay over $24 million for alleged false claims for medical equipment

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A subsidiary of Dutch medical device maker Philips has agreed to pay over $24 million to resol..

Gorbachev died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict – interpreter

Gorbachev died shocked and bewildered by Ukraine conflict – interpreter

By Andrew Osborn MOSCOW (Reuters) -Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, was shocked and bewildered by the Ukraine conflict in th..

Sterling slides below $1.15 for first time since 2020

Sterling slides below $1.15 for first time since 2020

By Tom Wilson and Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling skidded against the dollar on Thursday to its lowest level since March 2020 ..

EU regulator backs two Omicron-adapted COVID boosters

EU regulator backs two Omicron-adapted COVID boosters

By Natalie Grover and Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -The European Union’s drug regulator on Thursday backed two separate COVID-19 vacc..

High inflation is bad for UK productivity – BoE’s Mann

High inflation is bad for UK productivity – BoE’s Mann

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s very high inflation risks distracting businesses from the longer-term decisions needed to boo..

Euro zone economy faces growing risk of recession, survey shows

Euro zone economy faces growing risk of recession, survey shows

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – Manufacturing activity across the euro zone declined again last month as consumers feeling ..

New U.S. rules on EV subsidies slam Hyundai, Kia’s dreams

New U.S. rules on EV subsidies slam Hyundai, Kia’s dreams

By Heekyong Yang and Ben Klayman SEOUL/DETROIT (Reuters) -After grabbing the No. 2 spot in the U.S. electric vehicle market with styli..

Kosovo pushes ahead with car licensing rule resisted by Serbs

Kosovo pushes ahead with car licensing rule resisted by Serbs

JARINJE, Kosovo (Reuters) -Dozens of U.S. NATO peacekeepers patrolled northern Kosovo on Thursday to preserve calm after Pristina anno..

First year of N.Ireland protocol required 1 million customs declarations

First year of N.Ireland protocol required 1 million customs declarations

DUBLIN (Reuters) – Over 10,000 firms completed one million customs declarations to move goods from Britain into Northern Ireland..

Business Intelligence: Why ‘infusion’ is key to data democratization

Business Intelligence: Why ‘infusion’ is key to data democratization

 Paul Scholey, VP of International Sales, Sisense As part of the highly-anticipated Gartner EMEA 2022 summit, Scott Castle, SVP of Pro..

How to rise above the complexity of device security

How to rise above the complexity of device security

Andy Milne, RVP, UK, Fore scout explains how cyber security teams can rise above device complexity by implementing orchestration platf..

Tennis-Williams retirement on hold after win over world number two

Tennis-Williams retirement on hold after win over world number two

By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) -Playing more like a world number one than a player ranked outside the top 600, Serena Williams tu..

UK factories suffer worst month since May 2020 as economy stumbles – PMI

UK factories suffer worst month since May 2020 as economy stumbles – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturing output and new orders fell by the most in more than two years in August in the face of ..

London stocks fall 1% on weak global growth outlook

London stocks fall 1% on weak global growth outlook

By Johann M Cherian and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 index fell sharply on Thursday as mining stocks dragged th..

Australia’s property downturn puts home buyers in double mortgage bind

Australia’s property downturn puts home buyers in double mortgage bind

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s housing market downturn is squeezing many home sellers into a double bind: They̵..

Boeing expects MAX 7 to be certified before MAX 10 – executive

Boeing expects MAX 7 to be certified before MAX 10 – executive

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Boeing Co expects the 737 MAX 7 will be certified by the end of the year and the larger MAX 10 in the first half ..

After long drought, China plots ambitious water infrastructure push

After long drought, China plots ambitious water infrastructure push

By David Stanway SHANGHAI (Reuters) – After a record heatwave parched large areas of the Yangtze basin, Chinese provinces are pl..

Volkswagen’s Mexico factory workers reject union pay deal

Volkswagen’s Mexico factory workers reject union pay deal

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Volkswagen workers at its main Mexico factory rejected a deal for a 9% pay hike, an official statement s..

Standard Chartered rolls out digital bank in hot Singapore market

Standard Chartered rolls out digital bank in hot Singapore market

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Standard Chartered and FairPrice Group on Thursday rolled out their digital bank focusing on SingaporeR..

UK house prices speed up but slowdown coming, Nationwide says

UK house prices speed up but slowdown coming, Nationwide says

LONDON (Reuters) – British house prices rose at a faster monthly pace in August than in July but the market is set to cool as su..

Marketmind: Moment in the sun

Marketmind: Moment in the sun

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Summer may be finished, but the hot sun is helping energy pr..

Amazon introduces seller storage service to tackle supply chain woes

Amazon introduces seller storage service to tackle supply chain woes

(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc introduced a new service on Wednesday to help its sellers store bulk inventory and ease distribution ..

Exclusive-Naftogaz CEO prepared to step down if it would facilitate debt deal

Exclusive-Naftogaz CEO prepared to step down if it would facilitate debt deal

By Andrea Shalal KYIV (Reuters) – The head of state-run Ukranian energy company Naftogaz is ready to step down if it would help ..

Global body urges EU to make company life simpler by aligning climate reporting

Global body urges EU to make company life simpler by aligning climate reporting

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The European Union should make extra time to align its policies with international rules on repo..

Botswana awards Norway’s Scatec first large-scale solar plant contract

Botswana awards Norway’s Scatec first large-scale solar plant contract

GABORONE (Reuters) – State-owned Botswana Power Corporation (BPC) has awarded Norwegian company Scatec ASA a contract to build a..

French sugar makers to start output early as energy curbs loom

French sugar makers to start output early as energy curbs loom

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -France’s two largest sugar makers Tereos and Cristal Union will bring forward the star..

Hackers hit Italian oil company Eni’s computer networks

Hackers hit Italian oil company Eni’s computer networks

(Reuters) -Italian oil company Eni’s computer networks were hacked in recent days but the consequences appear to be minor so far..

Russia jobless rate stays at record low of 3.9% in July

Russia jobless rate stays at record low of 3.9% in July

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The number of people unemployed in Russia was 2.9 million in July, or 3.9% of the workforce, with the jobless..

Barclays announces sale of remaining shares in South Africa’s Absa

Barclays announces sale of remaining shares in South Africa’s Absa

LONDON (Reuters) – Barclays will sell its remaining 7.4% stake in South African bank Absa, it said on Wednesday, completing its ..

Russia’s Gazprom expects increase in 2022 revenue

Russia’s Gazprom expects increase in 2022 revenue

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian gas giant Gazprom showed very good results in the first half and its 2022 revenue will exceed last year̵..

EDF staff, shareholders file complaint over management

EDF staff, shareholders file complaint over management

By Julien Ponthus and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) – An association of EDF staffers and shareholders seeking a higher price fo..

UniCredit gets ECB’s green light for second 1 billion euro share buyback

UniCredit gets ECB’s green light for second 1 billion euro share buyback

By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit on Wednesday said it had gained supervisory approval for a new share buyback of up t..

Spanish toddler dies after being hit by giant hailstone

Spanish toddler dies after being hit by giant hailstone

MADRID (Reuters) – A 20-month-old girl died after being struck on the head during a violent hailstorm that caused havoc in Catal..

Foreign tourism to Portugal surpasses pre-COVID levels in July

Foreign tourism to Portugal surpasses pre-COVID levels in July

LISBON (Reuters) – The number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal slightly surpassed pre-pandemic levels in July for the first..

Investors flee UK bonds, pushing gilts to huge monthly loss

Investors flee UK bonds, pushing gilts to huge monthly loss

LONDON (Reuters) -Investors alarmed at Britain’s bleak economic outlook and political uncertainty dumped government bonds on Wed..

Euro slips back below parity, Norwegian krone falls on planned cbank FX purchases

Euro slips back below parity, Norwegian krone falls on planned cbank FX purchases

By Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – The euro slipped back below parity against the dollar on Wednesday and was on track for its t..

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will appoint new prime minister at Balmoral

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth will appoint new prime minister at Balmoral

LONDON (Reuters) -Queen Elizabeth will break with tradition to appoint Britain’s new prime minister at her Balmoral Castle resid..