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Russia strikes cities across Ukraine, gas supplies in focus

Russia strikes cities across Ukraine, gas supplies in focus

By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) -Russian forces kept up their bombardment of cities across Ukraine, with intense shelli..

ECB weighs bigger rate hike with safety net for indebted countries

ECB weighs bigger rate hike with safety net for indebted countries

By Francesco Canepa and Balazs Koranyi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -European Central Bank policymakers are considering raising interest rates ..

Explainer-What is the ‘S’ in ESG investing?

Explainer-What is the ‘S’ in ESG investing?

By Cole Horton NEW YORK (Reuters) – The “S” in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing moved into the s..

How China became ground zero for the auto chip shortage

How China became ground zero for the auto chip shortage

By Sarah Wu, Jane Lanhee Lee and Kevin Krolicki TAIPEI/SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – From his small office in Singapore, Kelvin..

Average annual UK food bill set to rise 454 pounds as inflation soars

Average annual UK food bill set to rise 454 pounds as inflation soars

By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – UK grocery inflation hit 9.9% in the four weeks to July 10, adding 454 pounds ($543.7) to Brit..

Britain on course for hottest day on record

Britain on course for hottest day on record

By Kate Holton and Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -Britain was on course for its hottest day on record on Monday with temperatures forecast..

Team behind compact dialysis machine wins award for UK’s top engineering innovation of 2022 

Team behind compact dialysis machine wins award for UK’s top engineering innovation of 2022 

  The team behind a revolutionary compact dialysis machine that enables kidney failure patients to treat themselves at home and r..

Fed officials still leaning to 75-basis-point rate hike in July

Fed officials still leaning to 75-basis-point rate hike in July

By Howard Schneider and Lindsay Dunsmuir TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) – Federal Reserve officials signaled on Friday they will likely s..

Heatwave scorches Europe; health warnings issued

Heatwave scorches Europe; health warnings issued

By Catarina Demony and Kylie MacLellan LEIRIA, Portugal/LONDON (Reuters) -Hundreds more people were evacuated from their homes as wild..

South Korea seeks to kickstart talks to resolve historical feuds with Japan

South Korea seeks to kickstart talks to resolve historical feuds with Japan

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea hopes a high-level visit to Tokyo next week will kickstart talks aimed at a breakthrough ..

Five contenders to be next UK PM to face off in TV debate

Five contenders to be next UK PM to face off in TV debate

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) -The five remaining contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister will go head to head in th..

Factbox-Possible scenarios as Italy’s government faces collapse

Factbox-Possible scenarios as Italy’s government faces collapse

ROME (Reuters) – Italy might need early elections to overcome a political impasse, government officials said on Friday, after Pr..

Sterling struggles to pull away from March 2020 low

Sterling struggles to pull away from March 2020 low

By Lucy Raitano LONDON – A depressed British pound struggled for direction against the dollar on Friday, staying near more than ..

Burberry held back by China lockdowns and U.S. weakness

Burberry held back by China lockdowns and U.S. weakness

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -Luxury brand Burberry was hurt by lockdowns in its biggest market China and an abrupt reversal in for..

European shares rebound with focus on Italian politics, earnings

European shares rebound with focus on Italian politics, earnings

By Susan Mathew (Reuters) -Automakers and retail stocks on Friday led a rebound in European shares from a two-day rout that saw invest..

Firefighters scramble to put out flames in heatwave-hit Portugal, Spain

Firefighters scramble to put out flames in heatwave-hit Portugal, Spain

By Catarina Demony, Miguel Pereira and Rodrigo Antunes OURÉM, Portugal (Reuters) -Several wildfires swept across Portugal’s cent..

Germany’s gas crisis in charts: Pipeline repair, and then what?

Germany’s gas crisis in charts: Pipeline repair, and then what?

By Vera Eckert and Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The flow of gas from Russia to Germany through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline will..

Putin: sanctions risk causing energy price catastrophe for West

Putin: sanctions risk causing energy price catastrophe for West

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that continued sanctions against Russia could lead to catastrophic en..

Analysis-Euro’s 20-year low leaves ECB facing costly choices

Analysis-Euro’s 20-year low leaves ECB facing costly choices

By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The euro’s tumble towards parity against the dollar has pushe..

Not ‘business as usual’ for G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bali

Not ‘business as usual’ for G20 foreign ministers meeting in Bali

By Kate Lamb and David Brunnstrom (Reuters) – G20 foreign ministers travel to the resort island of Bali this week for a meeting ..

Exclusive: Europe ready for Baltics emergency switch-off from Russian grid

Exclusive: Europe ready for Baltics emergency switch-off from Russian grid

By Andrius Sytas and Marek Strzelecki VILNIUS/WARSAW (Reuters) – European grid operators are ready to implement immediately a lo..

Stocks sink on fears for global economy, capping worst H1 on record

Stocks sink on fears for global economy, capping worst H1 on record

By Tommy Wilkes LONDON (Reuters) – Stocks sank on Thursday to extend what is the worst first half of a year for global share pri..

Russian missiles rain down on Ukraine as West pledges enduring support

Russian missiles rain down on Ukraine as West pledges enduring support

By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russian forces struck targets in the Mykolaiv region of southern Ukraine on Wednesday and int..

NATO deal with Turkey greeted with caution and concern in Sweden

NATO deal with Turkey greeted with caution and concern in Sweden

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden and Finland took a step closer to joining the NATO military alliance after Turkey’s decision ..

Doctors, bankers protest ‘impossible situation’ as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel

Doctors, bankers protest ‘impossible situation’ as Sri Lanka runs out of fuel

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Doctors and bankers were among hundreds of Sri Lankans who marched on Wednesday to demand the ..

Queen Elizabeth meets Sturgeon after new push for independence vote

Queen Elizabeth meets Sturgeon after new push for independence vote

LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth held a meeting with Scotland’s Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday, a day after the Scottish l..

New documentary ‘The Princess’ immerses audiences in Diana’s story

New documentary ‘The Princess’ immerses audiences in Diana’s story

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) – Oscar-nominated director Ed Perkins trawled through hundreds of hours of footage of Princess..

COVID can’t break South Africa’s love affair with shopping malls

COVID can’t break South Africa’s love affair with shopping malls

By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – With two days to go until opening to the public, workers rush to put the finishing to..

U.S. abortion ruling ignites legal battles over state bans

U.S. abortion ruling ignites legal battles over state bans

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – Battles over abortion shifted to state courts on Monday after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the ..

ONLINE BATHROOM SPECIALIST TARGETS UK MARKET GROWTH WITH €1m INVESTMENT ROUND

ONLINE BATHROOM SPECIALIST TARGETS UK MARKET GROWTH WITH €1m INVESTMENT ROUND

  Top-rated Amazon retailer aims for eight-fold revenue increase by 2023 across €5bn marketplace Crocket, Europe’s first digital ..

Ento Capital wins prestigious award in the 2022 Global Banking & Finance Awards®

Ento Capital wins prestigious award in the 2022 Global Banking & Finance Awards®

Ento Capital Management Ltd (Ento Capital) a trusted adviser in asset management, investment banking and private equity has won the 2..

Centrica Modernizes Applications with VMware Tanzu® Observability™ by Wavefront and AWS

Centrica Modernizes Applications with VMware Tanzu® Observability™ by Wavefront and AWS

  AWS Customers Can Purchase Tanzu Observability in AWS Marketplace  PALO ALTO, Calif. (June 15, 2022) – VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW)..

Global food makers, retailers remain in crisis mode

Global food makers, retailers remain in crisis mode

By Padraic Halpin, Conor Humphries and Richa Naidu DUBLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Global retailers and consumer goods makers remain i..

UK inflation hits 40-year record, highest in G7

UK inflation hits 40-year record, highest in G7

LONDON (Reuters) – Soaring food prices pushed British consumer price inflation to a 40-year high of 9.1% last month, the highest..

Spain readies new tax on electric utilities’ profits

Spain readies new tax on electric utilities’ profits

MADRID (Reuters) -The Spanish government is readying a new tax on electricity utilities’ profits, which have been boosted by ene..

London Stock Exchange pours cold water on merging listing segments

London Stock Exchange pours cold water on merging listing segments

By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Compressing Britain’s two company listing segments to attract more tech firms could put an..

Glimmers of hope as global trade talks stretch into final day

Glimmers of hope as global trade talks stretch into final day

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -Negotiations at the World Trade Organization aimed at clinching deals on food security, fishing and va..