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Australia’s ANZ Group to settle credit cards class action for $37.4 million

Australia’s ANZ Group to settle credit cards class action for $37.4 million

(Reuters) – Australia’s ANZ Group said on Monday it had agreed to settle a class action suit related to interest charged ..

Thousands of Spanish bank staff strike to demand pay rise, union says

Thousands of Spanish bank staff strike to demand pay rise, union says

MADRID (Reuters) – Around 60,000 banking employees across Spain went on strike on Friday to demand pay rises they see as justif..

Air Europa says customer data may have been compromised in October breach

Air Europa says customer data may have been compromised in October breach

(Reuters) -Spanish airline Air Europa said on Friday personal data of its customers may have been compromised in a security incident ..

Santander expects over 6 billion euros in dividends, buybacks on solid 2024 start

Santander expects over 6 billion euros in dividends, buybacks on solid 2024 start

By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s Santander said on Friday it expected to pay more than 6 billion euros ($6.50 billion)..

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European Championship won’t save German economy, study shows

European Championship won’t save German economy, study shows

BERLIN(Reuters) – The European Championship to be held in Germany this summer is unlikely to turn into a summer fairytale for the euro zoneR..

Dollar set for weekly rise as Swiss cut signals potential rates gap

Dollar set for weekly rise as Swiss cut signals potential rates gap

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar was set for a second week of broad gains on Friday, with even a rate hike..

UK consumers turn positive about their finances, GfK survey shows

UK consumers turn positive about their finances, GfK survey shows

LONDON (Reuters) – British consumer sentiment held steady in March but households turned positive about the outlook for their pe..

King Charles doing ‘very well’, Camilla tells Belfast crowds

King Charles doing ‘very well’, Camilla tells Belfast crowds

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Camilla said her husband King Charles who is being treated for cancer was doing “..

Oil broadly steady after surprise US crude stock drop

Oil broadly steady after surprise US crude stock drop

By Paul Carsten LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices were broadly steady on Thursday, shored up by a surprise U.S. crude stock drop an..

Europe’s pro-nuclear leaders seek atomic energy revival

Europe’s pro-nuclear leaders seek atomic energy revival

By Julia Payne and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Leaders from pro-nuclear European countries and energy experts called for a nuclea..

Reddit set for hotly anticipated debut after pricing IPO at top of range

Reddit set for hotly anticipated debut after pricing IPO at top of range

By Niket Nishant (Reuters) -Social media platform Reddit geared up for its high-profile market debut on the New York Stock Exchange o..

UK inflation fall paves way for BoE rate cuts later in 2024

UK inflation fall paves way for BoE rate cuts later in 2024

By Andy Bruce and Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) -British inflation cooled in February by slightly more than economists and the Bank ..

Glencore aims to cut industrial assets’ carbon emissions by one-fourth by 2030

Glencore aims to cut industrial assets’ carbon emissions by one-fourth by 2030

(Reuters) – Glencore said Wednesday it aims to lower carbon dioxide equivalent emissions for its industrial assets by 25% by th..

Stellantis buys stake in optical radar start-up SteerLight

Stellantis buys stake in optical radar start-up SteerLight

PARIS (Reuters) – European carmaker Stellantis announced on Wednesday that it was acquiring a stake in optical radar start-up S..

Gloomy youth pull US and western Europe down global happiness ranking

Gloomy youth pull US and western Europe down global happiness ranking

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Rising unhappiness among younger people has caused the United States and some large wester..

UK’s Labour opens door for more investment borrowing

UK’s Labour opens door for more investment borrowing

By William James LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s opposition Labour Party set out the fiscal rules it would use if it wins the next ..

California, Stellantis strike vehicle emissions deal

California, Stellantis strike vehicle emissions deal

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Chrysler parent Stellantis and the state of California reached an agreement on emiss..

Meta offers to almost halve Facebook, Instagram monthly fees amid concerns

Meta offers to almost halve Facebook, Instagram monthly fees amid concerns

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Meta Platforms has offered to almost halve its monthly subscription fee for Facebook and Instagra..

AstraZeneca bets on new cancer treatments with $2 billion Fusion Pharma purchase

AstraZeneca bets on new cancer treatments with $2 billion Fusion Pharma purchase

By Yadarisa Shabong (Reuters) -AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it will buy clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Fusion Pharmaceutical..

Cryptoverse: AI tokens outpace record-breaking bitcoin

Cryptoverse: AI tokens outpace record-breaking bitcoin

By Medha Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal (Reuters) – The artificial intelligence boom has hit the crypto market with a bang. C..

European patent applications hit record high in 2023

European patent applications hit record high in 2023

(Reuters) – The European Patent Office (EPA) received a record number of patent applications last year, with the biggest share ..

UK royal Kate shown in first video since surgery, Sun says

UK royal Kate shown in first video since surgery, Sun says

LONDON (Reuters) – Kate, Britain’s Princess of Wales, has been shown looking fit and healthy in the first video taken of ..

World shares cheer China data, as central banks line up

World shares cheer China data, as central banks line up

By Nell Mackenzie and Koh Gui Qing NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global stocks rose on Monday while Treasury yields crept higher ahead o..

Telegram secures $330 million in bond sales

Telegram secures $330 million in bond sales

(Reuters) – Popular messaging platform Telegram raised $330 million through bond sales last week, founder and CEO Pavel Durov s..

New Banksy mural depicting tree foliage appears in north London

New Banksy mural depicting tree foliage appears in north London

LONDON (Reuters) – A new artwork by British street artist Banksy has appeared in London, using green paint sprayed across the s..

Stock rally pauses as US inflation douses rate cut hopes

Stock rally pauses as US inflation douses rate cut hopes

By Naomi Rovnick and Kevin Buckland LONDON TOKYO, LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks were set to end the week on a tepid note, fo..

Vonovia shares drop as $7 billion loss lays bare German property crisis

Vonovia shares drop as $7 billion loss lays bare German property crisis

By Tom Sims and Matthias Inverardi FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Shares in Vonovia dropped 6% on Friday after Germany’s largest landlord..

Nissan and Honda consider partnership on EVs, AI

Nissan and Honda consider partnership on EVs, AI

By Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) -Nissan Motor and Honda Motor are considering a strategic partnership to collaborate on producing key..

Oil prices rise as revised IEA forecasts suggest tighter market

Oil prices rise as revised IEA forecasts suggest tighter market

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday as the International Energy Agency’s predicted a tighter ..

Shell weakens climate targets with growing bet on gas

Shell weakens climate targets with growing bet on gas

By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – Shell weakened a 2030 carbon reduction target and scrapped a “perilous” 2035 objec..

Dollar ticks up before US data, bitcoin hits record high

Dollar ticks up before US data, bitcoin hits record high

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar inched higher on Thursday as investors waited for U.S. economic data, while bitcoin r..

Bank of England to start cutting in Q3 but strong chance of Q2 move: Reuters poll

Bank of England to start cutting in Q3 but strong chance of Q2 move: Reuters poll

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England will start cutting borrowing costs in the third quarter although 40% o..

Rheinmetall hails ‘new decade’ as defence spending drives up sales

Rheinmetall hails ‘new decade’ as defence spending drives up sales

By Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) -German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall said on Thursday it expected record sales and increased profita..

UBS’s rescue of Credit Suisse has created new risks for Switzerland, OECD says

UBS’s rescue of Credit Suisse has created new risks for Switzerland, OECD says

ZURICH (Reuters) – UBS’s rescue takeover of Credit Suisse a year ago has created “new risks and challenges” f..

EU parliament to extend new medicine data protection to 7.5 years, document says

EU parliament to extend new medicine data protection to 7.5 years, document says

By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU lawmakers have gone part of the way to meeting pharmaceutical industry concerns about th..

Stocks flat, US yields edge higher ahead of data

Stocks flat, US yields edge higher ahead of data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks was little changed on Wednesday, pausing after equities in E..

Exclusive-Olympics-Paris has a lot to gain from hosting the Games, says mayor

Exclusive-Olympics-Paris has a lot to gain from hosting the Games, says mayor

By Julien Pretot and Elizabeth Pineau PARIS (Reuters) – The 2024 Olympics have allowed Paris and its region to speed up plans t..