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UK property prices show first annual rise since August – Rightmove

UK property prices show first annual rise since August – Rightmove

LONDON (Reuters) – The prices of homes being put up for sale in Britain have risen in annual terms for the first time in six mo..

France cuts 2024 growth forecast as outlook darkens

France cuts 2024 growth forecast as outlook darkens

By Elizabeth Pineau and Geert De Clercq PARIS (Reuters) -French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said the government had lowered its f..

Factbox-Main winners at the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards

Factbox-Main winners at the 2024 BAFTA Film Awards

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s top movie honours, the BAFTA Film Awards, were handed out on Sunday at a ceremony in London...

England’s NHS to trim main healthcare wait list ahead of election

England’s NHS to trim main healthcare wait list ahead of election

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -England’s health service will move about 40,000 pending child consultations for ADHD, autism a..

Swedish January inflation up as expected, rate cut set for mid-year

Swedish January inflation up as expected, rate cut set for mid-year

By Simon Johnson STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Headline Swedish inflation picked up pace as expected in January, data showed on Monday,..

Dollar stands firm as sticky US inflation dents rate cut expectations

Dollar stands firm as sticky US inflation dents rate cut expectations

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The dollar was steady on Monday after data last week showing U.S. inflation remained sticky ca..

Asia shares sputter as China returns with low energy

Asia shares sputter as China returns with low energy

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) -Asian shares struggled to make much ground on Monday as fading chances for early rate cuts globally s..

Westpac sees monetary policy ‘less restrictive’ over next year, Q1 profit drops

Westpac sees monetary policy ‘less restrictive’ over next year, Q1 profit drops

By Echha Jain (Reuters) -Westpac Banking Corp said it sees scope for monetary policy in Australia to become less restrictive within t..

Spanish conservatives retain majority in Galicia regional vote

Spanish conservatives retain majority in Galicia regional vote

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s opposition conservative People’s Party retained its absolute majority in its stronghold in the ..

Jet engine maker Safran raises dividend on profit jump and growth outlook

Jet engine maker Safran raises dividend on profit jump and growth outlook

PARIS (Reuters) -French jet engine maker Safran posted sharply higher revenue and operating profit for 2023, raised its dividend and ..

Cisco to cut more than 4,000 jobs, lowers annual revenue forecast

Cisco to cut more than 4,000 jobs, lowers annual revenue forecast

By Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Cisco Systems said it would cut 5% of its global workforce, or more than 4,000 jobs, and lowered its annua..

Swedish union to exempt some Tesla cars from mechanic strike

Swedish union to exempt some Tesla cars from mechanic strike

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish labour union IF Metall on Wednesday said it would permit its mechanics to fix some Tesla cars at ..

India’s Bosch posts Q3 profit climb on healthy auto parts demand

India’s Bosch posts Q3 profit climb on healthy auto parts demand

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Bosch, the Indian arm of German automotive supplier Robert Bosch GmbH, reported a 62.5% climb in third-qu..

TUI swings to surprise first-quarter profit on robust travel demand

TUI swings to surprise first-quarter profit on robust travel demand

By Joanna Plucinska and Ilona Wissenbach LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s largest travel operator TUI on Tuesday reported far ..

German economy expected to grow in 2024, official says

German economy expected to grow in 2024, official says

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is not in recession and its economy is expected to grow in 2024, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s chie..

The hardest job in the world’: Siberian shipyard workers brave freezing cold

The hardest job in the world’: Siberian shipyard workers brave freezing cold

YAKUTIA, Russia (Reuters) – A drone flies low over a snow-covered shipyard in Russia’s Far East, where workers toil in su..

Asia stocks nudge higher, dollar steady ahead of US inflation report

Asia stocks nudge higher, dollar steady ahead of US inflation report

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks inched higher and the dollar held steady on Tuesday ahead of a key U.S. in..

Displaced Gaza doctor offers free medical help for children from his tent

Displaced Gaza doctor offers free medical help for children from his tent

By Saleh Salem RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) – The long queue of anxious parents waiting outside paediatrician Rajaa Okasha’..

AI frenzy puts Nvidia briefly ahead of Amazon in market value

AI frenzy puts Nvidia briefly ahead of Amazon in market value

(Reuters) -Nvidia briefly surpassed Amazon.com Inc in market capitalization on Monday, as the euphoria around artificial intelligence..

German commercial property prices post biggest-ever drop, data shows

German commercial property prices post biggest-ever drop, data shows

By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German commercial property prices fell 12.1% in the final three months of 2023 compared with a year ..

Battery maker ACC secures financing for three European factories

Battery maker ACC secures financing for three European factories

By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) – European auto battery manufacturer ACC, co-owned by Stellantis, Mercedes and TotalEnergie..

Novo Nordisk’s controlling shareholder plans to invest up to $7 billion a year by 2030 – FT

Novo Nordisk’s controlling shareholder plans to invest up to $7 billion a year by 2030 – FT

(Reuters) – Novo Holdings, the controlling shareholder of Danish obesity drugmaker Novo Nordisk, plans to invest up to $7 billi..

Google pledges 25 million euros to boost AI skills in Europe

Google pledges 25 million euros to boost AI skills in Europe

By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – Google has pledged 25 million euros ($26.98 million) to help people in Europe learn to use..

Oil starts week lower after Israel says ‘concluded’ Gaza strikes

Oil starts week lower after Israel says ‘concluded’ Gaza strikes

By Sudarshan Varadhan (Reuters) – Oil prices fell in early Asian trade on Monday after Israel said it had “concluded̶..

UK employers plan smaller pay rises for 2024: CIPD

UK employers plan smaller pay rises for 2024: CIPD

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British employers plan smaller pay rises over the coming year than they did three months a..

Roche cutting 345 jobs in product development – media

Roche cutting 345 jobs in product development – media

ZURICH (Reuters) – Roche is cutting 345 jobs, Swiss website Muula reported, as the drugs company responds to lower profit poste..

European shares inch higher on earnings boost; Maersk drops

European shares inch higher on earnings boost; Maersk drops

By Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -European shares edged higher on Thursday, propped up by strong performances from consumer staples stock..

Iceland volcano erupts again, molten rocks spew from fissures

Iceland volcano erupts again, molten rocks spew from fissures

OSLO (Reuters) -A volcano erupted on Thursday in southwest Iceland for the second time this year, the country’s meteorological ..

SoftBank posts first profit in five quarters with $6.6 billion net income

SoftBank posts first profit in five quarters with $6.6 billion net income

By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s SoftBank Group returned to profit for the first time in five quarters on Thursday, as ..

Swisscom profit rises on Fastweb growth, declines comment on Vodafone talks

Swisscom profit rises on Fastweb growth, declines comment on Vodafone talks

By Mateusz Dobrzyniewski and Anastasiia Kozlova (Reuters) -Swisscom met expectations with a 4.9% rise in full-year core profit on Thu..

Vontobel to take additional cost-cutting measures as profit falls

Vontobel to take additional cost-cutting measures as profit falls

ZURICH (Reuters) -Vontobel Holding saw its full-year net profit fall 6.5%, the Swiss private bank and asset manager said on Thursday,..

Siemens profit ahead of forecast despite digital sector orders fall

Siemens profit ahead of forecast despite digital sector orders fall

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Siemens reported first-quarter profit slightly ahead of expectations on Thursday despite the German ..

Oil rises on slim progress in Gaza peace talks, weaker dollar

Oil rises on slim progress in Gaza peace talks, weaker dollar

By Katya Golubkova and Jeslyn Lerh SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Oil extended gains on Thursday after Israel rejected a ceasefire offer from H..

Britain extends tariff-free trade with Ukraine to 2029

Britain extends tariff-free trade with Ukraine to 2029

Britain extends tariff-free trade with Ukraine to 2029 LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Thursday said it would extend tariff-free t..

UK’s Labour to back out of 28 billion stg green pledge -BBC

UK’s Labour to back out of 28 billion stg green pledge -BBC

UK’s Labour to back out of 28 billion stg green pledge -BBC (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party will back ..

OpenAI developing software that operates devices, automates tasks – The Information

OpenAI developing software that operates devices, automates tasks – The Information

(Reuters) – Microsoft-backed OpenAI is working on a type of agent software to automate complex tasks by taking over a usersR..

Dollar slips as market awaits data for direction

Dollar slips as market awaits data for direction

By Herbert Lash and Joice Alves NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar slid further on Wednesday as it consolidates a bounce in..