China’s Tencent raises stake in ‘Assassin’s Creed’ maker Ubisoft
By Mathieu Rosemain, Tassilo Hummel and Julie Zhu PARIS/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Tencent Holdings Ltd is raising its stake in Ubisoft Ente..
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Resilient U.S. dollar soars to 24-year high vs yen, 37-year peak vs sterling
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar surged to a 24-year peak against the yen and a 37-year high versus sterling..
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Europe unveils hi-tech satellite to speed up extreme weather warnings
By Tim Hepher CANNES, France (Reuters) – Europe on Wednesday unveiled the first of a 4 billion euro ($4 billion) family of satel..
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Video game maker CD Projekt’s first-half profit beats expectations
(Reuters) -Polish video game maker CD Projekt’s is planning to release one major expansion of its flagship Cyberpunk game, after..
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Carrefour unveils 30 euro shopping basket in Spain after government price cut proposal
MADRID (Reuters) – Supermarket chain Carrefour will sell Spanish consumers a basket of 30 basic goods for 30 euros, the company ..
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Chevron considering rail transport for Kazakhstan oil, CEO says
(Reuters) – Chevron Corp. is working with the Kazakhstan government to assure oil flows from the landlocked country’s fiel..
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T-Mobile sells wireline business to Cogent for $1, expects hefty charge
By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – T-Mobile US Inc is doubling down on 5G services after it struck a deal on Wednesday to sell its wire..
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Tod’s sales rise 17% in first half of year
MILANO (Reuters) – Sales at Italian fashion group Tod’s rose by 17% in the first half of the year, broadly in line with ma..
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E.ON casts doubt on German plan to keep nuclear plants on standby
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s plans to delay the closure of two nuclear plants were thrown into confusion on Wednesday, wit..
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Greece considers listing 30% stake in Athens airport
ATHENS (Reuters) -Greece is considering listing a 30% stake in Athens International Airport, a government official said on Wednesday, ..
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UK’s finance minister sets out new economic approach to finance bosses
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Wednesday he had set out the new Prime Minister Liz T..
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BoE’s Bailey speaks about surging inflation and rate hikes
LONDON (Reuters) – Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and other top officials from the British central bank spoke to lawmake..
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Murmurs of ‘sterling crisis’ no longer fanciful: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – Even though fears of another “sterling crisis” have been wide of the mark for decad..
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Europe’s alternatives if Russia shuts off gas supply
(This September 2 story corrects to show Germany plans to build five LNG terminals not two) By Nina Chestney LONDON – The Nord S..
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Finnair to cut costs, reduce fleet to return profitable
(Corrects to read Wednesday (not Monday), paragraph 1) HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnair will reduce its fleet, cut costs and seek to..
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UK housing market keeps momentum but slowdown ahead: Halifax
LONDON (Reuters) -British house prices rose in August although a torrid economic outlook spells trouble for the housing market in the ..
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EU, U.S. step up Russian aluminium, nickel imports since Ukraine war
By Eric Onstad LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union and United States have ramped up buying key industrial metals from Russia, data sh..
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Analysis-Europe’s banks dim lights as they brace for winter blackout
By Sinead Cruise and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) – Some of Europe’s biggest banks are preparing back-up generators and t..
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Russia’s largest lender Sberbank on track to profitability, says CEO
By Alexander Marrow VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (Reuters) -Russia’s top lender Sberbank is on track to profitability and expects positiv..
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Worst not over for EM currencies as U.S. dollar thunders on: Reuters poll
By Vuyani Ndaba and Vivek Mishra JOHANNESBURG/BENGALURU (Reuters) – Emerging market currencies will find it difficult to reclaim..
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China’s Tencent raises stake in ‘Assassin’s Creed’ maker Ubisoft
By Mathieu Rosemain, Tassilo Hummel and Julie Zhu PARIS/HONG KONG (Reuters) -Tencent Holdings Ltd is raising its stake in Ubisoft Ente..
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Ireland to turn heat down in public buildings, shut empty office floors
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland will turn the heating down in public buildings and ask public sector office employees to work on the ..
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Transport operator Go-Ahead flags cyber security breach
LONDON (Reuters) – British transport operator Go-Ahead said that it had detected “unauthorised activity” on its netw..
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Exclusive-Repsol agrees to sell Alberta oil assets to CPPIB backed-Teine Energy -sources
By Shariq Khan (Reuters) – Repsol SA has agreed to sell about 95,000 net acres (38,000 hectares) of oil and gas producing land i..
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Ferragamo sales beat forecasts in H1 despite slowdown in China
MILAN (Reuters) -Revenues at Italian luxury group Salvatore Ferragamo topped market forecasts in the first half of the year despite a ..
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Europe power firms need 1.5 trillion euros in margin calls, Equinor says
By Marwa Rashad LONDON (Reuters) -European energy companies need at least 1.5 trillion euros ($1.5 trillion) to cover the cost of thei..
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Factbox-Europe’s travel disruption set to continue as summer ends
(Reuters) – Strikes and staff shortages have forced airlines to cancel thousands of flights to avoid hours-long queues at major ..
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Britain’s Lloyds racks up $350 million of likely scam COVID loans
By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) -Lloyds Banking Group has been hit by more than 300 million pounds ($348 million) ..
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Low-carbon bitcoin? Crypto miners’ green power talk angers Texas locals
By Avi Asher -Schapiro CORSICANA, Texas (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – As temperatures crept above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8C..
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Factbox-Hurdles for Germany’s planned nuclear winter reserve
(Reuters) – Germany wants to keep two southern nuclear plants, Isar 2 and Neckarwestheim 2 open in reserve mode beyond their sch..
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Volkswagen’s Antlitz: no comment on valuation of Porsche listing
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen Chief Financial Officer Arno Antlitz would not comment on what the valuation of a Porsche listing ..
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Norsk Hydro keeps some aluminium capacity offline due to weaker demand
OSLO (Reuters) – Norwegian aluminium maker Norsk Hydro is keeping a small portion of its capacity in Norway offline after mainte..
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Binance to convert users’ USD Coin into its own stablecoin
By Shivani Tanna and Elizabeth Howcroft (Reuters) -Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange, said on Monday it will automati..
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Siemens Energy to rejoin Germany’s blue-chip DAX, HelloFresh to exit
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Siemens Energy will rejoin the nation’s premier DAX stock index, while the meal-kit ..
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Ireland fines Instagram a record $400 million over children’s data
DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ireland’s data privacy regulator has agreed to levy a record fine of 405 million euros ($402 million) against ..
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UniCredit sets out $8 billion aid package for Italy clients hit by surging prices
By Valentina Za MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s second-biggest bank, UniCredit, on Monday unveiled a set of measures worth up to 8 bill..
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Risk of UK balance of payments crisis under Truss is rising, Deutsche Bank warns
LONDON (Reuters) – The risk of a UK balance of payment crisis “should not be underestimated” under a Liz Truss gover..
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