Musk secures $46.5 billion in funding for Twitter bid
By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Elon Musk on Thursday said he has lined up $46.5 billion in debt and equity financing to buy social networ..
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Macron, Le Pen clash over cost of living in French election debate
By Michel Rose, Elizabeth Pineau and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine..
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New U.S. sanctions for Russian bank, oligarchs, crypto miner BitRiver
By Daphne Psaledakis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on dozens of people a..
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EU’s Michel tells Ukrainians during Kyiv visit: ‘History will not forget’
By Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) -European Council President Charles Michel pledged European solidarity with Ukraine during a surprise ..
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Global Citizen seeks up to $1 billion for six sustainable ‘Impact’ funds
(The April 17 story officially corrects to remove reference to potential return in paragraph 7.) By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) R..
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Portugal expects deal to disconnect power prices from gas prices ‘very soon’
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal expects talks with Spain and Brussels on a temporary mechanism to decouple Iberi..
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Activision beats shareholder class action over sex bias claims, for now
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Activision Blizzard Inc has won the dismissal of a lawsuit in California accusing the video game ..
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Carrefour upbeat on turnaround after Brazil bolsters sales
PARIS (Reuters) – Carrefour said on Wednesday it was confident it would achieve the strategic goals set under its turnaround pla..
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Diamond miner De Beers returns to Angola after ten-year absence
LUANDA (Reuters) -Diamond miner De Beers has signed two mineral investment contracts with the Angolan government, the Anglo American s..
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J&J pulls COVID vaccine sales forecast due to low demand, supply glut
By Manas Mishra and Michael Erman (Reuters) -Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday rescinded its forecast for sales of its COVID-19 vaccine..
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Biden, Johnson, Trudeau pledge artillery for Ukraine in battle against Russia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledge..
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Ukrainian volunteers recount three weeks in Russian captivity, allege beatings
By Alessandra Prentice and Sergiy Karazy DYMER, Ukraine (Reuters) – Volodymyr Khropun and Yulia Ivannikova-Katsemon say they wer..
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UK energy CEOs urge government action on ‘horrific’ price surge
By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) -CEOs from four of Britain’s leading energy suppliers called for more government action to c..
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GumGum appoints Harmen Tjaarda as Managing Director for four European markets
The fast-expanding US contextual-first ad tech company is empowering European advertisers to deliver creative, attention-g..
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Exclusive-Russian invasion damaged up to 30% of Ukraine’s infrastructure, says minister
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) – Russia’s invasion has damaged or destroyed up to 30% of Ukraine’s infrastructure ..
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Watchdog warned UK government of spyware infections inside 10 Downing Street
By Christopher Bing (Reuters) – Digital rights watchdog group Citizen Lab said on Monday it had warned British officials that el..
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U.S. CDC lifts COVID ‘Do Not Travel’ recommendations on about 90 countries
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Monday it had dropped its “Do N..
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CEO steers electric truck startup Rivian through supply chain twilight zone
By Joseph White NORMAL, Ill. (Reuters) – Rivian Automotive Inc CEO R.J. Scaringe needs to sell a lot more electric vans and pick..
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Ukraine says first civilians killed in Lviv, fighters cling on in Mariupol
By Oleksandr Kozhukhar and Pavel Polityuk LVIV/KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian authorities said a Russian missile attack killed seven..
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Britain gives first European approval to Valneva COVID shot
By Natalie Grover and Sarah Morland LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) -Britain approved Valneva’s COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, becoming th..
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Elon Musk targets Twitter with $41 billion cash takeover offer
By Uday Sampath Kumar and Chavi Mehta (Reuters) – Elon Musk took aim at Twitter with a $41 billion cash offer on Thursday, with ..
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Suspect in New York subway shooting arrested on Manhattan street
By Maria Caspani NEW YORK (Reuters) -Authorities on Wednesday arrested the man suspected of setting off smoke bombs and shooting 10 pa..
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Global equities waver on inflation view as falling oil supplies lift prices
By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Global shares traded up on Wednesday after a six-day slump amid investor optimism despite blu..
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Meta to take nearly half of sales made by its metaverse creators as fees
(Reuters) – Facebook parent Meta Platforms will charge creators around 47.5% on sales of digital assets and experiences made ins..
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Delta sees return to profit as travel demand hits ‘historic’ levels
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -Delta Air Lines Inc on Wednesday posted a smaller-than-expected quarterly loss and forecast r..
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After weeks of bombardment, 1,000 Ukraine marines surrender in Mariupol, says Russia
By Pavel Polityuk and Oleksandr Kozhukhar KYIV/LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) -More than 1,000 Ukrainian marines have surrendered in the port..
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Poverty, education levels draw battle lines in French election
By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – As French President Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen head into a presidential run-off on Apri..
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Putin says peace talks with Ukraine are at dead end, goads the West
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday peace talks with Ukraine had hit a dead end, using his..
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Macron, Le Pen battle out on cost of living in heated runoff campaign
By Michel Rose, Layli Foroudi and John Irish DENAIN, France (Reuters) -Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen traded blows at a distance on..
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Elon Musk drops plans to join Twitter board, deletes weekend tweets
By Abinaya V and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Elon Musk rejected Twitter Inc’s offer to join its board, an abrupt turn even as he su..
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Russian inflation accelerates to 7.61% m/m in March, highest since 1999
(Reuters) – Consumer prices in Russia jumped 7.61% in March, their biggest month-on-month increase since January 1999, data show..
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Explainer-Clock ticks down towards a Russian default
LONDON (Reuters) – Russia could face its first sovereign external default in over a century after it made arrangements to make a..
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U.S. Congress votes to strip Russia of ‘most favored’ trade status, ban its oil
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress voted to impose further economic pain on Russia over the invasion ..
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U.S. and NATO allies pledge more arms to Ukraine
By Daphne Psaledakis and Robin Emmott BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United States will send new weapon systems to Ukraine, Washington’..
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Amazon faces shareholder vote on treatment of warehouse workers
By Simon Jessop and Ross Kerber LONDON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc., the world’s biggest retailer, will face a shareholder ..
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Defiance, tears, trepidation: Ukraine’s capital awakens after Russian troops withdraw
By Elizabeth Piper and Stefaniia Bern KYIV (Reuters) – Laden with bags, trolleys and the odd pet, Ukrainians are returning to th..
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Eastern Ukraine town empties as residents fear new Russian assault
By Vitalii Hnidyi DERHACHI, Ukraine (Reuters) – Dragging trolleys and clutching plastic bags with their meagre belongings, resid..
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