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Dollar drops after inflation data, Yen rebounds on Ishiba win

Dollar drops after inflation data, Yen rebounds on Ishiba win

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar weakened on Friday after a reading of U.S. inflation indicated price pressures con..

Oil steady but on track for weekly drop on firmer supply outlook

Oil steady but on track for weekly drop on firmer supply outlook

  By Paul Carsten LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices held on Friday but remained on track for a weekly fall as investors weighed expect..

Moncler CEO strengthens grip on company with LVMH deal

Moncler CEO strengthens grip on company with LVMH deal

  By Elisa Anzolin and Mimosa Spencer MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) -Moncler’s Chairman and CEO Remo Ruffini is tightening his cont..

Aeffe sells ‘Moschino’ brand for perfumes to Euroitalia

Aeffe sells ‘Moschino’ brand for perfumes to Euroitalia

  MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion group Aeffe has agreed to transfer the ownership of its ‘Moschino’ brand in..

Exclusive-African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

Exclusive-African countries eye world’s first joint ‘debt-for-nature’ swap

  LONDON (Reuters) – At least five African countries are working on what could be the world’s first joint “debt..

UK’s FTSE 100 closes slightly up as falling energy shares offset China-driven rally

UK’s FTSE 100 closes slightly up as falling energy shares offset China-driven rally

  By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -UK’s FTSE 100 closed up on Thursday, though lagging its Europea..

Europe’s STOXX 600 clocks all-time closing high on China stimulus boost

Europe’s STOXX 600 clocks all-time closing high on China stimulus boost

By Pranav Kashyap and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -European shares jumped on Thursday, with China-exposed stocks such as luxury and min..

Stocks rise to records with Micron rally; oil prices slide

Stocks rise to records with Micron rally; oil prices slide

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) -A widely followed global stock index and the S&P 500 hit record highs on Thursday aft..

Exclusive-Ubisoft activist investor says it has support of 10% of shareholders in management tussle

Exclusive-Ubisoft activist investor says it has support of 10% of shareholders in management tussle

  By Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) – An activist investor pushing for a sale of “Assassin’s Creed” maker Ubis..

Discounter Pepco’s sales hurt by supply chain disruption

Discounter Pepco’s sales hurt by supply chain disruption

  By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) -European discount retailer Pepco Group said its fourth-quarter underlying revenue was lower th..

Dollar firm following sharp rebound as Fed speakers eyed

Dollar firm following sharp rebound as Fed speakers eyed

  By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The dollar held firm on Thursday following its sharpest rally since early June as tra..

Polish fashion retailer LPP confirms annual revenue goal of up to $5.5 billion

Polish fashion retailer LPP confirms annual revenue goal of up to $5.5 billion

  GDANSK (Reuters) – Poland’s largest apparel retailer LPP confirmed its full-year revenue target of 20-21 billion zl..

UniCredit starts process to bring life insurance business in house

UniCredit starts process to bring life insurance business in house

  MILAN (Reuters) – UniCredit has told Allianz and CNP Assurances that it will buy their stakes in the life insurance joint..

European shares end marginally lower as energy stocks drop

European shares end marginally lower as energy stocks drop

  By Pranav Kashyap and Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -Europe’s STOXX 600 closed slightly lower on Wednesday as energy stocks ..

Meta shows off prototype augmented-reality glasses at Connect event

Meta shows off prototype augmented-reality glasses at Connect event

By Katie Paul MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) -Facebook owner Meta Platforms showed off its first working prototype of augmented-re..

Fonterra’s annual profit falls 25%; shares rise on dividend declaration

Fonterra’s annual profit falls 25%; shares rise on dividend declaration

  By Rajasik Mukherjee (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Fonterra posted a 25% drop in its fiscal 2024 profit on Wednesday, hurt by ..

Soccer-‘I thought it was AI,’ says Wimbledon director of flooding images at stadium

Soccer-‘I thought it was AI,’ says Wimbledon director of flooding images at stadium

  (Reuters) – AFC Wimbledon’s managing director thought he was looking at AI-created images when he saw pictures of f..

Solvay to cut 68 jobs in Salindres site throughout 2025

Solvay to cut 68 jobs in Salindres site throughout 2025

  (Reuters) – Belgian chemicals group Solvay announced on Tuesday plans to enter into talks with labour unions to cease pro..

ECB started issuing fine notices to banks not meeting climate expectations

ECB started issuing fine notices to banks not meeting climate expectations

  NEW YORK (Reuters) – The European Central Bank has started issuing fine notices to lenders not meeting its long-defined e..

Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to new markets including US, Canada0

Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to new markets including US, Canada0

  (Reuters) – Spotify is expanding its tool that helps create playlists using generative artificial intelligence for premiu..

UK employers give joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022, Brightmine says

UK employers give joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022, Brightmine says

  LONDON (Reuters) – British employers gave staff the joint-lowest pay rises since June 2022 in the three months to the end..

Analysis-SocGen’s CEO Krupa tightens screws on costs as bank’s turnaround plan falls flat

Analysis-SocGen’s CEO Krupa tightens screws on costs as bank’s turnaround plan falls flat

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – Societe Generale’s CEO Slawomir Krupa is set to turn the screws further on costs a..

Nike veteran Hill to replace Donahoe as CEO; shares jump

Nike veteran Hill to replace Donahoe as CEO; shares jump

By Juveria Tabassum, Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) -Nike said on Thursday that former senior executive Elliott Hill will rejoin the comp..

EU regulator backs use of Novo’s Wegovy for obesity-related heart condition

EU regulator backs use of Novo’s Wegovy for obesity-related heart condition

(Reuters) -The European Medicines Agency backed the use of Novo Nordisk’s popular drug Wegovy to help ease heart failure in peop..

Analysis-Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe

Analysis-Extreme weather adds to fiscal strains in central Europe

By Jan Lopatka, Karol Badohal and Gergely Szakacs PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) – Just a week ago, before deadly floods swept throug..

Yen slides as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk

Yen slides as BOJ governor steers clear of rate hike talk

By Linda Pasquini and Wayne Cole LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The yen weakened on Friday after the Bank of Japan signalled it was i..

Nike’s next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality

Nike’s next CEO Hill brings a bootstraps mentality

By Nicholas P. Brown (Reuters) – Elliott Hill started at Nike as an intern in 1988 but steadily scaled its ranks, banking on v..

Sterling rises vs dollar, euro boosted by strong UK retail sale data

Sterling rises vs dollar, euro boosted by strong UK retail sale data

By Linda Pasquini (Reuters) – Sterling edged up against the dollar and the euro on Friday, as strong UK retail sale data provide..

Oil prices set to end week higher after US rate cut

Oil prices set to end week higher after US rate cut

By Arunima Kumar (Reuters) -Oil prices eased on Friday, but were on track to register gains for a second straight week following a lar..

Stocks pinned near all-time highs, yen slips after Ueda’s comments

Stocks pinned near all-time highs, yen slips after Ueda’s comments

By Sruthi Shankar and Stella Qiu (Reuters) – World stocks hovered near record highs on Friday, underpinned by a big interest rat..

European shares slip but set for weekly gains; Mercedes drops

European shares slip but set for weekly gains; Mercedes drops

By Shubham Batra (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Friday after a rally in the previous session spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserv..

London blue-chips slip as sterling jumps after retail sales beat

London blue-chips slip as sterling jumps after retail sales beat

(Reuters) – UK shares slipped on Friday while the British pound jumped, though the stock index was set to eke out weekly gains r..

Global investors brace for turmoil as big Fed cut sows confusion

Global investors brace for turmoil as big Fed cut sows confusion

By Naomi Rovnick and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) -Big global investors are on alert for wild market swings after a jumbo U.S. rate ..

Morning Bid: BOJ brings yen into sharper focus

Morning Bid: BOJ brings yen into sharper focus

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It was left to the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to end “central b..

Analysis-Investors shun European car stocks despite rock bottom valuations

Analysis-Investors shun European car stocks despite rock bottom valuations

  By Sruthi Shankar and Danilo Masoni (Reuters) – European auto stocks are so unpopular right now that investors keep reduc..

BOJ keeps interest rates steady, sticks to upbeat economic view

BOJ keeps interest rates steady, sticks to upbeat economic view

  TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan kept interest rates steady on Friday and maintained its view the economy remained on ..

German tax revenue rose by 5.3% in August

German tax revenue rose by 5.3% in August

  By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s federal and state governments’ tax revenue rose 5.3% in August..