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French government to present 2025 belt-tightening budget

French government to present 2025 belt-tightening budget

  By Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – France’s government is to deliver its 2025 budget on Thursday with plans for 60 b..

Britain sets out funding model for renewable energy storage projects

Britain sets out funding model for renewable energy storage projects

  By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will offer developers of renewable energy storage projects, such as pumped ..

Multilateral banks could lend up to $480 billion more before rating downgrades, Fitch says 

Multilateral banks could lend up to $480 billion more before rating downgrades, Fitch says 

  (Reuters) – A dozen of the largest multilateral development banks could collectively lend a further half-trillion dollars..

Insurer Aviva secures $2 billion pensions buy-in

Insurer Aviva secures $2 billion pensions buy-in

  LONDON (Reuters) – British insurer Aviva has completed a 1.5 billion pound ($1.96 billion) bulk annuity buy-in deal with ..

Stocks, US yields up after Fed minutes; inflation data on deck

Stocks, US yields up after Fed minutes; inflation data on deck

  By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -Global stocks advanced on Wednesday along with U.S. Treasury yields, as minutes from t..

Ratan Tata, who put India’s Tata Group on the global map, dies at 86

Ratan Tata, who put India’s Tata Group on the global map, dies at 86

  By Abhirup Roy (Reuters) – Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate o..

Online shopping returns to growth in Europe amid fierce competition

Online shopping returns to growth in Europe amid fierce competition

By Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – Recovering consumer confidence has boosted online shopping in Europe this year, industry group ..

Nobel chemistry prize 2024 goes to trio of protein pioneers

Nobel chemistry prize 2024 goes to trio of protein pioneers

By Johan Ahlander, Niklas Pollard, Marie Mannes STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -U.S. scientists David Baker and John Jumper and Briton Demis Hass..

Spain grants $146 million subsidy to Stellantis for potential EV battery plant

Spain grants $146 million subsidy to Stellantis for potential EV battery plant

  MADRID (Reuters) – Spain has granted automaker Stellantis a 133 million euro ($146 million) subsidy for its potential bat..

Dollar steady, focus on Fed path, China, Middle East

Dollar steady, focus on Fed path, China, Middle East

By Alden Bentley and Medha Singh NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – The dollar held steady near seven-week highs against major currenci..

UK population rises to 68.3 million, driven by immigration

UK population rises to 68.3 million, driven by immigration

LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom’s population grew by 1% in annual terms to 68.3 million as of mid-2023, mainly due t..

Online retailer Shein’s 2023 sales hit $2 billion in UK

Online retailer Shein’s 2023 sales hit $2 billion in UK

By Helen Reid (Reuters) -Shein’s British business made 1.55 billion pounds ($2 billion) in revenue in 2023, a filing by the on..

Bank of Portugal cuts growth forecast for this year and next

Bank of Portugal cuts growth forecast for this year and next

By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -The Bank of Portugal on Tuesday lowered the economic growth outlook for this year to 1.6% from t..

Thirty marathons in 30 days: Briton tests his stamina to raise funds for rare disease

Thirty marathons in 30 days: Briton tests his stamina to raise funds for rare disease

  By Horaci Garcia and Nacho Doce BARCELONA (Reuters) – When Mike Humphreys finished his 42 kilometre (26.1 miles) run in B..

Business

Europe launches Hera asteroid probe on SpaceX rocket

Europe launches Hera asteroid probe on SpaceX rocket

  PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s Hera asteroid probe blasted off from Florida on a SpaceX rocket on Monday, beginning a two-year voyage t..

Global money market funds draw large inflows in the week to Oct. 2

Global money market funds draw large inflows in the week to Oct. 2

  (Reuters) – Global money market funds attracted large inflows in the week to Oct. 2 as investor caution ahead of a key U...

Greece’s growth seen nearly unchanged in 2025, draft budget shows

Greece’s growth seen nearly unchanged in 2025, draft budget shows

  By Lefteris Papadimas ATHENS (Reuters) – The Greek government is forecasting economic growth of 2.3% in 2025, outperformi..

Exclusive-Samsung Electronics says it is not interested in spinning off foundry business

Exclusive-Samsung Electronics says it is not interested in spinning off foundry business

  By Neil Jerome Morales and Heekyong Yang MANILA/SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics is not interested in spinning off i..

Pfizer wins bid to invalidate GSK’s patents over RSV vaccine

Pfizer wins bid to invalidate GSK’s patents over RSV vaccine

  LONDON (Reuters) – Pfizer on Monday won a bid in a London court to invalidate two of GSK’s patents relating to a re..

Manchester-based mobile network sees unprecedented growth and attracts major investment.

Manchester-based mobile network sees unprecedented growth and attracts major investment.

With over 45% of adults in the UK struggling to manage their domestic bills and credit commitments, millions are left without access t..

Italgas sees double-digit income growth to 2030, ups minimum dividend rise

Italgas sees double-digit income growth to 2030, ups minimum dividend rise

  By Francesca Landini and Cristina Carlevaro MILAN (Reuters) -Italy’s biggest gas distributor Italgas expects double-digit..

Adani Group in talks to buy Heidelberg’s Indian cement operations, paper says

Adani Group in talks to buy Heidelberg’s Indian cement operations, paper says

  BENGALURU (Reuters) -The Adani Group is in talks to buy the Indian cement operations of Germany’s Heidelberg Materials in..

Japan leads Asia stock rally, dollar firms after blowout US payrolls

Japan leads Asia stock rally, dollar firms after blowout US payrolls

  By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks rallied and the dollar reached a fresh seven-week peak on the yen on Mon..

Factbox-2024 Nobel prizes announced this week

Factbox-2024 Nobel prizes announced this week

  STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Nobel prizes are to be announced this week, starting with the award for medicine or physiology ..

Soccer-Beleaguered Man United battle to 0-0 draw at Villa

Soccer-Beleaguered Man United battle to 0-0 draw at Villa

  BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Manchester United ground out a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday with the club suffering their w..

UK pay growth weakest since February 2021, REC survey show

UK pay growth weakest since February 2021, REC survey show

  LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s jobs market showed more signs of cooling in September as pay growth increased at the s..

ECB will probably cut rates in Oct on risk of too low inflation: Villeroy

ECB will probably cut rates in Oct on risk of too low inflation: Villeroy

  FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will probably cut interest rates on Oct 17 as economic growth is weak and..

Alejandro Pena Leads Keter to New Heights With Signature Collection Success

Alejandro Pena Leads Keter to New Heights With Signature Collection Success

Keter CEO Alejandro Pena discusses how the Signature Collection helps homeowners maximize outdoor enjoyment, keeping spaces stylish an..

Finance

Groundbreaking new tool designed to revolutionise affordability and risk assessment launched

Groundbreaking new tool designed to revolutionise affordability and risk assessment launched

A groundbreaking new tool, Boshhh.io, designed to revolutionise affordability and risk assessment reporting within the financial services and legal se..

Dollar hovers near six-week high ahead of US jobs report; sterling attempts recovery

Dollar hovers near six-week high ahead of US jobs report; sterling attempts recovery

  By Ankur Banerjee and Medha Singh SINGAPORE/LODNON (Reuters) – The dollar hovered near a six-week high on Friday ahead of..

Bayer sees Intacta2 Xtend GMO seed covering 30% of Brazil’s soybeans

Bayer sees Intacta2 Xtend GMO seed covering 30% of Brazil’s soybeans

  SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Germany’s Bayer forecasts that some 30% of Brazil’s soybean area will be sowed with its..

England’s NHS to offer Lilly’s weight-loss drug to some patients

England’s NHS to offer Lilly’s weight-loss drug to some patients

  (Reuters) – England’s National Health Services will offer Eli Lilly’s weight-loss drug to nearly a quarter mi..

Telecom Italia board to meet Friday over bid for Sparkle unit, sources say

Telecom Italia board to meet Friday over bid for Sparkle unit, sources say

  MILAN (Reuters) – Telecom Italia (TIM) will hold a board meeting on Friday over a 700 million euro ($772 million) non-bin..

Exclusive-Germany to vote against EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, sources say

Exclusive-Germany to vote against EU tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, sources say

  By Andreas Rinke FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Germany on Friday will vote against the introduction of European Union tariffs on Chinese..

Sabadell CEO says 2024 full-year profit could top 1.6 billion euros

Sabadell CEO says 2024 full-year profit could top 1.6 billion euros

  MADRID (Reuters) – The CEO of Spain’s Sabadell, Cesar Gonzalez-Bueno, on Thursday said the bank could earn more tha..

Exclusive-Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO, sources say

Exclusive-Online retailer Shein to hold roadshows soon ahead of London IPO, sources say

By Julie Zhu, Amy-Jo Crowley and Hadeel Al Sayegh HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) – Shein is set to hold informal investor meetings i..

SWIFT to trial live digital currency transactions next year

SWIFT to trial live digital currency transactions next year

By Alun John LONDON (Reuters) – Global bank messaging network SWIFT will trial live transactions of tokenised assets and digital..