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Startups spring from ashes of Big Tech purge

Startups spring from ashes of Big Tech purge

By Supantha Mukherjee, Martin Coulter and Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Nic Szerman lost his job at Meta Platforms in November, just tw..

GLOBAL TALENT INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST WILBURY STRATTON RECORDS STRONG REVENUE GROWTH IN 2022 

GLOBAL TALENT INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST WILBURY STRATTON RECORDS STRONG REVENUE GROWTH IN 2022 

    Talent Intelligence specialist, Wilbury Stratton, has recorded a 39 percent increase in revenue throughout 2022 as deman..

Oil stocks thrust London shares to positive 2023 start

Oil stocks thrust London shares to positive 2023 start

By Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) – UK’s exporter-heavy FTSE 100 jumped to a seven-month high on Tuesday as oil stocks rallied..

Inflation in key German states eases for second month

Inflation in key German states eases for second month

BERLIN (Reuters) – Inflation in five key German states eased for a second month in a row in December, indicating national inflat..

Aldi UK says December sales up 26%

Aldi UK says December sales up 26%

LONDON (Reuters) -The British arm of German discount supermarket group Aldi said its sales in December rose 26% compared to the previo..

UK’s Cineworld to not sell assets individually, denies talks with AMC

UK’s Cineworld to not sell assets individually, denies talks with AMC

(Reuters) -Cineworld, the British cinema operator in bankruptcy proceedings, said on Tuesday it would not sell any of its assets indiv..

Asia shares weigh China risks, yen hits 6-month high

Asia shares weigh China risks, yen hits 6-month high

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares recovered from early losses on Tuesday as investors weighed the near-term costs of..

WHO urges China to share specific data regularly on COVID situation

WHO urges China to share specific data regularly on COVID situation

(Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Friday once again urged China’s health officials to regularly share specific and rea..

Jeremy Renner, Marvel’s Hawkeye, has surgery after snow plow accident

Jeremy Renner, Marvel’s Hawkeye, has surgery after snow plow accident

(This Jan. 2 story has been refiled to change wording in the second paragraph and remove repeated word in the final paragraph) By Kani..

Exclusive-World Bank seeks more funds to address climate change, other crises -document

Exclusive-World Bank seeks more funds to address climate change, other crises -document

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank is seeking to vastly expand its lending capacity to address climate change..

China arrivals in UK next week will not face compulsory COVID tests -Independent

China arrivals in UK next week will not face compulsory COVID tests -Independent

(Reuters) – Passengers from China who arrive in the United Kingdom next week will not face compulsory COVID-19 tests on arrival,..

Dollar creeps up in subdued start to new year

Dollar creeps up in subdued start to new year

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar edged up on Monday, pulling away from recent six-month lows against a basket of major..

Italy’s Eni sets up sustainable transport services company

Italy’s Eni sets up sustainable transport services company

MILAN (Reuters) – Italian energy group Eni said on Monday it had set up a new company dedicated to sustainable transport, which ..

Rheinmetall wins quarter-billion euro order for e-vehicle parts

Rheinmetall wins quarter-billion euro order for e-vehicle parts

(Reuters) – Germany’s Rheinmetall has won an order worth more than a quarter billion euros in the electromobility segment,..

Stocks buoyant while darker forecasts gather on the horizon

Stocks buoyant while darker forecasts gather on the horizon

By Nell Mackenzie (Reuters) – Stock markets edged higher, European bond yields dropped and the dollar remained firm in light tra..

Polish regulator accuses T-Mobile of misleading advertising

Polish regulator accuses T-Mobile of misleading advertising

WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish regulator UOKiK has accused the Polish unit of T-Mobile of misleading advertising relating to a free m..

Spanish manufacturing output down for 6th straight month in Dec -PMI

Spanish manufacturing output down for 6th straight month in Dec -PMI

MADRID (Reuters) – Factory activity in Spain shrank for the sixth month in a row in December, albeit at a slower pace than the p..

Airbus interested in minority share in Atos’s Evidian – Les Echos

Airbus interested in minority share in Atos’s Evidian – Les Echos

PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus has started exploratory talks to take a minority share in the Evidian cybersecurity unit of IT consulta..

Japan’s emperor gives first public New Year’s greeting since 2020

Japan’s emperor gives first public New Year’s greeting since 2020

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Emperor Naruhito on Monday gave a New Year’s address and greeted members of the public for..

UK’s Sunak shelves childcare reform indefinitely – The Telegraph

UK’s Sunak shelves childcare reform indefinitely – The Telegraph

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has shelved plans for a major overhaul of the childcare system aimed at saving pa..

Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican

Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican

By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis marked the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional World Day of Peace on Sun..

Stocks fall, Treasury yields rise upon final 2022 trading day

Stocks fall, Treasury yields rise upon final 2022 trading day

By Sinéad Carew and Carolyn Cohn NEW YORK, LONDON (Reuters) – Wall Street equity indexes lost ground on Friday, the last tradi..

How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets

How 2022 shocked, rocked and rolled global markets

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Trillions of dollars wiped off world stocks, bond market tantrums, whip-sawing currency and com..

Pandemic curbs linked to early start to Europe’s winter flu season

Pandemic curbs linked to early start to Europe’s winter flu season

By Natalie Grover LONDON (Reuters) – Pandemic restrictions that hampered the circulation of viruses other than COVID-19 could be..

UK house prices end 2022 on a weaker note after pandemic boom

UK house prices end 2022 on a weaker note after pandemic boom

By Muvija M LONDON (Reuters) -British annual house price growth marked a further “sharp” slowdown in December, mortgage le..

Few tourists, deserted streets in casino hub Macau after reopening

Few tourists, deserted streets in casino hub Macau after reopening

By Joyce Zhou and Tyrone Siu MACAU (Reuters) – Three years of COVID-19 forced Becky Zhang’s specialty food business in Macau to ..

Spain’s 12-month inflation slows down again in December to 5.8%

Spain’s 12-month inflation slows down again in December to 5.8%

(Reuters) -Spanish consumer prices rose 5.8% in December – at their slowest annual pace this year, thanks to lower electricity p..

Japan insurers to maintain cover for LNG vessels in Russian waters

Japan insurers to maintain cover for LNG vessels in Russian waters

By Ritsuko Shimizu and Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese insurers are expected to maintain marine war insurance, which co..

Permitted share of China’s yuan in Russian wealth fund doubled to 60% -Finance Minister

Permitted share of China’s yuan in Russian wealth fund doubled to 60% -Finance Minister

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s finance ministry on Friday said the maximum possible share of Chinese yuan in its National Wea..

DKSH sells its 25% stake in Swiss luxury watchmaker Bovet

DKSH sells its 25% stake in Swiss luxury watchmaker Bovet

ZURICH (Reuters) – DKSH will sell its 25% stake in Swiss luxury watchmaker Bovet to Pascal Raffy, the company said in a statemen..

Russian services activity shrinks for third month running in Dec -PMI

Russian services activity shrinks for third month running in Dec -PMI

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Activity in Russia’s services industry shrank for the third month running in December, a survey showed ..

Oil set to end turbulent 2022 modestly higher

Oil set to end turbulent 2022 modestly higher

By Florence Tan and Emily Chow SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Friday and were on track to post their second straig..

Bahamas regulator holds FTX assets pending delivery to customers, creditors

Bahamas regulator holds FTX assets pending delivery to customers, creditors

(Reuters) – The Securities Commission of the Bahamas said on Thursday that it is holding FTX assets worth $3.5 billion based on ..

UK’s Sunak to halve support that helps businesses pay fuel bills -The Times

UK’s Sunak to halve support that helps businesses pay fuel bills -The Times

(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is poised to halve financial support on energy bills for businesses, amid concern..

Southwest cancels thousands more flights; U.S. government vows scrutiny

Southwest cancels thousands more flights; U.S. government vows scrutiny

By David Shepardson and Alexandra Alper (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines came under fire from the U.S. government on Tuesday after it can..

Wall St stocks fall, bond yields rise as China drops quarantine rule

Wall St stocks fall, bond yields rise as China drops quarantine rule

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed lower on Tuesday after the release of U.S. economic d..

Risking death at sea, Rohingya Muslims seek safety in Indonesia

Risking death at sea, Rohingya Muslims seek safety in Indonesia

By Hidayatullah Tahjuddin PIDIE, Indonesia (Reuters) – Crying with relief after a traumatic 40-day voyage to Indonesia in a leak..