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UK shop price inflation at lowest in a year – BRC

UK shop price inflation at lowest in a year – BRC

LONDON (Reuters) – Prices in British store chains rose at the slowest pace in a year in September, according to industry data t..

Visa launches $100 million venture fund for generative AI startups

Visa launches $100 million venture fund for generative AI startups

(Reuters) – Payments processor Visa on Monday launched a $100 million venture fund for generative artificial intelligence (AI) ..

Oil tumbles 2% to 3-week low on strong dollar, profit taking

Oil tumbles 2% to 3-week low on strong dollar, profit taking

By Scott DiSavino NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell about 2% on Monday to a three-week low as a higher-priced Brent contract expire..

Dollar climbs to near 150 vs yen after US shutdown avoided, data

Dollar climbs to near 150 vs yen after US shutdown avoided, data

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar index climbed on Monday, building on four straight weeks of gains after th..

Global stock index dips while bond yields, dollar climb

Global stock index dips while bond yields, dollar climb

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – MSCI’s global index of stocks kicked off fourth-quarter trading with a decline, wh..

Oil pares gains ahead of Fed Reserve comments

Oil pares gains ahead of Fed Reserve comments

By Paul Carsten LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices pared gains after earlier climbing $1 on Monday, with questions around supply and..

EU launches first phase of world’s first carbon border tariff

EU launches first phase of world’s first carbon border tariff

By Philip Blenkinsop and Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union launched on Sunday the first phase of the world..

Tesla misses delivery estimates as factory upgrades curb production

Tesla misses delivery estimates as factory upgrades curb production

(Reuters) -Tesla missed market estimates for third-quarter deliveries on Monday as planned upgrades at its factories forced productio..

London stocks kick off Q4 lower as rising yields bite

London stocks kick off Q4 lower as rising yields bite

By Johann M Cherian and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -London stocks gave up early gains and closed lower on Monday as rising yields..

Germany’s Birkenstock targets over $9 billion valuation in US IPO

Germany’s Birkenstock targets over $9 billion valuation in US IPO

By Manya Saini (Reuters) -Birkenstock, the German premium footwear brand backed by private-equity firm L Catterton, said on Monday ..

France kicks off bird flu vaccination despite trade backlash risk

France kicks off bird flu vaccination despite trade backlash risk

By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS (Reuters) -France began vaccinating ducks against bird flu on Monday to try and stem the virus that ki..

Euro zone factory activity stuck in steep downturn in Sept – PMI

Euro zone factory activity stuck in steep downturn in Sept – PMI

LONDON (Reuters) – Euro zone manufacturing activity remained mired in a deep and broad-based downturn last month, according to ..

STOXX 600 sinks to six-month low on higher bond yields

STOXX 600 sinks to six-month low on higher bond yields

By Sruthi Shankar, Shristi Achar A and Siddarth S (Reuters) -European stocks kicked off the final quarter on a negative note as highe..

Hungarian and US scientists win Nobel for COVID-19 vaccine discoveries

Hungarian and US scientists win Nobel for COVID-19 vaccine discoveries

By Ludwig Burger and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Hungarian scientist Katalin Kariko and U.S. colleague Drew Weissman, who met ..

Environmental groups file complaint against France’s TotalEnergies over climate impact

Environmental groups file complaint against France’s TotalEnergies over climate impact

PARIS (Reuters) – Four environmental organisations have started legal action against France’s largest energy company Tota..

Top central banks’ rate hike push fizzles out in September, EM parts ways

Top central banks’ rate hike push fizzles out in September, EM parts ways

By Karin Strohecker and Sumanta Sen LONDON (Reuters) – Central banks across major developed economies delivered what looked lik..

Italy’s Enel sells 50% of its Australia green business to INPEX

Italy’s Enel sells 50% of its Australia green business to INPEX

MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s Enel said on Friday it has finalised the sale of 50% of the two entities owning the group’..

Cellnex sells stake in units in Sweden, Denmark for $772 million to Stonepeak

Cellnex sells stake in units in Sweden, Denmark for $772 million to Stonepeak

MADRID (Reuters), it – Spanish mobile phone tower operator Cellnex said on Friday it sold a 49% stake in its Swedish and Danish..

Nobel Peace Prize could honour Indigenous, women or green activists

Nobel Peace Prize could honour Indigenous, women or green activists

By Gwladys Fouche and Ilze Filks OSLO/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Russian dissident Alexe..

Heavy winter sweaters, coats pile up at stores as warm weather threatens holiday shopping season

Heavy winter sweaters, coats pile up at stores as warm weather threatens holiday shopping season

By Ananya Mariam Rajesh (Reuters) – Unseasonably warm autumn weather from the United States to Europe is denting sales of heavy..

Meta’s new AI assistant trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts

Meta’s new AI assistant trained on public Facebook and Instagram posts

By Katie Paul MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) -Meta Platforms used public Facebook and Instagram posts to train parts of its new Met..

UK business confidence slips in September: Lloyds Bank

UK business confidence slips in September: Lloyds Bank

LONDON (Reuters) – British business confidence declined in September as optimism about the economic outlook faded, a survey sho..

Exclusive-Travelex owners considering sale of company –sources

Exclusive-Travelex owners considering sale of company –sources

By Amy-Jo Crowley and Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro LONDON (Reuters) – Travelex’s owners are exploring a sale of the British curre..

What is ESG in business

What is ESG in business

Introduction to ESG in business Definition of ESG ESG, short for environmental, social, and governance, is a holistic framework use..

Oil jumps 3% as steep US crude stocks draw adds to supply concerns

Oil jumps 3% as steep US crude stocks draw adds to supply concerns

By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices surged 3% on Wednesday, after U.S. crude stocks fell more than expected, adding to..

Sizes of European government debt trades halve in 2023-ICMA

Sizes of European government debt trades halve in 2023-ICMA

By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Investors are having to put on much smaller trades more frequently in Europe’s government bo..

Meta’s new Quest headset to start shipping on Oct 10 -Zuckerberg

Meta’s new Quest headset to start shipping on Oct 10 -Zuckerberg

By Katie Paul and Anna Tong MENLO PARK, California (Reuters) -Meta Platforms’ newest Quest mixed-reality headset will start shi..

Bank of England to leave rates on hold through mid-2024, cut in Q3: Reuters poll

Bank of England to leave rates on hold through mid-2024, cut in Q3: Reuters poll

By Shaloo Shrivastava BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of England has concluded its tightening cycle and will likely keep the Bank..

French shoppers buy fewer tampons, less detergent as prices surge

French shoppers buy fewer tampons, less detergent as prices surge

By Richa Naidu and Helen Reid LONDON (Reuters) – French consumers are buying fewer personal hygiene and household products, sacr..

Shutdown showdown in US Congress: Time running short to fund government

Shutdown showdown in US Congress: Time running short to fund government

By David Morgan and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House and Senate on Tuesday plan to take sharply divergent pat..

Three-quarters of firms globally are not ready for new ESG rules, KPMG finds

Three-quarters of firms globally are not ready for new ESG rules, KPMG finds

LONDON (Reuters) – Three-quarters of companies globally are not ready to have their environmental, social and governance (ESG) d..

Equities fall as U.S. Treasury yields, dollar stay elevated

Equities fall as U.S. Treasury yields, dollar stay elevated

By Sinéad Carew NEW YORK (Reuters) – Equities around the world were lower on Tuesday in a choppy trading session as Treasury y..

UK home secretary warns uncontrolled migration poses ‘existential challenge’

UK home secretary warns uncontrolled migration poses ‘existential challenge’

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman warned on Tuesday uncontrolled migration poses a..

French retailers E-Leclerc and Carrefour say they will sell fuel at cost

French retailers E-Leclerc and Carrefour say they will sell fuel at cost

By Blandine Henault and Forrest Crellin PARIS (Reuters) -France’s two largest food retailers, E-Leclerc and Carrefour, said on ..

Exclusive-Cinven bought Eurovita bonds from GIC, others to help liquidation-source

Exclusive-Cinven bought Eurovita bonds from GIC, others to help liquidation-source

By Valentina Za and Emilio Parodi MILAN (Reuters) – Private equity firm Cinven has agreed to buy back 160 million euros ($170 m..

What are NFTs and how do they work

What are NFTs and how do they work

  In the realm of digital assets, NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have emerged as a revolutionary concept. Unlike cryptocurrenci..

Novartis confirms Sandoz spin-off for October 4, 2023

Novartis confirms Sandoz spin-off for October 4, 2023

ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis on Monday confirmed its plans for a 100% spin-off of the Sandoz business on Oct. 4 after shareholde..