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By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – Investor confidence in British assets sits on the edge of a precipice as new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng readies his first fiscal update, a …

LONDON (Reuters) -British supermarket group Sainsbury’s is in talks to sell 18 stores in southern England to property investor LXi REIT for about 500 million pounds ($568 million). Both companies …

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia’s economy is expected to expand by 2.6% in 2024-2025 thanks to domestic consumer and investment demand, Economy Minister Maxim Reshetnikov said on Wednesday, after falling this year …

SEOUL (Reuters) – Samsung Electronics Vice chairman Jay Y. Lee said on Wednesday that SoftBank Group Corp CEO Masayoshi Son is expected to visit Seoul next month, multiple South Korean …

ZURICH (Reuters) -Julius Baer is making a low-double-digit-million dollar equity investment in GROW, a China-based domestic asset management company, as part of a strategic alliance, the Swiss wealth manager said …

By David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) – Expectations of more Federal Reserve tightening and economic worries are weighing on a rebound in consumer discretionary stocks, though some investors believe the …

Will DeSantis Be Convicted For Kidnapping Over Martha’s Vineyard Flights? Experts Say It’s Unlikely Trevor Schakohl on September 20, 2022 Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis transported two planes of migrants …

‘Fact Tsunami’: Tucker Carlson Ridicules Don Lemon For Getting Bamboozled By Guest Harold Hutchison on September 20, 2022 Fox News host Tucker Carlson roasted CNN host Don Lemon Tuesday evening …

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered Russia’s first mobilisation since World War Two and backed a plan to annex swathes of Ukraine, warning the West …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese electric-car startup Nio is looking to grab a share of Europe’s growing market for electric vehicles by rolling out a battery leasing and swapping network to …

By Ivelisse Rivera and Ezequiel Abiu Lopez SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) -Hurricane Fiona slammed into the Turks and Caicos Islands as a powerful Category 3 storm on Tuesday, dumping …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian animal shelters are overflowing, and the wait to return animals can be as long as eight months as pet owners return to work and face rising …

By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s budget deficit was bigger than expected in August, a reminder of the difficult financial backdrop for new finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng as he readies …

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s economy will grow at a slower pace in 2023 compared to this year, finance minister Tengku Zafrul Aziz said in a statement on Wednesday. Zafrul …

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The United States may be able to avoid the European Union’s plan to slap tariffs on imports of polluting goods based on its similar climate …

By Jamie Freed SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Labour shortages and supply chain snarls are making it harder for airlines and lessors to return airplanes grounded during the pandemic to the skies …

By Julie Gordon OTTAWA (Reuters) – The death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has collectors scrambling to secure rare coins and bills bearing her likeness, even as her portrait is set …

By Orhan Qereman QAMISHLI, Syria (Reuters) – A decade into their experiment in self-rule, Syria’s Kurds fear an apparent rapprochement between Damascus and their foe the Turkish government could cost …

COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) -The euro zone may suffer a recession over the winter as risks to the growth outlook are intensifying, but even that is not enough to reduce inflation …

MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s second-biggest bank UniCredit said on Wednesday it was kicking off its second share buyback this year, for up to 1 billion euros ($990 million), which it …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Forever 21 and American Eagle Outfitters Inc are set to return to Japan after both U.S. fast-fashion brands exited the market in 2019, according to company announcements …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s yuan is facing renewed downward pressure, dragged lower by a surging U.S. dollar, a hawkish Federal Reserve and widening monetary policy divergence between the world’s two …

(Reuters) – Britain’s Intermediate Capital Group is investing 240 million euros ($240 million) in Zeplug, a French firm specialising in electric vehicle (EV) charging services in multi-occupant and office buildings, …

By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – With prices falling like a stone as central bank tightening goes into overdrive, buying bonds may appear confused – but perhaps that very confusion …