When Tim Walz, a candidate for U.S. Vice President says American’s don’t have the right to free speech, you know the world is in a bad place. Especially as the U.K. is…
By Marwa Rashad LONDON (Reuters – An at least three-week shutdown at Freeport LNG, operator of one of the largest U.S. export plants producing liquefied natural gas (LNG), is expected to delay…
LONDON – European retail stocks fell sharply on Tuesday, spooked by U.S. retailer Target Corp slashing its quarterly margin forecast for the second time in less than a month. Target said it…
BERLIN – Europe could face fuel shortages this summer due to squeezed oil markets, the head of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, told Germany’s Spiegel. “When the main holiday season starts…
FINN also announced the opening of its U.S. headquarters in New York City. FINN is currently active in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Connecticut and will offer its car subscriptions in California…
By Leika Kihara and Francesco Canepa KOENIGSWINTER, Germany – Having long trod a similar path in tackling low inflation, Japan and Europe now appear to be taking contrasting approaches to monetary policy…
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON -A handful of cases of monkeypox have now been reported or are suspected in Britain, Portugal, Spain and the United States. The outbreaks are raising alarm because the…
By Krisztina Than BUDAPEST – Conservatives in Europe and the United States must fight together to “reconquer” institutions in Washington and Brussels from liberals who threaten Western civilisation ahead of votes in…
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON – U.S. coal producers are seeking to boost exports to cash in on soaring prices since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but face big headwinds including shipping bottlenecks, labor…
By Arathy Somasekhar and Stephanie Kelly HOUSTON – At least three vessels carrying crude oil from U.S. emergency stockpiles sailed for Europe in April as refiners there scrambled to replace Russian crude…
(Reuters) – Daily requests for Russian gas deliveries to Slovakia via Ukraine have fallen in line with lower deliveries through Ukraine, where one route remains suspended, pipeline operator data showed on Thursday.…
LONDON -Moscow has imposed sanctions on the owner of the Polish part of the Yamal pipeline that carries Russian gas to Europe, as well as the former German unit of the Russian…
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – Europe is increasingly becoming a hub for production and trans-shipment of cocaine to other regions of the world, in addition to being a major consumption market, EU…
‘We Will Be Harming Ourselves’: Europe Unveils Russian Oil Ban, Signaling More Pain For Consumers Thomas Catenacci on May 4, 2022 The head of the European Union’s (EU) executive arm proposed a…
(Reuters) – Russian gas producer Gazprom said it was supplying natural gas to Europe via Ukraine on Wednesday in line with requests from European consumers. Requests stood at 98.4 million cubic metres…
OSLO – Europe needs more gas from Norway, and from Equinor, as the continent tries to wean itself from Russian gas, Equinor Chief Executive Anders Opedal said on Wednesday. “We see that…
MILAN – Italian eyewear group Safilo posted on Tuesday a 8.4% rise in first-quarter sales at constant exchange rates, driven by the resilience of the prescription frames business and a rebound of…
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA – Italy-based airline Aeroitalia will operate routes outside Europe from November, its non-executive president said on Monday. German Efromovich, a businessman who previously held a stake in…
By Kate Abnett and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS – Companies and countries were at odds over Moscow’s rouble-for-gas payment system on Friday, while European officials promised more guidance on whether buying Russian gas…
By Fanny Potkin and Brenda Goh SINGAPORE/SHANGHAI – Alibaba Group plans to expand its Southeast Asian arm, Lazada, to Europe, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, as the Chinese e-commerce…
(Reuters) – MSCI’s emerging market eastern Europe equity index dropped as much as 1.2% in early trading on Wednesday after Russia cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. This is the fifth…
By Jennifer Rigby and Natalie Grover LONDON – Health authorities around the world are investigating a mysterious increase in severe cases of hepatitis – inflammation of the liver – in young children.…
BRUSSELS – European governments should deal with the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine through fiscal policy, to allow monetary policy to normalise in the face of high inflation, the International…
(Reuters) – Kremlin-controlled Gazprom’s gas exports to Europe could fall by around a third this year due to the crisis in Ukraine, rivalry with liquefied natural gas, and plans to switch to…
Energy Prices Set To Skyrocket Further As Biden Diverts More Natural Gas To Europe Thomas Catenacci on April 18, 2022 Natural gas prices have skyrocketed in recent weeks as President Joe Biden’s…
By Nichola Groom and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s plan to expand liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipments to Europe to cut the region’s dependence on Russian fuel risks undermining…