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By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – British inflation defied forecasts of a fall in May and stayed far above price growth in the United States and elsewhere in Europe, pressuring …

(Reuters) – Chip designer Nvidia closed Tuesday with a trillion-dollar market value for the first time, part of a steady climb in the stock’s price in recent months on the …

By Elvira Pollina and Mathieu Rosemain MILAN (Reuters) – Merger and acquisition speculation has lifted shares in MFE, the late Silvio Berlusconi’s TV business, following his death, but a number …

LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies, including Russia, meet in Vienna on June 4 to decide on their output policy. The group, known as OPEC+, agreed on April 2 …

By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Investors poured $367 billion into U.S. money market funds in March, according to data provider EPFR, as the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank caused …

By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron faces the toughest challenge to his authority after his government bypassed the lower house to push through a deeply unpopular pension …

BERLIN (Reuters) – EU finance ministers started talks last week on adjusting the bloc’s fiscal rules to the post-pandemic realities of high debt and significant investment needs, but some countries …

By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces on Thursday arrested cartel leader Ovidio Guzman, son of incarcerated kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the country’s defense minister said. …

By Gloria Dickie MONTREAL (Reuters) – This month’s U.N. biodiversity talks in Montreal aim to hammer out a new, global agreement. But this isn’t the first time governments have tried …

By David Brunnstrom and Karen Lema WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits the Philippines this week in the Biden administration’s latest high-level engagement with America’s oldest Asian …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops were greeted by joyous residents in the centre of Kherson on Friday after Russia abandoned the only regional capital it had captured since its invasion …

KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces are piling pressure on Russian troops in the southern region of Kherson that Moscow occupied at the start of its invasion of Ukraine on Feb. …

By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) – Signs that the European Union may jointly fund the bloc’s response to the energy crisis would mark the next milestone on …

LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC+ surprise deep oil production cuts agreed this week are set to benefit Russia most while tightening supply to the West already suffering from record energy prices. …

By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – After a tumultuous year, U.S. gasoline prices have been steadily falling from peaks reached in June due to high demand and tight global refining supply. …

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s central bank resorted to buying bonds again on Wednesday in an emergency move to reduce the chaos in financial markets which was triggered last week by …

LONDON (Reuters) – A dramatic upswing in British government bond yields this week triggered calls for cash from defined benefit pension funds, forcing them to slash positions and prompt the …

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Maki Shiraki TOKYO (Reuters) – The weak yen was once a cause for celebration for Japanese companies as it meant they could sell cars and cameras …

By Nina Chestney A global surge in wholesale power and gas prices means households across Europe face much higher energy bills this year and beyond, with the region’s most vulnerable …

By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The first stress tests to assess banks’ exposure to the risks of climate change are underestimating the worst-case scenario, the European …

By Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – The Nord Stream 1 pipeline that transports gas from Russia to Germany will undergo maintenance from Aug.31 – Sept. 2, cutting flows to zero …

By Nina Chestney A global surge in wholesale power and gas prices means households across Europe face much higher energy bills this year and beyond, with the region’s most vulnerable …

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen and Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN – Swedish loss-making airline SAS is fighting for survival, the latest carrier to hit financial straits due to hefty debts, stiff competition and …

(Reuters) – World swimming’s governing body FINA on Sunday voted for new eligibility rules that restrict the participation of transgender athletes in elite women’s competitions. The policy is the strictest …

By Pratima Desai and Eric Onstad LONDON – U.S. hedge fund Elliott Associates is suing the London Metal Exchange (LME) for $456 million for cancelling nickel trades after chaotic trading …