LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign ministry was the target of a serious cyber security incident earlier this year, according to tender documents posted on the government’s website. “The Authority was the target of a serious cyber security incident, d…
Talks to salvage Iran nuclear deal resume quietly in Vienna
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) – Indirect talks between Iran and the United States on salvaging Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers resumed on Tuesday after a 10-day break, but envoys gave little away as to whether they were closer to res…
EU sets March 15 deadline for decision on Amazon’s MGM takeover
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators will decide by March 15 whether to clear Amazon’s proposed acquisition of U.S. movie studio MGM, a European Commission filing showed on Tuesday. The deal would help the world’s largest online retailer to com…
Thomson Reuters misses on earnings, sets higher revenue goals
By Kenneth Li and Nick Zieminski NEW YORK (Reuters) -Thomson Reuters Corp missed fourth-quarter earnings forecasts on Tuesday as the news and data provider stepped up investments it said would help deliver stronger-than-expected revenue growth this yea…
EDF’s shares fall after French firm cuts nuclear output forecast
PARIS (Reuters) – EDF shares fell on Tuesday after the troubled French state-controlled power group made fresh cuts to its nuclear output projections, which drove up prices for European gas, power and carbon. EDF, which announced its revisions on Monda…
ΕΙΒ supports Greece with record 5 billion euro financing in 2021
ATHENS (Reuters) – The European Union’s lending arm, the European Investment Bank (EIB), provided a record financing of almost 5 billion euros ($5.70 billion) last year to help Greece shift to clean energy and support its businesses hit by the COVID-19…
Analysis-Bank of England split raises policy doubt at key moment for economy
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – The surprise split vote behind the Bank of England’s interest rate hike last week, which was too small for almost half its officials, threatens to obscure the British central bank’s intentions and potentially hurt the e…
EU eases state aid rules in multi-billion euro boost for chip sector
By Foo Yun Chee and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission will ease funding rules for innovative semiconductor plants under plans announced on Tuesday as the European Union looks to boost its chip industry and cut its dependence on…
After Labour leader hounded, UK PM Johnson under pressure over slur
LONDON (Reuters) -After protesters hounded Britain’s Labour leader Keir Starmer, Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced pressure on Tuesday to withdraw a claim that the opposition leader had failed to prosecute one of the country’s most notorious child abu…
Energy prices lift BP profits to 8-year high
By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) – BP’s profits hit their highest in eight years in 2021, lifted by soaring gas and oil prices, as the company boosted share repurchases and accelerated plans to cut emissions with increased spending on low carbon energy. …