By Subrat Patnaik and Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Tesla Inc said on Monday it received a subpoena from the U.S. securities regulator related to a settlement that required Chief Executive Elon Musk’s tweets on material information about the company to be ve…
Macron tells Putin he seeks to avoid war and build trust
By Michel Rose and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron, the top Western leader to visit Moscow since Russia began massing troops on the border with Ukraine, told Vladimir Putin at the start of talks in the Kremlin on Monda…
Europe to launch multi-billion euro tech fund – France
PARIS (Reuters) – A new publicly funded multi-billion euro fund is being created to boost investment in Europe’s tech sector, to allow it to compete with U.S. and Asian rivals, France’s finance minister said on Monday. Bruno Le Maire said home-grown Eu…
Explainer-Should Europe use more long term LNG contracts?
By Marwa Rashad LONDON (Reuters) – The threat of disruptions to Europe’s gas supply from Russia, in the event the West imposes sanctions if Russia invades Ukraine, has prompted a debate about the need for long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts…
Sterling steadies after post-ECB tumble
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -Sterling steadied against the euro on Monday after a sharp slide last week triggered by the European Central Bank’s more hawkish tone, which overshadowed the Bank of England’s rate rise. The euro rose sharply versus ste…
EU talking to other suppliers amid concern over Russian gas flows
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is talking to the United States and other suppliers about increasing gas deliveries to Europe, amid concerns over supply from Russia, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. “We are building a partners…
Olympics – Skeleton-Briton sips from lucky mug, Latvian irons out kinks
By David Kirton YANQING, China (Reuters) – Four years on from claiming bronze in Pyeongchang, Britain’s Laura Deas is hoping to channel the spirit of Lizzy Yarnold, her retired teammate and the most successful Olympic skeleton athlete of all time, in p…
PriceRunner sues Google for 2.1 billion euros, prepares for long fight
By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Swedish price comparison firm PriceRunner said on Monday it was suing Alphabet-owned Google for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion), the latest firm to take legal action alleging the search giant manipulate…
Exclusive-ECB’s Kazaks says July rate hike is unlikely
By Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The European Central Bank could end its stimulus programme earlier than planned but it is unlikely to raise its main interest rate in July as investors are expecting, ECB policymaker Martins Kazaks told Reuters….
Unreal demand? Irregular sales worth billions fire up wild NFT market
By Elizabeth Howcroft LONDON (Reuters) – On Jan. 12, an image of a computer-generated pixelated person was sold for about $50.6 million worth of cryptocurrency on a new online marketplace that caters for non-fungible tokens. It gets stranger. Five minu…