LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government said on Friday it would add to the list of criminal content which tech firms will have to combat actively under a new law, or risk fines of up to 10% of their global turnover. Under previous plans for the legisla…
Analysis-Emerging market investors dive for stocks amid Fed storm
By Rodrigo Campos and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Developing world investors, buffeted by various “taper tantrums” over the last decade, are now nervously watching as the rainmaker of global markets – the U.S. Federal Reserve – readies its m…
Analysis – ISIS raid gives Biden a foreign policy win as Ukraine, midterms loom
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. raid in Syria that led to the death of Islamic State’s leader is a much-needed national security win for President Joe Biden after the messy withdrawal from Afghanistan while he tries to project an image of…
Mike Lynch steps down from Darktrace board as he fights extradition to U.S. – Telegraph
(Reuters) – British tech tycoon Mike Lynch has resigned as an adviser to Darktrace PLC, a British cyber security firm, The Telegraph reported on Friday. He has stepped down from Darktrace’s science and technology committee a week after UK’s Home Secret…
Former German chancellor Schroeder nominated to join Gazprom board
BERLIN (Reuters) – Gazprom has nominated former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder to join its board of directors, the Russian energy giant said on Friday, amid tensions between Moscow and the West over whether Russia is preparing to invade Ukraine. G…
Hacking team tied to Russia targeted Western ‘government entity’ in Ukraine -researchers
By James Pearson and Christopher Bing (Reuters) -A hacking team that Ukraine says is controlled by Russian intelligence has targeted a wide range of organizations in the country, including a “western government entity,” according to cybersecurity resea…
Oil hits fresh seven-year highs, closing out seven weeks of gains
By Stephanie Kelly and Marcy de Luna NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices surged to fresh seven-year highs on Friday, heading for a seventh straight weekly increase, built on ongoing worries about supply disruptions fueled by frigid U.S. weather and ongoing …
Europe’s carbon price nears the 100 euro milestone
By Nina Chestney, Kate Abnett and Susanna Twidale LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The price of permits in the European Union’s carbon market closed at a record high above 96 euros on Friday, with analysts expecting the symbolic 100 euro level could soon be …
Amazon surges with record $190 billion gain in value
(Corrects final paragraph to show Amazon’s stock is down 15% from its record high close, not 25%) By Noel Randewich (Reuters) -A day after Facebook owner Meta Platforms suffered the deepest loss of stock market value in history for a U.S. company, Amaz…
Reckitt Benckiser mulls sale of baby-food business – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – Reckitt Benckiser is considering options for its infant nutrition business including a potential sale, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The British consumer goods giant, whose brands include Enfamil…