By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth marks 70 years on the British throne on Sunday, a milestone never reached by any of her predecessors over the last 1,000 years, and one which only a few monarchs across the globe have ever achieved. …
Oil shipments in European oil hub delayed after cyber attacks
By Julia Payne LONDON (Reuters) – Tanker and barge shipments in and out of Europe’s biggest oil hub have been delayed by up to a week as four storage companies scramble to resume operations after cyber attacks, sources familiar with the matter said. Si…
Tech stocks edge higher after Meta rout
By Julien Ponthus (Reuters) – Growth and technology stocks rebounded on Friday, as traders weighed stellar results from Amazon.com Inc against an unexpectedly strong U.S. employment number that propelled Treasury yields higher. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Co…
Sterling hits 6-week low vs euro on ECB hawkish surprise
By Sujata Rao LONDON (Reuters) – The pound slipped to a six-week low on Friday against the euro, which was buoyed by the ECB’s acknowledgement that an interest rise this year was not out of bounds after all, a call that overshadowed the Bank of England…
Exclusive-Konecranes, Cargotec to get EU okay for $5.1 billion deal – source
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Finland’s Konecranes and Cargotec are set to take a step closer to creating a global leader in industrial machinery with conditional EU antitrust approval for their 4.5-billion-euro ($5.1 billion) tie-up, a person fa…
ECB to hike rates next year at latest, Rehn tells paper
HELSINKI (Reuters) – It would be logical for the European Central Bank to hike its key interest rate at the latest by next year, ECB policymaker and Finnish central bank chief Olli Rehn was quoted as saying on Friday. “If there are no setbacks in the p…
Factbox-Which UK Conservative lawmakers have called for confidence vote in PM Johnson?
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris could face a vote of no confidence in his leadership if 54 of his 360 Conservative lawmakers submit a letter to the chairman of the party’s 1922 Committee, which represents lawmakers who have no governmen…
EU eyes more Azeri gas amid high bills and tight Russian supplies
BAKU (Reuters) – The European Union is seeking more natural gas from Azerbaijan, an EU official said on Friday, as Europe grapples with high energy bills and tight deliveries from Russia, its main supplier of fuel, which has been at loggerheads with th…
UK lawmaker submits letter of no confidence in PM Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) – Aaron Bell, a British lawmaker in the ruling Conservatives, said on Friday he had submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson, saying the prime minister’s handling of Downing Street lockdown parties had made his position unt…
Exclusive-Advent gears up for $4.6 billion sale of French biometrics firm IDEMIA – sources
By Julien Ponthus and Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) – Advent International is looking to sell its French biometrics and fingerprint identification firm IDEMIA in a deal worth up to $4.6 billion as it seeks to capitalise on growing demand for cybers…