By Emma-Victoria Farr and Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) -German online car dealer MeinAuto is preparing to put itself up for sale after being forced to scrap plans for a stock market listing last year amid an industry downturn, according to four sou…
Exclusive-France’s Thales considers move for Atos cybersecurity arm BDS -sources
By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) – France’s Thales is working on a plan to buy the cybersecurity business of IT consultancy group Atos, sources told Reuters, in a potential $3 billion tie-up likely to test the political determination for shoring up…
Analysis-Stampede for euro debt sales eases in January in possible turning point
By Yoruk Bahceli (Reuters) – Euro zone markets, where investors once snapped up scarce bonds at any price, may be at a turning point after demand at government debt sales fell last month versus a year ago. The first such decline in January since 2015, …
Russia to target German media in response to German ban on RT TV
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will retaliate against Germany for banning the German-language service of Russian broadcaster RT, and the response will impact German media accredited in Russia and internet “intermediaries”, the foreign ministry said on Wednes…
Dutch public prosecutors open criminal investigation into Tata Steel
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Dutch public prosecutors on Wednesday said they had launched a criminal investigation into the Dutch arm of Tata Steel and another company for alleged “intentional and unlawful” pollution of surface water. In a statement, they said …
Britons to find out scale of energy price hike on Thursday
By Kate Holton and Susanna Twidale LONDON (Reuters) – Britons will learn the scale of the financial pain they face on Thursday when the energy regulator Ofgem announces an increase to its price cap, with under-pressure households expected to see bills …
Oil edges higher after OPEC+ keeps to steady supply bump, U.S. stockpiles draw
By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Wednesday after OPEC+ stuck to planned moderate output increases despite pressure from top consumers to raise output more quickly. Brent crude ended settling up 31 cents to $89.47 a barrel, wh…
Alphabet eyes $2 trillion value after blowout results
By Akash Sriram and Subrat Patnaik (Reuters) – Google parent company Alphabet Inc advanced nearer to joining peers Apple Inc and Microsoft Corp in the elite $2 trillion market valuation club on Wednesday as the search giant’s shares surged more than 8%…
Lithuania pledges 40 million euros to fund rooftop solar boom
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania’s government voted on Wednesday to pledge a total of 40.4 million euros to help people buying solar panels, as demand is booming to help alleviate rising energy prices. It has originally allocated 5.4 mill…
U.S. sending nearly 3,000 troops to Eastern Europe in coming days
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration announced on Wednesday the deployment of nearly 3,000 American troops to eastern Europe in the coming days amid a standoff with Russia over Ukraine, moving to shield NATO allie…