By David Shepardson and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Texas, Indiana and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy. “Google falsely led cons…
Euro zone recovery stumbled in Jan as Omicron hit services -PMI
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) – The euro zone economic recovery weakened this month, despite an upturn in Germany where factories benefited from an easing in supply chain bottlenecks, as renewed restrictions put a dent in the bloc’s dominant servi…
Ford to halt orders for hybrid pickup Maverick
(Reuters) – Ford Motor Co said on Monday it would halt retail orders for the Maverick, an affordable pickup that the automaker rolled out last year, as it did not have the capacity to meet overwhelming demand. The company will stop taking new orders af…
Top EU banks to publish ‘pioneering’ climate data
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Large banks in the European Union will have to show how they help or hinder the bloc from meeting climate goals by publishing “pioneering” indicators from 2024, the EU’s banking watchdog said on Monday. The European Bank…
Pope confers lay ministries on women, formalising recognition of roles
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Sunday for the first time conferred the lay Roman Catholic ministries of lector and catechist on women, roles that previously many had carried out without institutional recognition. He conferr…
Credit Suisse cuts Banorte to “neutral” citing weaker core earnings, valuation
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Credit Suisse downgraded Mexican banking institution Banorte to “neutral” from “outperform” in a report published Monday, citing a less attractive valuation and weaker core earnings following the company’s 2021 fourth quarter re…
Delivery race among Indian grocery startups brings road safety risks
By Aditya Kalra and Abhirup Roy NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian grocery startups are luring tech-savvy customers with the promise of deliveries within 10 minutes, sparking a boom in “quick commerce”, but heating up concerns about road safety as bike riders…
Gainsborough’s ‘The Blue Boy’ back on show in London after 100 years
By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) – Thomas Gainsborough’s 18th century painting “The Blue Boy” goes on show at London’s National Gallery this week, 100 years after it was bought and shipped from Britain to the United States. The portrait of a young boy d…
Centrica’s British Gas to take on customers of failed Together Energy
LONDON (Reuters) – Centrica’s British Gas has been appointed to take on the customers of failed supplier Together Energy, Centrica said on Monday. The addition of Together Energy’s 176,000 domestic customers means British Gas will have taken on a total…
Britain’s National Grid cancels capacity market notice
(Reuters) – National Grid has cancelled a notice made earlier where it said it expected Britain’s electricity supply margin to be below a threshold needed for the country’s energy system to be balanced, National Grid is responsible for ensuring supply …