VILNIUS (Reuters) – The 31-member NATO alliance gathered in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius on July 11-12. Below is the agreed language regarding Ukraine and its future pathway to NATO membership. We reaffirm our unwavering solidarity with the government and people of Ukraine in the heroic defence of their nation, their land, and our shared values….
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Amazon is challenging its inclusion in a group of companies subject to tough European Union online content rules, in a move that may prompt other tech giants to follow suit. The challenge at the Luxembourg-based General Court, Europe’s second highest, is the first by a Big Tech company…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Tuesday that the IMF expects global growth around 3% annually for the next five years, well below historical averages of about 3.8%, which may pressure capital flows. Georgieva said in opening remarks at an IMF economics lecture that governments, particularly in emerging markets,…
(Reuters) – Boeing delivered 60 passenger jets in June as it rebounded from production issues, boosting its total for the first half to 266 airplanes and marking a 23% improvement from the first six months last year. Despite several production flaws that dogged deliveries over the half, the U.S. planemaker appears on track to meet…
VILNIUS (Reuters) – NATO leaders have reached agreement over how to define their future relationship with Ukraine, including its membership bid, four diplomats said on Tuesday. One of the diplomats said the final wording on the declaration regarding Ukraine’s future membership read that NATO “will be in a position to extend an invitation to join…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday said it was calling for Large Position Reports from entities holding more than $10.2 billion worth of a six-month Treasury bill maturing on June 8, around the department’s deadline for a potential default had Congress failed to raise the debt ceiling. The Treasury said it was…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former FTX cryptocurrency exchange executive Ryan Salame is under investigation by federal prosecutors for possible violations of campaign finance law, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors are looking at money Salame gave his girlfriend, Michelle Bond, who ran unsuccessfully last year for the…
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazil’s annual inflation in June fell to its lowest level since September 2020, data from statistics agency IBGE showed on Tuesday, renewing bets that an interest rate cut is around the corner as consumer prices continue to trend down. Annual inflation in Latin America’s largest economy slowed to 3.16%…
By Qiaoyi Li and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s new bank loans jumped more than expected in June from the previous month, helped by central bank efforts to support the economy as a post-pandemic recovery fades. Chinese banks extended 3.05 trillion yuan ($423.45 billion) in new yuan loans in June, more than double May’s tally…
(Reuters) – U.S. banking giants are scheduled to report second-quarter results starting this week as the industry tries to move past the turmoil caused by the crisis in regional lenders earlier this year. An S&P index of U.S. bank stocks has fallen more than 9% this year as investors fret about the effect of high…
