AAArrggh! Stocks In Debt Ceiling Danger Zone After U.S. Rating Warnings
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Markets were stuck in debt ceiling limbo on Thursday, while Europe largely shrugged off…
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Canada April factory sales most likely down 0.2% – Statscan flash estimate
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian factory sales most likely fell 0.2% in April from March, largely driven by the food and…
South Korea, US hold largest live-fire drills to respond to ‘full-scale’ attack
By Soo-hyang Choi and Daewoung Kim SEOUL/POCHEON, South Korea (Reuters) -South Korean and U.S. forces began live-fire exercises simulating a…
Spain’s mass tourism in candidates’ crosshairs in election year
By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) – Scrawled across Barcelona’s opera house, along the city’s renowned La Rambla boulevard, is expletive-laden…
Italy probing China’s possible growing influence on Pirelli -sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Giulio Piovaccari MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian government, which is assessing tyre maker Pirelli’s new shareholder…
Chanel flags weaker U.S. sales, sees pickup in China
By Mimosa Spencer PARIS (Reuters) – Chanel sales in the United States, one of the luxury label’s top three markets,…
Moody’s: Emerging market credit to be tight amid U.S.-led risks
LONDON (Reuters) – Emerging economies will continue to suffer from the spillover of economic problems in the U.S., which are…
Insurer MetLife enters $19.2 billion reinsurance deal, boosts share buyback
(Reuters) – MetLife Inc said on Thursday it had signed a $19.20 billion reinsurance deal with retirement and life insurance…
DBRS Morningstar Puts U.S. Triple-A Rating On Downgrade Warning
LONDON (Reuters) – Credit rating agency DBRS Morningstar put its rating for the United States on review for a downgrade…
Amsterdam’s red light district starts marijuana smoking ban
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A ban on smoking marijuana on the streets of Amsterdam’s red light district went into effect on…