By Essi Lehto HELSINKI (Reuters) -A Finnish court on Friday denied a request for the release of an oil tanker suspected by police of damaging an undersea power line and four telecommunications cables in the Baltic Sea last week. Finland on Dec. 26 seized the Eagle S tanker carrying Russian oil on suspicion that it…
(Reuters) – Shares in European spirits makers and brewers fell on Friday after the U.S. surgeon general called for cancer warnings on alcoholic drinks. Alcoholic drinks should carry a label warning consumers about their cancer risks, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said in an advisory, noting that their consumption increases the risk of developing breast,…
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican and Democratic U.S. senators say it is too soon to consider lifting sanctions on Syria following the removal of President Bashar al-Assad, an indication that Washington is unlikely to change its policy any time soon. “We’re all really happy that Assad is gone,” Senator Jim Risch, the top…
By Andreas Rinke and Rachel More BERLIN (Reuters) – Drones were spotted flying over the U.S. air base at Ramstein in Germany in early December, a spokesperson for the U.S. Air Force said on Friday. There were “no impacts to base residents, facilities, or assets,” the spokesperson said. “In concert with host nation authorities, we…
By Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has given Elon Musk until Monday to respond to an offer to resolve a probe into the billionaire’s $44-billion takeover of Twitter in 2022, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The development, which signals the investigation may be nearing a…
By Arsheeya Bajwa and Siddarth S (Reuters) – Broadcom is predicting a massive expansion in demand for chips that power AI – and the market, for now, is buying it all the way. The company’s valuation hit $1 trillion on Friday as its shares surged 21% after CEO Hock Tan said AI could present a…
By Helen Coster NEW YORK (Reuters) -Time magazine named U.S. President-elect Donald Trump its “Person of the Year” on Thursday, citing his deep impact on American politics and the country’s role in the world. “For marshaling a comeback of historic proportions, for driving a once-in-a-generation political realignment, for reshaping the American presidency and altering America’s…
(Reuters) – Stifel expects the S&P 500 index to peak in the first half of 2025, then fall 10% to 15% in the second half of the year, the brokerage said on Thursday citing concerns about slower economic growth and sticky inflation. The brokerage expects the U.S. stocks benchmark to drop to mid-5,000s late next…
(Reuters) -Nvidia has added about 200 people in China this year to enhance its research capabilities and focus on new autonomous driving technologies, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday. Over the past couple of years, it has expanded in the country to now have close to 600 people in Beijing, and it recently opened a new…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said “anything can happen” when asked about the chances of going to war with Iran during his next term in an interview with Time, coinciding with his being named the magazine’s Person of the Year. “Anything can happen. Anything can happen. It’s a very volatile situation,” Trump said,…