UK banks should not close accounts over customers’ politics, minister says
By Huw Jones and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – British banks should have to serve a customer even if they…
Economy
SCO says not against any country as it expands reach, welcomes Iran
By Krishn Kaushik and YP Rajesh NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on Tuesday sought to…
European shares steady, interest rate uncertainty remains
By Amruta Khandekar and Shreyashi Sanyal (Reuters) -European shares were steady in thin trading on Tuesday, with a lack of…
Gazprom subsidiary files lawsuits against Deutsche Bank and Commerzbank
MOSCOW (Reuters) – RusKhimAlyans, a subsidiary of Russian gas giant Gazprom, has filed lawsuits seeking a total of 31 billion…
Airbus trials new wing designs in technology race with Boeing
By Joanna Plucinska and Tim Hepher FILTON, England (Reuters) – Airbus is stepping up testing of radical new wing technology…
German firm sees U.S. getting lion’s share of 100 billion euro military fund
By Alexander Hübner MUNICH (Reuters) – Up to half of the 100 billion euro ($109 billion) special fund set up…
Stocks drift as investors balance peak rate hopes with oil price rise
By Naomi Rovnick and Xie Yu LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global stocks held steady on Tuesday, as investors balanced the…
Yen firms amid intervention chatter, trading subdued on US holiday
By Harry Robertson and Ankur Banerjee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar fell against the yen on Tuesday as markets remained…
Canadian factory activity slows further in June
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) – Contraction in Canada’s manufacturing sector deepened slightly in June as an uncertain economic outlook…
Brazil’s Lula says Mercosur looking for ‘win-win’ trade deal with EU
SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday that the Mercosur bloc of Brazil, Argentina,…