By Nora Buli, Nina Chestney and Christoph Steitz OSLO/LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Saboteurs target a nation leading the world in clean energy. They hack into vulnerable wind and solar power systems. They knock out digitalized energy grids. They wreak havoc. It’s the stuff of nightmares for European power chiefs. Henriette Borgund knows attackers can find weaknesses…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers began this week a debate on evening out the “corridor” between the ECB’s three interest rates, in a first step towards an era in which money is scarcer, five sources told Reuters. The change, which was parked for now and is also unlikely in July, would be part…
(Corrects first name of incoming Pirelli CEO in para 11) MILAN (Reuters) – Pirelli’s CEO said in a recent private meeting that he is “very confident” Rome will use its Golden Power to curb Chinese influence over the Italian tyremaker, deemed a strategic asset, a person with knowledge of the matter said. Italy’s right-wing government…
By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – Casino and the holders of its 6.4 billion euros ($7 billion) of debt met at France’s finance ministry on Thursday morning as the beleaguered retailer seeks to thrash out a deal to secure its future, two sources close to the matter said. The meeting, hosted by CIRI – the…
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) -Bayer AG agreed on Thursday to pay $6.9 million to settle claims by New York Attorney General Letitia James that it misled consumers by advertising Roundup weedkiller, which has been linked to cancer, as environmentally safe. The settlement resolves accusations that Bayer and its Monsanto unit failed to substantiate…
MADRID (Reuters) – Ferrovial’s decision to move its holding company to the Netherlands to try to speed up a U.S. listing could have an adverse impact on its brand in Spain, the company said in a document published on Thursday. The Spanish construction giant, which is expected to complete a dual listing in Amsterdam and…
(Reuters) – ChatGPT will soon hit the road. Mercedes-Benz on Thursday said U.S. drivers could power some of their luxury vehicles with ChatGPT in a test program starting June 16. Compatible with some 900,000 vehicles that have the automaker’s “MBUX” systems, ChatGPT will download over the air after drivers opt in via a Mercedes app…
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -It has taken months of tortuous negotiations for Vodafone and CK Hutchison to agree a deal to create Britain’s biggest mobile operator, but from a regulatory standpoint the hard work is only just beginning. The $19 billion tie-up will be scrutinised by Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority, the antitrust regulator…
(Reuters) – Oreo-maker Mondelez International said on Thursday it has scaled down operations in Russia and plans to make it a stand-alone business with a self-sufficient supply chain before the end of the year. The Chicago-based snack maker, which has faced a widening corporate boycott in the Nordic region over its presence in Russia, said…
By Shreyashi Sanyal and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) -European shares slipped on Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) raised borrowing costs as expected and signalled more policy tightening in its fight against sticky inflation. The continent-wide STOXX 600 index closed 0.1% lower after falling as much as 0.8% earlier in the day. The ECB…
