Euro zone factory downturn deepens in May despite price cuts
LONDON (Reuters) – The downturn in euro zone manufacturing activity deepened in May as demand slumped despite factories cutting prices…
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Visiting Moldova, Zelenskiy says Ukraine ready for NATO membership
CHISINAU (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said during a trip to Moldova on Thursday that Ukraine was ready to be…
German manufacturing shrinks at fastest in 3 years in May -PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s manufacturing sector contracted at the fastest rate in three years in May and output fell for…
NATO ready to deploy even more troops to quell unrest in Kosovo – Stoltenberg
OSLO (Reuters) – NATO is prepared to deploy more troops to Kosovo to quell violence in the ethnically polarized north,…
Russia reports attacks on oil refineries and town near border with Ukraine
MOSCOW/KYIV (Reuters) -Russia said Ukrainian artillery hit a Russian town for a third time this week and drones struck two…
Column-Beware conflating ‘de-dollarisation’ with weaker dollar: Mike Dolan
By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – Even if the U.S. dollar’s singular dominance as global currency of choice is in…
Analysis-Remaining Western firms face tricky Russian exits
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – After months of negotiations, Finland’s Nokian Tyres was on the cusp late last year of…
Russia’s factory activity expands for 13th month running in May
(Reuters) – Activity in Russia’s manufacturing sector increased for the 13th month running in May and employment rose at its…
Big Tobacco faces big EU counterfeit problem
By Richa Naidu, Emma Pinedo and Emilio Parodi MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police raided three clandestine tobacco factories early this…
Modi’s chip making plan flounders as firms struggle to find tech partners
By Munsif Vengattil, Aditya Kalra and Jane Lanhee Lee NEW DELHI/OAKLAND, California (Reuters) -Big companies including a Foxconn joint venture…