G7 finance chiefs debate reducing supply chain reliance on China
By Christian Kraemer and Tetsushi Kajimoto NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) -Finance leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies discussed…
Europe
Alphabet CEO to meet EU industry chief Breton, EU deputy chief May 24
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Alphabet Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai will meet European Commission deputy chief Vera Jourova and EU industry…
Analysis-Jet orders boom as airlines fear shortage
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Planemakers can’t build them but airlines can’t stop buying them. Even as they wrestle…
With UK food price inflation at 46-year high, lawmakers launch probe
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers launched an investigation on Friday into the fairness of the country’s food…
Rights watchdog denounces Italy immigration law as ‘inhumane’
ROME (Reuters) – A new Italian law that narrows asylum rights in an effort to dissuade migrants from heading to…
Small aerospace suppliers press for better protections against rising costs
By Allison Lampert, Abhijith Ganapavaram and Valerie Insinna MONTREAL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The CEO of Canadian aerospace supplier Abipa International would…
Investors buckle up for pivotal Turkey elections
By Marc Jones and Canan Sevgili LONDON (Reuters) -Wild currency moves? Bazooka rate hikes? The many unknowns around Turkey’s pivotal…
Marketmind: Debt cap tick-tock leaves eerie calm
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A strange calm fell over world…
Ukraine’s anti-graft prosecutor says rule of law trumps trophy convictions
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s crackdown on corruption has raised eyebrows in recent months by going after respected…
Philips to pay $62 million to resolve charges it violated US law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Dutch medical device maker Philips will pay $62 million (56 million euros) to resolve charges it violated the…