Investors target consumer goods makers on fears of customer exodus over high prices

By Richa Naidu and Jessica DiNapoli LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Top U.S. and European investors are flagging their concerns about high prices to consumer goods companies, with Janus Henderson going so far as to cut some stakes it holds and shorting food makers it believes are at risk of losing customers. The industry, which is due…

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UK economy shows strains and gains, complicating BoE’s job

By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s economy is showing some signs of strain from the Bank of England’s 13 back-to-back interest rate increases, but the jobs market is still generating inflationary heat and consumers have not reined in their spending sharply. The BoE is expected to keep on raising borrowing costs as it tries…

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Trans advocates in Russia brace for proposed gender surgery ban

(Reuters) – Elle Solomina is 36, but she says her life truly began in 2021, when she changed her gender to female in her official Russian identification documents. The IT worker is now watching the path she took to self-acceptance crumble, as Russia is poised to outlaw gender changes in IDs and gender-affirming medical care,…

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In message to Russia, G7 unveils long-term security pledge for Ukraine

By John Irish and Niklas Pollard VILNIUS (Reuters) – G7 countries on Wednesday unveiled an international framework for the long-term security of Ukraine to boost its defences against Russia and deter Moscow from future aggression, officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy was meeting leaders of NATO at a summit of the 31-member Western alliance, a…

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Factbox-Denied a NATO invitation, Ukraine still reaps rewards at summit

VILNIUS (Reuters) -NATO leaders at this week’s summit in Vilnius said Ukraine should be able to join the military alliance at some point in the future but dashed Kyiv’s hopes for an immediate invitation. The guarded statement on Ukraine’s path into NATO irked President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. But after 16 months of war since Russia launched…

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G7 nations unveil security framework for Ukraine

VILNIUS (Reuters) – G7 countries announced on Wednesday an international framework that paves the way for long-term security assurances for Ukraine to boost its defences against Russia and deter Moscow from future aggression. In a joint declaration, which other nations can join, the United States, Germany, Japan, France, Canada, Italy and Britain, as well as…

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Thales to buy Cobham Aerospace Communications for $1.1 billion

By Michal Aleksandrowicz (Reuters) -French defence and technology group Thales said on Wednesday it was in exclusive talks to buy aerospace supplier Cobham Aerospace Communications for $1.1 billion, pushing Thales shares up more than 3% as it bets on connected cockpits. The world’s third-largest producer of avionics for civil jetliners said the all-cash acquisition would…

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