Hedge funds bet consumers will rein in U.S. spending – Goldman Sachs
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Global hedge funds’ bearish positions reached year highs in April, largely aimed at companies…
Europe
Tinder owner Match Group swipes left on Russia, pledging exit by June 30
By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – Tinder owner Match Group has said it will quit Russia by June 30, citing the…
Exclusive-Turkish raid prompted ISIS leader to detonate suicide vest
By Orhan Coskun, Ahmed Rasheed and Timour Azhari ANKARA/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – ISIS leader Abu Hussein al-Qurashi’s six-month rule ended when…
UK factory activity shrinks in April but cost pressures ease -PMI
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – British factory output and new orders contracted at the start of the second quarter…
Italy’s manufacturing sector contracts sharply in April – PMI
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s manufacturing sector shrank in April, ending three months of growth, as production and new orders fell…
German makers of Leopard 2 tank settle legal dispute
DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – German arms makers Rheinmetall and Krauss-Maffei Wegmann have settled a legal dispute over the intellectual property rights…
German manufacturing contracts in April but output ticks up -PMI
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s manufacturing sector contracted at the fastest rate in almost three years in April, although firms increased…
French manufacturing contracts further in April – final PMI
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s manufacturing sector contracted further in April as new orders fell and the impact of protests against…
Factbox-Lawsuits lodged over state-backed Credit Suisse takeover
(Reuters) -Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed over the terms of an emergency deal to save Swiss lender Credit Suisse…
Turkish factory activity growth gathers pace in April -PMI
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Growth in new orders and output helped Turkish factory activity expand at a faster pace in April,…