ECB’s Villeroy: duration more important than level of interest rates
PARIS (Reuters) – How long the European Central Bank keeps rates elevated is more important than the actual level, though…
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Blackwells pushes for board overhaul at cell-tower operator IHS
(Reuters) – Activist investor Blackwells Capital on Wednesday urged cell-tower operator IHS Holding Ltd to overhaul the company’s board by…
Exclusive-Wagner mutineers included Russian convicts freed to fight in Ukraine
By Felix Light and Filipp Lebedev TBILISI (Reuters) – The Wagner Group mercenaries who seized the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don…
BlackRock says AI ‘mega-force’ to buck tough macro trend
(Reuters) – Shares of AI-focused companies will be a major driver of returns for developed markets in a tough economic…
European shares up as robust U.S. data soothes recession jitters, chip stocks rally
By Amruta Khandekar, Matteo Allievi and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – European shares climbed on Wednesday after robust U.S. data…
Most Americans support US arming Ukraine -Reuters/Ipsos
By Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Solid majorities of Americans support providing weaponry to Ukraine to defend itself against Russia…
China’s EV maker Zeekr opens orders for two luxury cars in Sweden, Netherlands
By Johan Ahlander and Sameer Manekar LONDON (Reuters) -Zeekr, Geely Automobile’s electric brand, said on Wednesday that two of its…
US asks what’s next for Russia’s Wagner in Middle East, Africa
By Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is examining how the Wagner Group’s short-lived mutiny against Russia’s…
Mercenary chief Prigozhin starts exile in Belarus, Putin praises Russian troops
(Reuters) -Russian mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin flew into exile in Belarus on Tuesday under a deal that ended a brief…
Belarus leader, long the supplicant, feted in Russia after mutiny role
By Andrew Osborn LONDON (Reuters) -Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko is usually the one thanking Russia’s Vladimir Putin or asking him…