Oil settles higher but posts fourth straight quarterly decline
By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Friday but posted their fourth straight quarterly loss as investors worried…
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GM buys Israel-based software startup to detect early battery defects
(Reuters) – General Motors said on Friday it had acquired Algolion Ltd, an Israel-based software startup that helps detect problems…
Emerging markets carry investor hopes for H2 on lower inflation, rates
By Rodrigo Campos and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – From BlackRock to JPMorgan, some of the world’s top investors…
Survivors of Greece boat disaster say coastguard rope toppled boat
MALAKASA/KALAMATA, Greece (Reuters) – Survivors of a boat disaster that likely killed hundreds of migrants near Greece have given accounts…
Swedish PM says Hungary’s Orban still promises not to delay NATO accession
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s prime minister said on Friday his Hungarian counterpart had assured him that Budapest would not delay…
US special envoy for Iran’s security clearance under review
By Arshad Mohammed and Humeyra Pamuk (Reuters) -U.S. Special Envoy for Iran Robert Malley said on Thursday his security clearance…
Wagner’s global operations: War, oil and gold
(Reuters) -The abortive mutiny by Russia’s Wagner group last week calls into question the fate of the group’s wide network…
Oil settles higher, trade choppy as tight supply vie with rate hike fear
By Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) -Oil prices settled higher on Thursday after flip flopping during the session, supported by a…
Lebanon economic crisis worsened by vested interests, IMF says
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) -Lebanon’s financial crisis has been aggravated by vested interests resisting crucial reforms, the International Monetary…
Israel’s Herzog to address joint meeting of US Congress on July 19
By Rami Ayyub WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. lawmakers on Thursday invited Israel’s president to address a joint meeting of Congress on…