HELSINKI (AP) — Through the Cold War and the decades since, nothing could persuade Finns and Swedes that they would be better off joining NATO — until now. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has profoundly changed Europe’s security outlook, including for Nordic neutrals Finland and Sweden, where support for joining NATO has surged to record levels….
By Hannah Lang (Reuters) -PayPal is launching new artificial intelligence-driven products as well as a one-click checkout feature, the company said on Thursday as its chief executive tries to inject new life into the payments giant. It is the first major announcement under Alex Chriss, who joined PayPal in September, and the new products are…
By Chris Prentice, Nupur Anand and Saeed Azhar NEW YORK (Reuters) -PNC Financial Services Group, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Citizens Financial Group Inc were among banks that submitted final bids for First Republic Bank on Sunday in an auction by U.S. regulators, sources familiar with the matter said. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp had…
(Reuters) – U.S. food distributor Sysco Corp missed Wall Street expectations for third-quarter profit on Tuesday, hurt by higher raw material costs and a stronger dollar. Shares of the Texas-based company fell about 2% in premarket trading. While supply chain constraints have started to gradually ease, this is having little impact on Sysco as it…
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukraine became an association country of the International Energy Agency on Tuesday, with both stressing that closer cooperation will help Europe face what is expected to be a hard winter amid an energy crisis tied to Russia’s war in Ukraine. “I believe this winter may become a historic test of European…
By Andrew MacAskill and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will delay until at least Friday the publication of a report into claims that his deputy bullied staff, two government officials said, despite having had hours to review the findings and reach a conclusion. Sunak spent much of Thursday considering the findings…
(Reuters) – Spanish shares tumbled on Monday, with markets spooked by the prospect of political gridlock following a snap election in which the right failed to clinch a predicted victory. Sunday’s vote left neither the right nor left bloc with an easy path to form a government, though the centre-right People’s Party (PP) will be…
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The head of Russia’s influential Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, told an envoy of Pope Francis on Thursday their churches should work together to avert “negative political developments and serve the cause of peace and justice.” Kirill is a strong supporter of President Vladimir Putin’s decision to send troops into Ukraine, while Francis…
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s largest health insurer said on Wednesday a cybercriminal had hacked the personal data of all its 4 million customers, as the government introduced legislation that would increase penalties for companies that fail to protect clients’ private information. Medibank said “significant amounts of health claims data” had also been accessed in…
(Reuters) – Canadian Labor Minister Seamus O’Regan said on Saturday he could impose a new collective agreement or a final binding agreement on striking dock workers following their rejection of a proposed labor contract. O’Regan said he had directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to determine whether the rejection of the tentative agreement by the…
