New building starts nosedive in Germany in latest sign of property stress
By Tom Sims, John O’Donnell and Emma-Victoria Farr FRANKFURT (Reuters) – New construction plunged in Germany during the first half…
ECB debated raising banks’ mandatory reserves in inflation fight – sources
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers debated raising banks’ mandatory reserves to 2% from 1% of their deposits at…
Linde raises annual targets on higher earnings, but volumes ease
By Andrey Sychev and Bartosz Dabrowski (Reuters) -Linde, the world’s largest industrial gases company, on Thursday raised its full-year earnings…
China’s video game player population rises to a record at end-June
(Refiles to add dropped word in first paragraph) By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s video game player population has…
Mexico’s Cemex profit climbs modestly on price hikes, strong peso
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican cement maker Cemex on Thursday posted a slight rise in second-quarter net profit,…
Southwest Airlines warns of higher full-year costs, softer pricing
By Shivansh Tiwary (Reuters) -Southwest Airlines on Thursday warned of higher labor costs and softer pricing, fueling worries of a…
Colombia state airline Satena plans $80 million investment to grow fleet
By Luis Jaime Acosta BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s state-owned airline Satena will invest $80 million to expand and modernize its…
TotalEnergies defends price paid for German offshore wind lease
By America Hernandez PARIS (Reuters) – French energy company TotalEnergies does not believe it overpaid for a record-breaking German offshore…
McDonald’s revenue growth to moderate as menu prices ease
By Deborah Mary Sophia and Kailyn Rhone (Reuters) -McDonald’s said on Thursday that revenue growth was expected to moderate in…
Factbox-Moscow takes control over assets of Western companies
(Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin has signed decrees to take temporary control of assets belonging to some Western companies in…