July 1 (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets The new month, quarter and second half
BEIJING, July 1 (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD (002594.SZ), logged a second straight month of rising sales globally in June, as strong exports offset sluggish
LONDON, July 1 (Reuters) – Euro zone manufacturing output ended its best quarter since early 2022 last month with easing cost pressures as the U.S.
LONDON/NEW YORK/HONG KONG, July 1 (Reuters) – A surge in $10-billion-plus “mega-deals” drove global M&A to record levels in the first half of 2026, LSEG
July 1 (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It’s been a hesitant start to the
July 1 (Reuters) – Microsoft is planning to cut under 2.5% of its workforce in the latest round of layoffs that could be announced as early
July 1 (Reuters) – Indian shares opened marginally higher on Wednesday, helped by gains in auto stocks as June sales data trickled in, while lingering
July 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump reported more than $1.4 billion in income from his family’s crypto ventures last year, showing how Trump
Bridging a critical technology gap in India’s industrial automation ecosystem, the Technology Development Board (TDB), under the Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of
BENGALURU, June 30 (Reuters) – Indian fintech firm Cashfree Payments plans to deepen its cross-border business with offerings such as overseas investment and travel payments
ZURICH, June 30 (Reuters) – Personal wealth in 2025 grew at its fastest pace in years, creating nearly one million new U.S. dollar millionaires worldwide,
LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) – British electric vehicle makers will have to pay £1.4 billion ($1.85 billion) in tariffs if there is no solution on
LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator on Tuesday proposed allowing app developers to steer users to alternative payment options outside Apple (AAPL.O), and Google’s (GOOGL.O)app stores
LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) – Sainsbury’s (SBRY.L), Britain’s second-largest supermarket group, on Tuesday joined industry leader Tesco (TSCO.L), in reporting slower underlying sales growth in its first quarter,
June 30 (Reuters) – French consumer prices rose less than expected in June, preliminary data from statistics agency INSEE showed on Tuesday. France’s harmonized inflation
PARIS, June 30 (Reuters) – France is scrapping a two-euro charge on low-value e-commerce packages arriving from outside the European Union from July 1, when
SYDNEY, June 30 (Reuters) – Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers said on Tuesday a report that two Ernst & Young employees on temporary assignment at Commonwealth
QUICK ESTIMATES OF ALL INDIA INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (IIP) BASE YEAR 2022-23 FOR MAY 2026 MoSPI has decided to adopt Output PPI as Deflator
A newly developed electrolyte additive can contribute to the development of safer, longer-lasting, and more affordable rechargeable zinc batteries. Aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs) are
NEW DELHI, June 29 (Reuters) – Apple has accused Indian antitrust investigators of “copy-pasting” its rivals’ claims and failing to properly conduct its own investigation
June 29 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday, led by strong gains in the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100, as easing tensions in the
BEIJING, June 29 (Reuters) – Major Chinese electric vehicle battery makers on Monday pledged to pay their suppliers more quickly, as part of wider efforts
The artificial intelligence AI acronym at the 10th edition of the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair in Paris, France. Figurines with computers and
LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) – Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Monday that the central bank’s shift in communications to focus on
LONDON, June 29 (Reuters) – British mortgage lenders approved 56,205 mortgages for house purchase in May, the fewest since December 2023, and well below both
June 29 (Reuters) – British American Tobacco said on Monday it plans to reduce its workforce by about 20%, as it pushes ahead with an
June 29 (Reuters) – Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) has signed a long-term supply agreement with Tencent Holdings (0700.HK), worth more than 20 billion yuan
June 29 (Reuters) – Dutch digital services operator Prosus (PRX.AS), reported an 84% leap in full-year adjusted core profit on Monday, with its consumer platforms profitable across
JOHANNESBURG, June 29 (Reuters) – South Africa’s Takealot Group reported its first full-year adjusted operating profit on Monday, as strong order growth and gains in
COPENHAGEN, June 29 (Reuters) – Canada has given C$7 million ($4.93 million) in grants to a Greenland molybdenum mining project, a critical metal used in
Flags of India and European Union at European Council President Antonio Costa’s office in Brussels, Belgium. Workers flatten metal scrap on a supply truck
SYDNEY, June 29 (Reuters) – Australia will introduce new laws in parliament on Monday to strengthen its under-16 social media ban and give its internet
TOKYO, June 29 (Reuters) – Toyota Motor (7203.T) said on Monday that global vehicle sales slipped for a fourth consecutive month in May, as decreases in China
June 29 (Reuters) – Indian shares were steady on Monday after posting their longest weekly winning streak of 2026 in the last session, as the
Yeh Chin-sheng, first mate of Taiwan Coast Guard vessel CG1005, gestures aboard the ship while docked at a port in Penghu, Taiwan. Yeh Chin-sheng, first
June 29 (Reuters) – Gold prices eased on Monday as recent U.S.-Iran strikes in the Gulf pushed oil prices higher, while expectations of U.S. Federal
The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, has facilitated the first commercial
A view shows a duplex suite aboard the Orient Express Corinthian, a luxury sailing cruise ship, during a press visit at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique
June 27 (Reuters) – India’s fourth largest private lender Kotak Mahindra Bank said on Saturday its CEO and managing director, Ashok Vaswani, will not seek reappointment
June 27 (Reuters) – U.S. safety regulators said on Saturday they had closed their probe into Tesla vehicles over power steering loss, in view of a
SpaceX leadership members and guests celebrate on a balcony at the Nasdaq MarketSite on the day of SpaceX’s initial public offering (IPO), in New York
June 27 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it approved about $348.5 million in funding for the Democratic Republic of Congo after
National Financial Regulatory Administration (NFRA) Minister Li Yunze speaks during a press conference in Beijing, China. Xinjiang Party Secretary Ma Xingrui attends the Xinjiang delegation
WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuters) – Anthropic said on Friday that the U.S. government has allowed it to release its powerful Claude Mythos 5 artifical intelligence
Engines of Growth in a Changing Economy From artisans and rural enterprises to innovative manufacturers, MSMEs are powering India’s growth story. Through sustained reforms, digitalisation
BERLIN, June 26 (Reuters) – Volkswagen CEO Oliver Blume aims to slash up to 100,000 jobs from its current workforce worldwide over the next few years,
JOHANNESBURG, June 26 (Reuters) – The South African rand was little changed in early trade on Friday, holding steady even as a firmer dollar and subdued global
OSLO, June 26 (Reuters) – Norway’s energy firm Equinor has decided to end its offshore wind business activities in Japan and close its Tokyo office by
June 26 (Reuters) – Gold was set on Friday for a fourth straight weekly fall, as a resilient dollar and expectations of faster U.S. rate
BEIJING, June 26 (Reuters) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, where he urged a reduction
SINGAPORE, June 26 (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco resumed oil loading on Friday at its Ras Tanura terminal in the Gulf after a near four-month halt,
BRUSSELS, June 25 (Reuters) – Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud computing services should be designated gatekeepers under EU rules aimed at reining in the power of Big
June 25 (Reuters) – Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 250,857 SUVs in the U.S. over an air bag defect that could increase the risk
COPENHAGEN, June 25 (Reuters) – Shipping group Maersk said on Thursday the Maersk Baltimore and a vessel time-chartered to Maersk successfully exited the Persian Gulf late on
June 25 (Reuters) – Spain’s gross domestic product grew 0.6% in the first quarter of 2026, below the 0.8% growth in the previous quarter, the
STOCKHOLM, June 25 (Reuters) – Swedish fashion retailer H&M reported on Thursday a smaller-than-expected March-May operating profit, and said it expected sales in June to be
SHANGHAI/BEIJING, June 25 (Reuters) – China’s central bank said it will debut overnight lending next week, offering reverse-repos to banks and brokers as it deepens
BEIJING, June 25 (Reuters) – Brazil plans to issue its first-ever panda bonds within the next two to three months and raise as much as
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) is preparing to launch Index of Services Production (ISP) in July, 2026, which shall be a new
FRANKFURT, June 24 (Reuters) – European Union nations outside the euro have made little to no progress in convergence in recent years and even Hungary,
A Swiss flag is pictured during the sunrise on the Commercial and Financial District in Geneva, Switzerland. AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters and robot hand miniature
June 24 (Reuters) – Rheinmetall shares fell more than 16% on Wednesday after Germany’s defence ministry scrapped a delayed F126 frigate programme that the company was
June 24 (Reuters) – The manufacture of private jets cannot be excluded from a list of activities deemed to be environmentally sustainable, the European Union’s
June 24 (Reuters) – S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures inched higher on Wednesday after two straight sessions of declines, as investors returned to technology shares
MADRID, June 24 (Reuters) – Spain’s Santander has started conversations with unions over a plan to offer early voluntary retirement to up to 3,000 employees in
COPENHAGEN, June 24 (Reuters) – Swedish startup Stegra said on Wednesday its €1.4 billion ($1.59 billion) financing round led by a Wallenberg investments-consortium was completed,
June 24 (Reuters) – Indian conglomerate Adani Group aims to expand its nuclear power capacity to 10 gigawatts by 2035, its chairman, Gautam Adani, said
June 24 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that Ukraine had submitted a revised application to join the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
SYDNEY, June 24 (Reuters) – Australian authorities ramped up surveillance and testing after confirming two cases of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu, while neighbouring
June 23 (Reuters) – India’s Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles said on Tuesday that it expects to nearly double revenue and sales volumes by fiscal 2031.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23 (Reuters) – China has overtaken the U.S. to win the top spot on a list of the world’s fastest supercomputers, but
MUMBAI, June 23 (Reuters) – Kotak Mahindra Bank is looking for acquisitions, including loan portfolios, while further expanding into alternative assets and other non-banking businesses, its
Workers assemble a vehicle on the production line for the Qashqai model car at the Nissan car factory in Sunderland, Britain. A worker walks beneath
LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) – Britain’s pound and government bond prices held lower on Monday to Prime Minister Keir Starmer resigning, potentially paving the way
JOHANNESBURG, June 22 (Reuters) – The South African rand held steady in early trade on Monday as markets digested a turbulent weekend of U.S.-Iran talks, with
SEOUL, June 22 (Reuters) – SK Hynix (000660.KS), on Monday overtook Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) to become South Korea’s most valuable listed company, marking a dramatic reversal of fortunes for
MORE THAN 100 COMPANIES INCLUDING NESTLE, UBER URGE GOVERNMENTS TO MAKE ELECTRIFICATION CENTRAL TO ECONOMIC STRATEGY LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) – Companies including Nestle and Ikea
PARIS, June 22 (Reuters) – French food giant Danone said on Monday it will acquire Australian company MADE Group for an undisclosed amount, strengthening its dairy
MUMBAI, June 22 (Reuters) – India, once the world’s second-largest sugar exporter, is expected to have little surplus for export for at least three more
MUMBAI, June 22 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee may inch up on Monday, with oil prices softening after Iran highlighted progress in peace negotiations with
Wu Deli, the wife of the owner of foie gras producer Changhao Biotechnology Co, shows off a frozen goose liver weighing 2.9 kilograms. Geese are
June 20 (Reuters) – Porsche CEO Michael Leiters expects a swift conclusion to negotiations on a second cost-cutting package at the German sports car maker,
SYDNEY, June 20 (Reuters) – Australia will do all it can to curb any spread of H5N1 bird flu, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on
DUBAI, June 20 (Reuters) – Emerging outlines of a deal between Washington and Tehran to end their war contain a stinging paradox: sweeteners to coax
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs the
TORONTO, June 20 (Reuters) – Toronto-Dominion Bank told some employees working in its financial crimes and risk management team that it would run software to
June 19 (Reuters) – Canadian space technology firm MDA Space said on Friday it would buy U.S.-based Blue Canyon Technologies from RTX’s Raytheon business for $620
Chairman, Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Dr. Ajay Kumar, along with Members of the Commission, today inaugurated the Commission’s new office at the Talkatora Annexe
12 Years of India’s Zero Tolerance Against Terror India’s comprehensive counter-terrorism transformation over the last 12 years reflects a firm zero-tolerance approach towards terrorism. Strengthened
Integrated Strategies Defeated Left-Wing Extremism On 31 March 2026, India achieved a historic milestone. After nearly six decades of violence, the country became effectively free
SINGAPORE/BEIJING, June 19 (Reuters) – Delays to green steel projects are growing and government support is far short of what is needed, jeopardising the industry’s
June 19 (Reuters) – Investors poured the most capital in roughly 19 months into global equity funds in the week to June 17, buoyed by
MUMBAI, June 19 (Reuters) – Amazon said on Friday its Indian operations had reached a major milestone in water conservation, at a time when global tech
June 19 (Reuters) – Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani said on Friday that Reliance Industries had approved the draft papers for the initial public offering of Jio
June 19 (Reuters) – Gold demand was modest in India this week as prices fell to their lowest level in two-and-a-half months and remained volatile,
LONDON, June 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) – In his book “The Great Crash 1929”, John Kenneth Galbraith coined the term “bezzle”. The economist defined the term as
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman. Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz near the beach of Bandar Abbas, following
Australia’s Qantas presents the first of 12 modified Airbus A350-1000ULR jets to be used for record-breaking non-stop flights, with Sydney-London designated as the first route,
June 18 (Reuters) – Futures tracking Canada’s blue-chip stocks edged up on Thursday, buoyed by higher gold prices and optimism about the Middle East peace
MADRID, June 18 (Reuters) – Spain’s economy likely expanded by 0.5%-0.6% in the second quarter from the preceding three months, when it grew at a
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