Category: Reuters
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Delta expects normal operations by Thursday as flight disruptions ease By Reuters
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By David Shepardson and Rajesh Kumar Singh Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said the company is making progress in restoring services after a global computer outage and will resume normal operations on Thursday. The Atlanta-based airline has been hit hard by the outage, cancelling more than 6,000 flights since…
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Remy Cointreau too concentrated in cognac, investors say By Reuters
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By Emma Romney LONDON (Reuters) – Remy Cointreau needs to diversify its investments further because its reliance on cognac sales in the United States and China makes it among the hardest hit by the global spirits price slump, investors say. Cognac maker Rémy Martin has already indicated it wants to…
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Analysis-Investors foxed by Japan’s revamped FX intervention blueprint By Reuters
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By Amanda Cooper and Brigid Riley LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese official buying to defend the yen has become a standard feature of the foreign exchange market landscape in 2024, but authorities in Tokyo have changed their tactics, making it harder for investors to guess when and how they might intervene.…
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Analysis-Investors foxed by Japan’s revamped FX intervention blueprint By Reuters
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By Amanda Cooper and Brigid Riley LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese official buying to defend the yen has become a standard feature of the foreign exchange market landscape in 2024, but authorities in Tokyo have changed their tactics, making it harder for investors to guess when and how they might intervene.…
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Thermo Fisher lifts profit forecast as biotech demand shows signs of improvement By Reuters
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(Reuters) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (NYSE: ) on Wednesday raised its annual earnings forecast and reported better-than-expected second-quarter profit, citing improved demand for its instruments and services used in clinical trials. Contract drugmakers saw spending cutbacks from their biotech clients in 2023 amid rising interest rates. The public funding…
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Political storms won’t curb military spending boom, defence firms say By Reuters
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By Joe Brock and Joanna Ploczynska FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – Defence companies are confident that Western governments will continue to boost arms spending to counter Russia and China, shrugging off concerns that political turmoil in the United States and Europe could curb military budgets. Global defence spending hit a record…
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Trump to meet Netanyahu in Florida on Friday By Reuters
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By Jasper Ward and Matt Spitalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday at his resort in Palm Beach, Florida, in a sign the two men are looking to improve relations. “I look forward to…
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Musk launches poll asking if Tesla should invest $5 billion in xAI By Reuters
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As investors eye US presidential race, JPMorgan exec says focus should be on policies By Reuters
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Written by Divya Chaudhary and Mahnaz Yasmin U.S. stock markets will remain volatile ahead of November’s presidential election, but the candidates’ policies should take priority over responding to “inflammatory” rhetoric from their political parties, JPMorgan’s chief investment officer said Tuesday. “There’s a Republican trade and there’s a Democrat trade,” Richard…
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Apple likely to release foldable iPhone as early as 2026, the Information reports By Reuters
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(Reuters) – Apple Inc is likely to release a foldable iPhone as early as 2026, the Information reported on Tuesday, potentially marking the biggest hardware design revamp of the company’s most popular product. The Cupertino, California-based company’s plan to launch a foldable iPhone could mimic a similar move by Samsung…
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Yen rises as traders look to BOJ, while dollar holds steady By Reuters
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By Harry Robertson and Ray Wee LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The yen rose on Tuesday as investors reacted to comments from a senior Japanese politician that added to pressure on the Bank of Japan to keep raising interest rates to shore up the currency. Meanwhile, the dollar rose slightly as traders…
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GM puts self-driving vehicle without steering wheel on hold By Reuters
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General Motors’ Cruise self-driving unit will focus development efforts on the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt instead of its planned future Origin, which will not have a steering wheel or other human controls, the U.S. automaker said. In 2022, GM applied to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for permission to deploy…
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Swiss bank Julius Baer names Goldman Sachs executive as new CEO By Reuters
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By John Revell ZURICH (Reuters) – Julius Baer said on Tuesday it had appointed Goldman Sachs partner Stefan Bollinger as its new chief executive, as the Swiss private bank looks to move on from the Signa debacle that cost it millions of dollars and damaged its reputation. The appointment ends…
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Analysis-Drug giants eye China for deals despite growing Sino-US tensions By Reuters
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By Andrew Silver and Ken Wu SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Some of the world’s biggest drugmakers, undeterred by growing tensions between China and the United States, are looking for deals in China to revamp their drug pipelines and boost their presence in the world’s second-largest pharmaceutical market, industry executives and…
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Porsche lowers 2024 outlook, warns of impairments on alloy shortage By Reuters
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(Reuters) – Porsche AG on Tuesday cut its sales forecast for this year and warned of weaker production due to a shortage of aluminium alloys affecting several suppliers. The carmaker said it now expects sales of between 39 billion and 40 billion euros ($43.56 billion) amid flooding at one of…
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Porsche lowers 2024 outlook, warns of impairments on alloy shortage By Reuters
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(Reuters) – Porsche AG on Tuesday cut its sales forecast for this year and warned of weaker production due to a shortage of aluminium alloys affecting several suppliers. The carmaker said it now expects sales of between 39 billion and 40 billion euros ($43.56 billion) amid flooding at one of…
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Wall St bounces back after sell-off as Biden exit takes center stage By Reuters
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By Ankika Biswas, Shubham Batra and Lisa Pauline Mattakal (Reuters) – U.S. and Australian stocks recovered some of the previous week’s losses on Monday, as investors reconsidered Republican candidate Donald Trump’s chances of winning a second presidential term after U.S. President Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Biden announced…
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France urges Europe to step up work on faster stock market settlements By Reuters
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PARIS (Reuters) – The Bank of France and the country’s financial markets regulator urged Europe on Monday to step up work on halving the time it takes to settle stock trades, allowing Europe to catch up with Wall Street. The joint statement from the Bank of France and the securities…
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China’s surprise rate cuts will not hurt a fragile yuan, analysts say By Reuters
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China surprised markets by cutting a series of key short- and long-term interest rates on Monday in a bid to boost growth in the world’s second-largest economy. Analysts said the move showed that the yuan, which has been battered all year by its low yields versus U.S.…