By Nia Williams (Reuters) – Global oil benchmarks pulled back from their lowest levels in nearly a year on Monday,…
European retailers downbeat despite Black Friday boost
By Maria Sheahan, Toby Sterling and Alvise Armellini BERLIN/AMSTERDAM/MILAN (Reuters) -Europeans snapped up smartphones, Christmas decorations, sweaters and jewellery during…
Analysis-U.S. green subsidies heighten fears for German industry
By Andreas Rinke and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – Building a lithium-ion battery factory in Germany, Europe’s top car producer,…
Carlyle raises more than $3 billion to invest in European tech
By Emma-Victoria Farr FRANKFURT (Reuters) – U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group has raised more than three billion euros ($3.12 billion)…
Rare China protests roil global commodities markets
By Noah Browning, Pratima Desai and Michael Hogan LONDON (Reuters) – Global commodities markets were hit on Monday by worries…
IKEA store owner eyes more price cuts as some input costs ease
By Abhirup Roy and Shilpa Jamkhandikar MUMBAI (Reuters) – Ingka Group, the owner of most IKEA furniture stores, is planning…
Lavazza agrees to buy France’s Maxicoffee
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian coffee maker Lavazza said on Monday it had made a binding offer to acquire French coffee…
Italy’s govt has not clarified whether CDP will bid for TIM’s grid – union official
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government has not clarified with unions whether state lender Cassa Depositi e Presitit (CDP) would submit…
Airbus faces growing end-year jet delivery crunch -sources
(Fixes typo in paragraph 8) By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is facing an increasingly tight end-year scramble to…
Exclusive-U.S. weighs sending 100-mile strike weapon to Ukraine -sources
By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon is considering a Boeing proposal to supply Ukraine with cheap, small precision…