By Anthony Deutsch AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Supermarket group Ahold Delhaize raised its full-year earnings forecast on Wednesday after reporting a smaller than expected fall in first-quarter core income as people started to eat out more following the easi…
UK to reform spy laws to tackle threats from cyber and state influence
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will overhaul its espionage laws in the face of threats to national security ranging from cyber-attacks to pernicious lobbying that could undermine its economy, the country’s interior minister said on Wednesday. Home Secretar…
UK to enter recession this year, think-tank NIESR forecasts
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is on course to enter a technical recession in the second half of this year and faces a big hit to living standards from surging prices, an economic think-tank said on Wednesday. The National Institute of Ec…
‘Taking the pistachio’ – Tesco rapped by watchdog over mobile phone ads
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s advertising regulator has banned five adverts for Tesco’s mobile phone business, saying its use of the words “shiitake” and “pistachio” alluded to expletives and were offensive. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) sai…
U.S. House sets vote on $40 billion Ukraine aid package Tuesday
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on an aid package worth more than $40 billion for Ukraine on Tuesday night, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said, as Congress races to avoid an interruption in defence as…
GE unit boosts medical dye output as China COVID lockdown cuts supplies
BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) -General Electric’s healthcare unit said on Tuesday it had increased output of dye used for medical scans and tests at its factory in Ireland and shipped products by air to help combat shortages caused by the suspension of its …
Elon Musk says Tesla open to buying a mining company
By Ernest Scheyder (Reuters) -Tesla Inc is open to buying a mining company if producing its own supply of electric vehicle (EV) metals would speed up worldwide adoption of clean energy technologies, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Co…
Soccer-Smart mouthguards collect data in extended study of heading in English football
By Christian Radnedge LONDON (Reuters) – Mouthguards are usually used as protective kits in sports such as rugby and boxing but in football a similar custom-made device is being used to collect data on the frequency and intensity of impacts a player re…
Apple to pull the plug on iPod after 20 years
(Reuters) – Apple Inc is discontinuing the iPod more than 20 years after the device became the face of portable music and kickstarted its meteoric evolution into the world’s biggest company. The iPod Touch, the only version of the portable music player…
Cryptoverse: Buying the dip? Bitcoin’s a rates rookie
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Bitcoin has scant experience with rising interest rates, posing perils for investors looking to capitalize on its dramatic drop. The cryptocurrency has tanked along with other risk assets such as te…