FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German exchange operator Deutsche Boerse raised its full-year targets on Monday as it reported better-than-expected quarterly results thanks to higher trading activity amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. Due to the uncertainty on the mar…
Sinn Fein calls on Dublin to plan for constitutional change
By Amanda Ferguson Belfast (Reuters) – The leader of Sinn Fein in Northern Ireland said the Dublin government must start planning for the possibilty of a referendum that could result in a united Ireland. Speaking to Reuters ahead of May 5 local electio…
Britain to allow poultry outside as bird flu threat recedes
LONDON (Reuters) – A mandatory housing order for poultry and captive birds in Britain is to be lifted, effective May 2, with the threat of bird flu now decreasing after the country’s worst-ever outbreak. The four Chief Veterinary Officers, with respons…
Commodity stocks drag FTSE 100 lower as slowdown concerns bite
By Devik Jain (Reuters) -Commodity stocks and banks led a near 2% drop in London’s FTSE 100 on Monday as fears of a global economic slowdown sapped sentiment at the start of a week loaded with corporate earnings. After falling as much as 2.4%, the blue…
Meta fights to overturn UK order to sell Giphy
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta started its appeal on Monday against Britain’s ruling that it must sell Giphy, arguing the fact that rival Snap offered far less to buy the animated-images provider undermined the rationale used to …
U.S. charges two Europeans with conspiring to help North Korea evade sanctions
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Monday announced the indictment of two Europeans for allegedly conspiring with a recently sentenced cryptocurrency researcher to help North Korea evade U.S. sanctions. Alejandro Cao de Benos of Spa…
Blackstone to buy PS Business Parks in $7.6 billion take-private deal
(Reuters) -Blackstone Inc on Monday agreed to buy real estate investment trust (REIT) PS Business Parks for $7.6 billion, including debt, as dealmaking activity in the real estate sector continues to thrive in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. As…
Rheinmetall seeks permit to export Leopard tanks to Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – German defence company Rheinmetall has requested government approval to export 88 Leopard 1A5 tanks to Ukraine, German newspaper Die Welt wrote on Monday citing documents. A Rheinmetall spokesman declined to comment on the report. Ea…
No respite for re-elected Macron as parliamentary elections loom
By Sophie Louet and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron enjoyed no respite on Monday as, hours after he won re-election by defeating the far right’s Marine Le Pen, political opponents called on voters to deny him a parlia…
Poll sees Macron’s party and allies win majority in France’s National Assembly
(Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron is seen as securing a ruling majority in June’s parliamentary elections, a poll showed on Monday, if he manages to strike a broad centre-right alliance with smaller parties including the conservative Les Rep…