By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. stocks were mixed in afternoon trading on Wednesday as the tech-heavy Nasdaq was dragged down by bleak Netflix earnings, while bond yields dipped and oil regained ground. The Dow Jones Industrial Average an…
Macron, Le Pen face off in high stakes election debate
By Michel Rose, Elizabeth Pineau and Ingrid Melander PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right challenger Marine Le Pen will face off on Wednesday evening in their only debate ahead of Sunday’s presidential election. For Le Pen, w…
Determinations committee says potential failure to pay on Russia sovereign debt
LONDON (Reuters) – The determinations committee said on Wednesday that a potential failure to pay had occurred on payments due on Russian sovereign bonds on April 4. The committee, which decides on the possible payout of credit default swaps on Russian…
European shares rebound on earnings boost
By Anisha Sircar and Susan Mathew (Reuters) -A clutch of positive earnings including from chipmaker ASML and consumer stock Danone, helped European shares rebound on Wednesday, although worries over the Ukraine-Russia war, slowing growth and rising yie…
Carrefour confident on turnaround after Brazil sales boost
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -France’s Carrefour said on Wednesday it looked to 2022 with confidence after its sales growth accelerated in the first quarter, driven mostly by Brazil, its second-largest market. In an inflationary environment mad…
Telecom Italia seeks 3 billion euro credit line with state guarantee – sources
MILAN (Reuters) -Telecom Italia (TIM) has started talks with a pool of banks for a new credit line worth around 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) that could be partly guaranteed by Italy’s trade insurer SACE, three sources familiar with the matter said. T…
Fleeing Ukrainians find refuge in medieval Irish castle
By Clodagh Kilcoyne GALWAY, Ireland (Reuters) – When Irishman Barry Haughian and his Spanish wife Lola watched Ukrainians flee their homes but had no space to help in their house in Madrid, they decided to offer up their second home instead – a 15th ce…
EU’s Michel tells Ukrainians during Kyiv visit: ‘History will not forget’
By Sergiy Karazy KYIV (Reuters) -European Council President Charles Michel pledged European solidarity with Ukraine during a surprise visit to Kyiv on Wednesday and said justice must be done for alleged Russian war crimes. Michel, the head of the Europ…
ASML boss says “zero” signs of easing demand from semiconductor manufacturers
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – There is no sign of any slackening in demand from semiconductor manufacturers amid the global computer chip shortage, the chief executive of key equipment supplier ASML Holding NV said on Wednesday, especially in the market for ol…
Germany will end oil imports from Russia by year end, says minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will stop importing oil from Russia by the end of the year, said German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock after a meeting with her Baltic counterparts on Wednesday. “I therefore say here clearly and unequivocally yes, German…