By Elizabeth Culliford and Katie Paul (Reuters) -WhatsApp is introducing free cloud-based API services in a push to get more businesses using the app, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced at the company’s messaging event on Thursday. The messag…
Oil rebounds from two days of losses in volatile trade
By David Gaffen NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rebounded from two days of losses in a volatile session on Thursday, bolstered by weakness in the dollar and expectations that China could ease some lockdown restrictions that could boost demand. Crude ben…
IAG orders 50 Boeing jets in partial switch from Airbus
By Jamie Freed and David Shepardson (Reuters) – British Airways owner IAG announced plans on Thursday to order 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets, reviving part of a stalled bid to replace Europe’s Airbus for some of its short-haul flights while handing support to…
Shell to partner with Brazil’s Açu to build green hydrogen plant
By Gram Slattery (Reuters) – Shell and Brazil’s Porto do Açu have agreed to jointly build a green hydrogen plant, executives told Reuters, a deal that could result in the debut of the up-and-coming technology in South America’s largest nation. Under th…
Many Ukrainian fighters remain in Azovstal, commander says operation going on
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) -Russia’s siege of the Ukrainian city of Mariupol stuttered towards its end on Thursday, with hundreds of fighters still holed up in the Azovstal steel works and some 1,700 who have already surrendered facing an un…
Schroders to oppose Amazon, Meta, Alphabet over worker, digital rights
By Simon Jessop LONDON (Reuters) – Schroders, Britain’s biggest listed asset manager, said on Wednesday it would back a swathe of shareholder resolutions at Amazon, Meta and Google-owner Alphabet concerning workers’ and digital rights. Schroders, which…
Witcher 3 set for next generation console release in fourth quarter
GDANSK (Reuters) – CD Projekt said on Thursday it plans to release its delayed Witcher 3 game for next generation consoles in the fourth quarter after guidance from its production team. Poland’s biggest video game maker had planned to release “The Witc…
Spain’s former King Juan Carlos to arrive in Spain after two-year exile
MADRID (Reuters) -Former Spanish King Juan Carlos is due to land in Spain on Thursday for his first visit since he departed to Abu Dhabi in 2020 under a cloud of financial scandals that shook the Royal House. The former monarch is expected in the city …
UK’s THG rejects bid approach; entrepreneur Candy shows interest
LONDON (Reuters) – British e-commerce company THG was at the centre of a bid battle on Thursday, rejecting an offer from two investment groups and learning that local entrepreneur Nick Candy was considering making a bid. The nutrition, beauty and e-com…
Russia’s Sberbank divests some non-core assets
(Reuters) – Russia’s largest lender Sberbank has ceased to be a shareholder in some non-financial assets, the company said on Thursday, as it reviews its strategy. Sberbank said it no longer owned Okko online cinema, Zvuk streaming service, SberCloud, …