LONDON (Reuters) – Microsoft’s appeal against Britain’s veto of its $69 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard will go ahead as planned at the end of July after the Competition Appe[...]
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Politics
Brazil’s Lula says inflation targets too ‘rigid’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday the country’s inflation targets were excessively rigid and renewed criticism of the central bank for hi[...]
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Fed turns screw, Micron pops
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Emboldened by still-punchy U.S. economic activity, the Federal Reserve is gradually gaining market traction with a campaign to flag t[...]
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Fed’s Powell: we are still monitoring the banks’ situation very carefully
By Jesús Aguado and David Latona MADRID (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve is still monitoring the situation in the banking industry “very carefully” to address potential vulnerabilities,[...]
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Mexico considers $4.2 billion debt buyback for canceled airport, official says
By Kylie Madry MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico may repurchase about $4.2 billion in outstanding bonds issued to finance a partly built Mexico City airport that was later canceled, a senior offici[...]
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Study shows 130 countries exploring central bank digital currencies
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A total of 130 countries representing 98% of the global economy are now exploring digital versions of their currencies, with almost half in advanced development,[...]
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US banks shrug off turmoil to ace Fed’s annual health checks
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Big U.S. banks sailed through the Federal Reserve’s annual health check on Wednesday, in a vote of confidence for a sector still recovering from turmoil e[...]
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Canadian Broadcasting Corp must face WE Charity defamation lawsuit, U.S. court rules
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) must face a defamation lawsuit by a U.S. charity alleging the publicly funded news outlet repeatedly aired false claims that[...]
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Businesses criticise new EU data rules, consumer group sees missed opportunity
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Businesses and Big Tech on Wednesday criticised European Union data rules agreed between EU countries and lawmakers, saying they could hinder data flow and c[...]
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