France will end healthcare refunds for homeopathic drugs
PARIS (Reuters) – France will end social security reimbursements for homeopathic drugs and the new policy – which has drawn…
Bulgaria reports six new outbreaks of African swine fever
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria has reported new outbreaks of African swine fever among backyard pigs in six villages in the…
France will end healthcare refunds for homeopathic drugs – minister
FILE PHOTO: Agnes Buzyn, French Minister for Solidarity and Health arrives for a meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris,…
Novartis to sell epinephrine shot in U.S. pharmacies amid EpiPen shortage
(Reuters) – Novartis AG (NOVN.S) said on Tuesday it would make its generic pre-filled epinephrine shots immediately available in local…
Novartis to sell epinephrine injector in U.S. pharmacies amid EpiPen shortage
FILE PHOTO: EpiPen auto-injection epinephrine pens manufactured by Mylan NV pharmaceutical company for use by severe allergy sufferers are seen…
UK competition regulator puts brake on Amazon’s Deliveroo deal
(Reuters) – Britain’s competition regulator has stepped in to pause Amazon’s (AMZN.O) deal with online food delivery group Deliveroo while…
Mexico issues arrest warrants for ex-Pemex CEO Lozoya, family members
FILE PHOTO – Emilio Lozoya, former chief Executive Officer of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) attends a news conference at a hotel…
Oil prices rise on Iran tensions, OPEC output cuts
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil futures rose on Friday as tensions over Iran and an extension to output cuts by…
Boxing with giants: Italy’s packing robots are not just cardboard cutouts
(This June 28 story corrects Romaco’s nationality to German, not Italian, in paragraph 17) By Silvia Aloisi CITTÀ DI CASTELLO,…
Tempered expectations of Fed rate cut sink stocks globally
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A strong U.S. jobs report that tempered expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut by the…
Warning light flashing for Slovakia’s auto industry
BRATISLAVA/PRAGUE (Reuters) – When David landed an assembly line job at Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) Bratislava factory, his colleagues congratulated him on…
Buoyant U.S. stocks at odds with downbeat market signals
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Even as record highs this week in the major U.S. stock indexes telegraph confidence on Wall…
Exclusive: U.S. clears SoftBank’s $2.25 billion investment in GM-backed Cruise
(Reuters) – Cruise, a U.S. self-driving vehicle company majority-owned by General Motors Co, told Reuters on Friday that a U.S.…
Ethiopian crash families criticize Boeing over donation plan
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The families of victims of an Ethiopian air disaster on Thursday criticized Boeing’s plan to donate $100…
Bulgaria confirms two cases of African swine fever
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria has confirmed two cases of African swine fever among backyard pigs in the village of Zhernov…
Irish regulator opens third privacy probe into Apple
FILE PHOTO: An Apple logo hangs above the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in the Manhattan borough…
DoJ pushes T-Mobile to give more to Dish: CNBC
FILE PHOTO: The logo of T-Mobile Austria is seen outside of one of its shops in Viennaa, Austria, February 25,…
Kering crown jewel Gucci banks on high-end gems for growth
PARIS (Reuters) – Gucci, the luxury brand that powers most of parent Kering’s (PRTP.PA) profits, made its first steps in…
Scottish government ‘deeply concerned’ whisky involved in U.S.-EU trade dispute
LONDON (Reuters) – The Scottish government said on Tuesday it is “deeply concerned” about Scotch whisky being implicated in a…
Scotch Whisky Association urges U.S. and EU to end trade stand-off
FILE PHOTO: Bottles of single malt scotch whisky Glenmorangie, part of Glenmorangie plc co-owned by LVMH and Diageo, are pictured…
U.N. aviation agency to review global pilot training in shadow of 737 MAX crashes
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Global regulators will meet in Montreal next week to review pilot licensing requirements, the U.N.’s aviation agency…
Canada aboriginal pipe dream might end Trudeau’s Trans Mountain nightmare
CALGARY, Alberta/WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – An indigenous-led group plans to offer to buy a majority stake in the Trans Mountain…
Oil prices slip as demand worries outweigh OPEC supply cuts
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices slipped on Tuesday as worries that a weakening global economy would dent demand for the…
Asian shares cautious as weak manufacturing data stoke growth worries
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian shares were choppy on Tuesday as weak global manufacturing activity reinforced worries about slowing world growth,…
USTR proposes $4 billion in potential additional tariffs over EU aircraft subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Just days after reaching a truce in the U.S.-China trade war, the U.S. government on Monday ratcheted…
Mother of French quadriplegic brings appeal to keep him alive to U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The mother of a quadriplegic French man who has been in a vegetative state for more than…
OPEC set to extend oil supply cut as Iran endorses pact
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies look set to extend oil supply cuts this week at least until the…
Russia, Saudi deal shows commitment to oil market stability: Novak
FILE PHOTO: Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak attends a session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia June…
Russia agrees with Saudi Arabia to extend OPEC+ oil output deal
OSAKA/VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia has agreed with Saudi Arabia to extend by six to nine months a deal with OPEC…
Deutsche Bank in wealth management hiring spree
LONDON (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank plans to hire 300 more relationship and investment mangers for its wealth management business by…
Preserve your ammunition, BIS urges top central banks
LONDON (Reuters) – Bank for International Settlements (BIS) chief Agustin Carstens has urged top central banks to preserve their ammunition…
Vietnam, EU sign landmark free trade deal
Hanoi (Reuters) – The European Union signed a landmark free trade deal with Vietnam on Sunday, the first of its…
Monte dei Paschi ends debt collection deal to sell 3 billion euros in bad loans
The entrance of Monte Dei Paschi di Siena is seen in San Gusme near Siena, Italy, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano…
Italian report reveals basis for revoking Atlantia road concession: source
FILE PHOTO: A logo of the Atlantia Group is seen outside their headquarters in Rome, Italy August 31, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro…
OPEC set for oil cut extension if Iran endorses pact
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC and its allies look set to extend oil supply cuts next week at least until the…
Global stocks enjoy relief rally in Asia, bonds retreat
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Stocks rallied while bonds retreated in Asia on Monday as a thaw in the Sino-U.S. trade dispute…
Fearing stock market rout, investors seek shelter in dependable dividends
LONDON (Reuters) – Defensive equity strategies focused on high payouts and steady earnings have gained in popularity this year as…
Teen vaping on the rise in U.S, Canada
More American and Canadian teens are vaping than ever before, according to a new study, and researchers say the availability…
India asks its states not to partner with Philip Morris-funded foundation
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s health ministry has asked all state governments in the country not to partner with the…
Deutsche Bank board to meet July 7 to decide on cutting jobs: sources
FILE PHOTO: The Deutsche Bank headquarters are pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, April 25, 2019. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) –…
France fries: Record heat hits tourists, schools, hospitals
Thousands of schools were closed, outdoor events canceled and volunteers were visiting the elderly at home as France and other…
U.S.-China trade talks: where they are and what’s at stake
(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet on Saturday at the Group…
U.S. banks play cat-and-mouse game with Fed on capital returns
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An annual stress test of banks introduced by U.S. regulators after the 2007-09 financial crisis to…
Shares in big banks climb as Fed approves capital plans
FILE PHOTO: Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., June 17,…
U.S. dominates second quarter global M&A as mega deals roll on
NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Mega deals set the pace for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) globally in the second quarter of…
Luxury online reseller The RealReal closes up more than 40% in debut
(Reuters) – Shares of U.S. online luxury reseller The RealReal Inc (REAL.O) closed up more 40% in their debut on…
Best-case scenario for Trump-Xi talks is resumption of trade negotiations: Pence adviser
FILE PHOTO: White House director of legislative affairs Marc Short takes part in a daily briefing at the White House…
Trump prepares for ‘productive’ talks with Xi on trade war
OSAKA (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he hoped for productive talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping…
French health watchdog recommends ending reimbursement for homeopathic drugs
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s health watchdog on Friday recommended that social security stop reimbursing patients for homeopathic drugs, citing insufficient…
French court rules that quadriplegic should be allowed to die
FILE PHOTO: Viviane Lambert, mother of French quadriplegic Vincent Lambert, who has been in a deep vegetative state for more…
Sarepta surges after Pfizer gene therapy data raises safety concerns
(Reuters) – Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics Inc (SRPT.O) surged 15% on Friday after some safety concerns were raised in a…
Exclusive: In a world first, Facebook to give data on hate speech suspects to French courts
PARIS (Reuters) – In a world first, Facebook has agreed to hand over the identification data of French users suspected…
U.S. hopes to re-launch China trade talks, will not accept conditions on tariffs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States hopes to re-launch trade talks with China after President Donald Trump and President Xi…
Oil prices climb amid fall in U.S. stockpiles, Middle East worries
A pumpjack is seen at sunset outside Scheibenhard, near Strasbourg, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann SYDNEY (Reuters) – Oil…
Asia stocks slip after Fed tempers aggressive rate cut expectations
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks slipped on Wednesday and the dollar pulled back from three-month lows after Federal Reserve officials…