BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares notched their third straight session of gains on Wednesday, lifted by Infosys and other heavyweight information technology names, while auto stocks snapped a losing streak.A broker trades on his computer terminal at a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai, January 20, 2016. REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade/FilesThe blue-chip NSE Nifty 50 index added 0.51% to close at 15,174.80, while […]
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FILE PHOTO: Northvolt logo is pictured in the Northvolt office in Stockholm, Sweden June 14, 2018. REUTERS/Esha VaishSTOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish lithium-ion battery maker Northvolt said on Wednesday it had bought U.S. startup Cuberg to get access to technology that would boost the range of electric vehicles that can use its batteries. Cuberg, spun out of Stanford University in 2015, […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices were steady on Wednesday, supported by an OECD forecast for the global economic recovery and by OPEC+ output curbs, but held in check by rising U.S. inventories.FILE PHOTO: The sun sets behind the chimneys of the Total Grandpuits oil refinery, southeast of Paris, France, March 1, 2021. REUTERS/Christian HartmannBrent crude fell 2 cents, or less […]
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A senior EU diplomat in London was summoned to a meeting at the British foreign ministry on Wednesday as the two sides traded barbs over COVID-19 vaccines, the latest in a series of disputes that bode ill for post-Brexit cooperation.Slideshow ( 2 images )The fresh diplomatic spat comes after European Council President Charles Michel, in rejecting broad […]
Read moreDUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, the Public Investment Fund, said on Wednesday it has signed a $15 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility with a group of 17 banks, which it said gives it access to extra capital that can be deployed quickly when needed. Reuters reported last month that PIF could raise between $13 billion and $15 […]
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LONDON (Reuters) – Piers Morgan, the pugnacious British TV presenter who lost his job over his attacks on Prince Harry’s wife Meghan, said on Wednesday he still did not believe what she had said during her Oprah Winfrey interview. Morgan, 55, left ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Tuesday after a backlash against his comments on Meghan’s interview with Winfrey, in […]
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JPMorgan’s new product will give buyers exposure to big bitcoin players like MicroStrategy and Square. It is a sign of growing interest in cryptocurrencies on Wall Street, with BlackRock and Goldman also moving in. JPMorgan’s product will also provide exposure to Riot Blockchain, Nvidia and PayPal. Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. JPMorgan […]
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Slideshow ( 2 images )BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union responded on Wednesday to a summons from Britain in a dispute over accusations of vaccine nationalism, the latest in a series of skirmishes between the bloc and its former member since it left the EU. The EU would send charge d’affaires Nicole Mannion, effectively the EU deputy ambassador to Britain, […]
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Lego returned to double digit growth last year, as families locked down by the coronavirus stayed home to build models together, the Danish toymaker’s CEO said.Slideshow ( 2 images )Chief Executive Niels B. Christiansen said years of investment had paid off just in time for the pandemic, with an improved online sales system and new sets to […]
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