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Analysis-EU’s electric dreams short-circuited by EV charging gridlock
By Julia Payne BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Electric vehicle drivers hoping to top up their batteries at one of Repsol's 1,600 Spanish charging stations might well be disappointed, with nearly half lying dorm...
Syndicated Content Dec 04, 2023
Analysis-‘Lovin’ it’: McDonald’s raises China bet, bucking Western firms’ derisking trend
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The decision by McDonald's to take greater control of its China business and expand aggressively in the face of a consumer slowdown and geopolitical tensions seems r...
Syndicated Content Dec 03, 2023
COP28: Abu Dhabi teams up with HSBC, others on climate finance think-tank
DUBAI (Reuters) - Abu Dhabi will host the newly launched Global Climate Finance Centre in partnership with nine founding members including the World Bank, lender HSBC and asset managers BlackRock and ...
Syndicated Content Dec 03, 2023
Marketmind: Gold makes the running as oil fails to fire
By Wayne Cole (Reuters) - A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole Asian stocks have made a hesitant start to the week, while gold hit a new peak and Treasuries ran into ...
Syndicated Content Dec 03, 2023
Thailand, Hong Kong launch cross-border QR payments
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's central bank and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Monday launched a link for cross-border QR payments, they said in a joint statement. "Through this linkage, travelle...
Syndicated Content Dec 03, 2023
Origin investors reject Brookfield’s $10.6 billion bid on proxy votes
By Scott Murdoch and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) - Origin Energy's investors have rejected a $10.6 billion Brookfield-led consortium's bid for Australia's largest power retailer at a shareholder me...
Syndicated Content Dec 03, 2023
Showbiz in 2023: Hollywood strikes, Beatles last song, ‘Swift effect’
LONDON (Reuters) - From strikes paralysing Hollywood to the Beatles releasing their last ever song, the world of entertainment provided many headlines this year. Below are some of the biggest showbiz ...
Syndicated Content Dec 03, 2023
China’s BYD says will keep reward system for smear campaign tipsters
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's electric vehicle giant BYD said on Sunday it would make permanent its system offering tipsters who report smear campaigns against the company up to 5 million yuan ($700,91...
Syndicated Content Dec 03, 2023
‘All of Us Strangers’ dominates British Independent Film Awards
By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Drama "All of Us Strangers" was the big winner at the British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) on Sunday, taking home seven awards, including best British independent...
Syndicated Content Dec 03, 2023
Dionne Warwick, Billy Crystal, Queen Latifah reign at Kennedy Center Honors
By Jeff Mason and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington celebrated singer Dionne Warwick, comedian Billy Crystal, Bee Gees member Barry Gibb, rapper and actress Queen Latifah, and opera star R...
Syndicated Content Dec 03, 2023
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