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European shares slip amid downbeat earnings reports; UK stocks outperform

European shares slip amid downbeat earnings reports; UK stocks outperform

(Reuters) -European stocks edged lower on Tuesday as a slew of downbeat earnings and higher government bond yields outweighed gains in..

Oil prices edge higher ahead of Biden Middle East trip

Oil prices edge higher ahead of Biden Middle East trip

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday ahead of a trip by U.S. President Joe Biden to the Middle East that is l..

Vitol to spend half of its capex on low-carbon, renewables -CEO

Vitol to spend half of its capex on low-carbon, renewables -CEO

LONDON (Reuters) – The world’s top independent energy trader Vitol will invest around half of its $2 billion capital expen..

Volkswagen picks firm for Xinjiang site labour audit -sources

Volkswagen picks firm for Xinjiang site labour audit -sources

SHANGHAI/FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen has found a company to conduct a labour audit at a site in Xinjiang, China, whi..

Poland, EU’s biggest poultry producer, reports bird flu outbreak

Poland, EU’s biggest poultry producer, reports bird flu outbreak

PARIS (Reuters) -Poland, the European Union’s largest poultry producer, has reported an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N1 b..

EU Commission proposes measures to curb microplastic pollution from pellets

EU Commission proposes measures to curb microplastic pollution from pellets

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission proposed measures on Monday to prevent microplastic pollution from the spillage of plastic..

Global smartphone market slumps to lowest Q3 level in decade – Counterpoint

Global smartphone market slumps to lowest Q3 level in decade – Counterpoint

(Reuters) – The global smartphone market contracted by 8% to its lowest third-quarter level in a decade on subdued demand for ma..

Britain pulls rules aimed at applying lessons from Carillion, BHS, collapses

Britain pulls rules aimed at applying lessons from Carillion, BHS, collapses

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain on Monday unexpectedly scrapped “burdensome” draft rules is has already put to parliament..

Dollar gains against yen, eases against euro

Dollar gains against yen, eases against euro

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar was mixed on Monday before a week heavy with speeches by Federal Reserve officials that will be ..

Pfizer’s foggy COVID outlook hits vaccine maker shares

Pfizer’s foggy COVID outlook hits vaccine maker shares

(Reuters) -Pfizer on Monday set off a fresh round of concern about the size of the COVID-19 vaccine and treatment market in the long t..