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EU auditors warn about worsening competition in public procurement

EU auditors warn about worsening competition in public procurement

ECA said that while competitive public procurement was key to getting good value for taxpayers’ money, some 42% of all contra..

Analysis-EU’s electric dreams short-circuited by EV charging gridlock

Analysis-EU’s electric dreams short-circuited by EV charging gridlock

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Electric vehicle drivers hoping to top up their batteries at one of Repsol’s 1,600 Spanish charging s..

Market pushback on central banks’ rates view just got louder

Market pushback on central banks’ rates view just got louder

LONDON (Reuters) -A big disconnect between financial markets and central banks has just got deeper, with traders ramping up their bets..

Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100

Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and Nobel winner, dead at 100

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse whose roles as a national security adviser and secretary of state under..

UBS sees shift in new billionaires away from entrepreneurs to inherited wealth

UBS sees shift in new billionaires away from entrepreneurs to inherited wealth

ZURICH (Reuters) – Billionaires increased in numbers and overall wealth last year, Swiss bank UBS said on Thursday, with the for..

Stocks snooze in Thanksgiving lull, still on course for best month in three years

Stocks snooze in Thanksgiving lull, still on course for best month in three years

LONDON/SYDNEY (Reuters) -Global shares drifted on Friday in the absence of guidance from Wall Street, which was closed for the Thanksg..

China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy

China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France, Germany, Italy

BEIJING (Reuters) -China will temporarily exempt citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from needing ..

Factbox-UK’s Hunt sets out plans to boost economic growth

Factbox-UK’s Hunt sets out plans to boost economic growth

LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Jeremy Hunt announced on Wednesday cuts to personal taxation and efforts to boost bu..

Maersk enters deal for half a million tonnes of green methanol annually

Maersk enters deal for half a million tonnes of green methanol annually

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Maersk on Wednesday announced it had entered into the shipping industry’s first large-scale agreement for ..

US stocks edge higher ahead of holiday, crude tumbles

US stocks edge higher ahead of holiday, crude tumbles

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks resumed their uphill climb led by interest rate sensitive megacaps on Wednesday, while crude prices sl..