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British pensions step up multi-billion-pound asset fire sale as need for cash soars

British pensions step up multi-billion-pound asset fire sale as need for cash soars

By Tommy Wilkes and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – UK pension schemes are racing to raise hundreds of billions of pounds to sho..

Germans told to unite over energy crisis amid EU divisions

Germans told to unite over energy crisis amid EU divisions

By Rachel More and Paul Carrel BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany can weather a winter gas shortage caused by Russia’s war on Ukra..

Stocks tumble globally on raft of economic, political worries

Stocks tumble globally on raft of economic, political worries

By Sinéad Carew and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – MSCI’s global index of stocks hit its lowest level in alm..

Sterling snaps four-day drop, but gilt-market havoc tempers gains

Sterling snaps four-day drop, but gilt-market havoc tempers gains

By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The pound snapped a four-day streak of losses on Tuesday in a volatile session, in which the Bank o..

Stellantis aims to boost recycled material content in vehicles

Stellantis aims to boost recycled material content in vehicles

MILAN (Reuters) -Stellantis will look to upgrade its medium-term target for the minimum percentage of recycled material in its vehicle..

U.S. dollar drifts higher; yen heads toward level that prompted intervention

U.S. dollar drifts higher; yen heads toward level that prompted intervention

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar edged higher in choppy trading on Tuesday, add..

Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead

Damien Hirst burns artworks after collectors pick their NFTs instead

By Marie-Louise Gumuchian LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Damien Hirst started burning hundreds of his artworks on Tuesday af..

Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?

Explainer-Why is Bank of England acting again? What next in the UK crisis?

LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England again sought to stem a sharp sell-off in Britain’s 2.1 trillion pound ($2.3 trillio..

Oil falls more than 2% on recession and China COVID fears

Oil falls more than 2% on recession and China COVID fears

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – Oil slid more than 2% on Tuesday, extending losses of nearly 2% in the previous session, as re..

Scholz: if Germany continues to adapt, we will make it through winter

Scholz: if Germany continues to adapt, we will make it through winter

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will make it through the winter if citizens, companies and policymakers continue to adapt to the coun..