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Uber shares tumble as weaker ride-share demand hurts Q2 forecast

Uber shares tumble as weaker ride-share demand hurts Q2 forecast

By Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) -Uber posted a surprise quarterly loss and forecast gross bookings below Wall Street expectations, sending ..

Oil prices rise after US crude stocks fall more than expected

Oil prices rise after US crude stocks fall more than expected

NEW YORK (Reuters) –Oil prices edged higher on Wednesday after U.S. oil storage data showed a larger-than-expected draw in crude..

Olympics-Flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security

Olympics-Flame arrives in Marseille amid tight security

MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – The Olympic flame landed on French soil amid tight security on Wednesday, firing the starting gun ..

UK tells tech firms to ‘tame algorithms’ to protect children

UK tells tech firms to ‘tame algorithms’ to protect children

LONDON (Reuters) – Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok will have to “tame” their algorithms t..

British pub group JD Wetherspoon expects profit at upper end of market forecast

British pub group JD Wetherspoon expects profit at upper end of market forecast

(Reuters) – British pub group J D Wetherspoon on Wednesday forecast its profit to be towards the upper end of market expectation..

Alstom to ask shareholders for $1 billion in rights issue to slash debt

Alstom to ask shareholders for $1 billion in rights issue to slash debt

(Reuters) – French train maker Alstom on Wednesday said it would ask shareholders for around 1 billion euros ($1 billion) throug..

Munich Re Q1 net profit up 68%, in line with preliminary figures

Munich Re Q1 net profit up 68%, in line with preliminary figures

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The German reinsurer Munich Re on Wednesday posted a 68% rise in the first quarter net profit, a level tha..

Exclusive-Amazon breaks into Europe 5G networks with Telefonica cloud deal

Exclusive-Amazon breaks into Europe 5G networks with Telefonica cloud deal

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Telefonica Germany will move one million 5G customers to Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud later this month,..

Stocks rally anew on US rate cut hopes; dollar steady

Stocks rally anew on US rate cut hopes; dollar steady

NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Global shares traded close to one-month highs on Tuesday, boosted by revived optimism that the Federal Rese..

Meta to expand AI image generation offerings for ads

Meta to expand AI image generation offerings for ads

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, said on Tuesday it was expanding its suite of..