Old green power plants seek to regenerate as Germany turns off subsidies

[ad_1] FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF (Reuters) – Wilfried Haas owns a 3 kilowatt solar system which has been running as a micro power station since 1992, helping Germany, Europe’s largest economy, curb its…

Swiss investor adviser calls for Credit Suisse chairman to go

[ad_1] By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi, John O’Donnell ZURICH (Reuters) – Prominent Swiss investment adviser Ethos Foundation has called on Credit Suisse CSGN.S Chairman Urs Rohner to step down to take…

Tunnel exposes deep conflict in Italy’s populist government

[ad_1] By Steve Scherer, Cristiano Corvino SAINT-MARTIN-DE-LA-PORTE, France (Reuters) – Italy’s 5-Star Movement and League party were rivals going into last year’s national election, became coalition partners in a populist…

As coronavirus slams Italy, paralysis and anxiety spread

[ad_1] By Emilio Parodi, Angelo Amante MILAN (Reuters) – At the epicenter of Europe’s worst outbreak of coronavirus to date, daily lives have taken on an eerie, aimless calm. It’s…

Exclusive: EU seeks Moderna COVID vaccine deal at below $25 per dose – source

[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Moderna’s logo is reflected in a drop on a syringe needle in this illustration taken November 9, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission wants…

Italy’s firms shake lockdown using shortcut in coronavirus law

[ad_1] By Giselda Vagnoni, Valentina Za ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – Weeks into Italy’s coronavirus lockdown, thousands of Italian entrepreneurs have been given a bureaucratic shortcut to market. A worker wears a…

Analysis: Chinese tech start-ups pull IPO plans as Beijing tightens scrutiny

[ad_1] By Samuel Shen, Scott Murdoch SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – A growing number of Chinese tech start-ups are cancelling plans to list on Nasdaq-style markets at home with some eyeing…

Analysis: For Canada, keeping triple-A rating may not be the focus it once was

[ad_1] TORONTO (Reuters) – Preserving Canada’s triple-A credit rating could be less of a priority for Ottawa than in years gone by, with the focus on digging the economy out…

Exclusive: BMW deal to lift stake in China venture unaffected by Brilliance parent’s debt issues

[ad_1] BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – German carmaker BMW BMWG.DE said on Tuesday there was no indication that its deal to increase its stake in its joint venture with Brilliance China…

Exclusive: BOJ considering steps to ease corporate funding strains in April – sources

[ad_1] By Leika Kihara, Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan will discuss further steps to ease corporate funding strains at this month’s rate review in order to…