Norwegian oil drillers, unions call in mediator after wage talks fail

[ad_1] OSLO, May 20 (Reuters) – Wage talks involving thousands of Norwegian oil drilling workers broke down on Thursday, unions and employers said, raising the risk of a strike that…

Inflation genie out of the bottle: Five questions for the ECB

[ad_1] LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) – The inflation genie is finally out of its bottle. Now investors are waiting to see whether the European Central Bank on Thursday admits that…

JPMorgan trims loan reserves on hopes for recovery

[ad_1] Jan 15 (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Friday as it released some of the cash it had built up against coronavirus-driven…

European stocks stuck at peak as recovery uplift fades

[ad_1] cpurl://apps.cp./cms/?pageId=stock-index-poll poll data MILAN/LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) – European stocks look set to hold around or inch just above current record levels as the initial boost stemming from the…

Gazprom holds back exports via Ukraine, pressing case for Nord Stream 2 -analysts

[ad_1] MOSCOW, July 2 (Reuters) – Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom (GAZP.MM) has held off from booking additional capacity for gas supplies via Ukraine to meet surging demand in recent months,…

UK’s Countrywide to evaluate sweetened bid from property firm Connells

[ad_1] Dec 7 (Reuters) – Real estate management firm Connells Ltd raised its takeover bid for Countrywide (CWD.L) by 30%, prompting the UK-listed company to say it was evaluating it…

GE alleges Siemens Energy used stolen trade secrets to rig contract bids

[ad_1] NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) – General Electric Co (GE.N) accused a Siemens Energy AG (ENR1n.DE) subsidiary of using stolen trade secrets to rig bids for lucrative contracts supplying…

U.S. banks highlight office real estate as next big worry

[ad_1] April 14 (Reuters) – Some of the largest U.S. banks singled out office commercial real estate on Friday as an area of growing concern, with property values falling and…

China Evergrande says it will not hold news briefing after H1 earnings

[ad_1] HONG KONG, Aug 30 (Reuters) – China Evergrande Group (3333.HK), the country’s debt-laden No. 2 property developer, said on Monday it will not hold a news conference after it…

Factbox: The long and short of it: GameStop and other market squeezes

[ad_1] LONDON, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Last week’s frenzied battle over GameStop (GME.N) that pitted retail traders against Wall Street hedge funds joins a long line of tussles between investors…