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…

Robert Pattinson’s positive test on ‘Batman’ set underscores challenges for Hollywood

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – British actor Robert Pattinson has tested positive for COVID-19, news media reported on Thursday, halting production of “The Batman” and highlighting the industry’s struggles to…

Cyprus president ready for talks ‘without threats’ in Turkey row

[ad_1] ATHENS (Reuters) – Cyprus is ready to talk with Turkey to resolve differences in a dispute over Mediterranean drilling rights, but only “without blackmail and threats”, its president said…

Investment bank loss mars Thiam’s final act at Credit Suisse

[ad_1] By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse posted its highest annual profit in nearly a decade on Thursday, but volatile earnings at its investment bank and trading…

Italy’s Salvini fails to make expected gains in regional elections

[ad_1] By Crispian Balmer, Gavin Jones ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s rightwing opposition leader Matteo Salvini failed to make the breakthroughs he had hoped for in regional elections, voting results showed…

Starbucks pulls in crowds at first Italian cafe

[ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – Around two hundred people queued outside the first Starbucks cafe in Italy on Friday, as the world’s biggest coffee chain faces one of its toughest tests…

Italy’s populists challenge EU with plans to boost deficit

[ad_1] By Gavin Jones, Steve Scherer ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s populist government brushed off protests from its own economy minister to back a significant rise in deficit spending next year,…

U.S. dollar drops, yields rise after Trump comments on Fed policy and tariffs

[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. dollar weakened, long term Treasury yields rose and stocks closed mostly lower on Friday after President Donald Trump complained again about the greenback’s…

Spain aims to convince Nissan to change mind on Barcelona plant, hopes Renault stays

[ad_1] By Belén Carreño, Ingrid Melander MADRID (Reuters) – Spain will do everything it can to get Nissan 7201.T to reverse its decision to close its Barcelona plant, Foreign Minister…

Trump calls Danish PM’s rebuff of Greenland idea ‘nasty’ as trip cancellation stuns Danes

[ad_1] By Jeff Mason, Nikolaj Skydsgaard WASHINGTON/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – President Donald Trump declared Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s dismissal of his idea to buy Greenland “nasty” and an affront to…