by Reuters | Dec 30, 2022 | Asia, Business, Economy, Europe, Middle East, UK, US
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Trillions of dollars wiped off world stocks, bond market tantrums, whip-sawing currency and commodities and the collapse of a few crypto empires – 2022 has been perhaps the most turbulent year investors have ever seen, and...
by Reuters | Dec 5, 2022 | Business, Economy, Europe, Middle East, UK, US
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell over 3% on Monday, following U.S. stock markets lower, after U.S. service sector data raised worries that the Federal Reserve could continue its aggressive policy tightening path. Brent crude futures settled down...
by Reuters | Oct 31, 2022 | Africa, Asia, Business, Canada, Central America, Economy, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, Politics, UK, US
(Reuters) – Pandemic-related disruptions to global supply chains and the knock-on effects of Russia’s war in Ukraine have driven up prices of energy, commodities and basic necessities. Below is a list of actions taken by governments to try to help hard-hit...
by Reuters | Oct 26, 2022 | Economy, Middle East, Politics, Top News
By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Wednesday targeted Iranian officials, including those overseeing Tehran’s Evin prison, and others in new sanctions on Iran over internet censorship and a crackdown on protests ignited by...
by Reuters | Aug 4, 2022 | Asia, Business, Economy, Europe, Middle East, UK, US
By Noah Browning LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global oil prices dropped on Thursday to their lowest levels since before Russia’s February invasion of Ukraine, as traders fretted over the possibility of an economic recession later this year that could...
by Reuters | Aug 3, 2022 | Business, Economy, Europe, Middle East, UK, US
By Jessica DiNapoli NEW YORK (Reuters) -Ben & Jerry’s independent board said parent company Unilever Plc, with which it is locked in a dispute over the sale of its Israeli business, had frozen its directors’ salaries in July as a pressure tactic ahead...