Sep 09, 2022
Prince Harry and Meghan tread delicate path after queen’s death

By Phil Noble and Estelle Shirbon ABERDEEN, Scotland (Reuters) -Just before boarding a flight at Aberdeen on Friday, the morning after the death of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth, Prince Harry put his arm around the shoulder of an airport worker…

Aug 04, 2022
Oil prices hit lowest since Ukraine invasion amid recession fears

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 torpedo…

Aug 03, 2022
Ben & Jerry’s says Unilever froze directors’ salaries

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…

Jul 27, 2022
Cost of living crisis? Consumers keep spending for now

By Richa Naidu and Sachin Ravikumar LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer-focused firms are seeing no shortage of demand despite the soaring cost-of-living, prompting several to upgrade sales forecasts for the current year, though questions remain about how long that will last.…

Jun 24, 2022
Reading the market tea-leaves for global recession risks

By Dhara Ranasinghe, Sujata Rao and Yoruk Bahceli LONDON (Reuters) - The fastest rate-hiking cycle in decades and inflation nearing double-digits has got investors scouring market moves and data to gauge whether the world economy is headed for recession. Business…

May 30, 2022
Dollar resumes slide as stock markets tentatively pick up

By Iain Withers LONDON (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar resumed its slide on Monday as risk appetite across markets tentatively strengthened, supported by encouraging economic data and bets that the Federal Reserve will tighten policy at a slower pace. The…

May 27, 2022
Deere tapping into Apple-like tech model to drive revenue

By Bianca Flowers and Joseph White BONDURANT, Iowa (Reuters) -Deere & Co has sold its tractors and other equipment to farmers for decades, but the world's largest agriculture machinery manufacturer is tearing a page from the technology world's playbook -…

May 26, 2022
Dollar eases as traders scale back bets on Fed tightening

By John McCrank NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar edged lower on Thursday as markets considered whether the Federal Reserve might slow or even pause its tightening cycle in the second half of the year, which would weaken the…