Feb 12, 2024
Dutch court orders halt to export of F-35 jet parts to Israel

By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -A Dutch court on Monday ordered the government to block all exports of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel over concerns they were being used to violate international law during the war…

Feb 09, 2024
NYCB shares surge after top executives disclose stake purchases

By Manya Saini and Niket Nishant (Reuters) -New York Community Bancorp's shares closed up nearly 17% on Friday after top executives disclosed they had bought stock in the U.S. lender. NYCB has taken steps to boost investor confidence in recent…

Feb 08, 2024
Oil up 3% on Gaza ceasefire rejection and US fuel stocks data

By Nicole Jao LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices gained more than 3% on Thursday on concerns of a broadening conflict in the Middle East after Israel rejected a ceasefire offer from Hamas. Brent futures closed up $2.42, or 3%, to $81.36…

Feb 08, 2024
US agency declares AI cloned voice robocalls illegal

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Calls made with AI-generated voices are illegal, the Federal Communications Commission said on Thursday, after a fake robocall imitating President Joe Biden sought to dissuade people from voting for him in New Hampshire's Democratic primary…

Feb 08, 2024
‘Silver is the new gold’ as Egyptians try to protect savings

By Sarah El Safty and Farah Saafan CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian women traditionally receive a gold jewellery set, or "shabka", on their engagement. But as surging prices and a weakening currency have driven up demand for the precious metal, some…

Feb 08, 2024
HSBC partners with Google to hit $1 billion climate tech finance goal

By Simon Jessop and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's biggest bank HSBC has partnered with Google to finance fast-growing climate technology firms behind some of the world's most promising solutions to global climate change, executives from both firms told…

Jan 29, 2024
What investors are saying about China’s market meltdown

(This Jan. 23 story has been refiled to correct name to Diane, not Diana, in paragraph 29) (Reuters) - Stock markets in China and Hong Kong have slumped to multi-year lows this week as confidence in the world's second-biggest economy…