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Image for Europe set to miss potential for battery material recycling

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Europe set to miss potential for battery material recycling

Image for ECB to cut rates again and signal further easing as growth falters

Finance

ECB to cut rates again and signal further easing as growth falters

Image for UK watchdog suggests free, targeted pension support

Finance

UK watchdog suggests free, targeted pension support

Image for Carlos Acosta says he once 'hated ballet' as his 'Nutcracker in Havana' opens in London

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Carlos Acosta says he once 'hated ballet' as his 'Nutcracker in Havana' opens in London

Image for AI a productivity boost to banks but making money from it is a challenge

AI a productivity boost to banks but making money from it is a challenge

Date: December 11, 2024

By Isla Binnie and Megan Davies NEW YORK (Reuters) - Artificial intelligence is expected to show big gains in productivity at banks, panelists said at the Reuters Next conference in New York, but it...

Image for VW offers 14% wage hike over four years to Tennessee factory workers

VW offers 14% wage hike over four years to Tennessee factory workers

Date: December 11, 2024

(Reuters) - Volkswagen said Wednesday it is offering its newly unionized workers at its Tennessee assembly plant a 14% wage increase over four years and profit sharing. The automaker and United Auto...

Image for Serbia's Vucic promises to meet protesters' demands after train station disaster

Serbia's Vucic promises to meet protesters' demands after train station disaster

Date: December 11, 2024

BELGRADE (Reuters) - Beset by weeks of protests by students over a deadly train station disaster last month, Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic acted on Wednesday to defuse the unrest by pledging to...

Image for Austria's OMV terminates Gazprom gas contract after supply row

Austria's OMV terminates Gazprom gas contract after supply row

Date: December 11, 2024

VIENNA (Reuters) - Austria's OMV said on Wednesday it had terminated its long-term gas supply contract with Gazprom after the Russian firm stopped deliveries last month amid a row that has been highly...

Image for Rivals criticise Google's search result changes, call for EU antitrust charges

Rivals criticise Google's search result changes, call for EU antitrust charges

Date: December 11, 2024

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) - More than 20 price comparison websites across Europe on Wednesday criticised Google's proposed changes to its search results, saying they still fail to comply with...

Image for Maersk sees global container volumes rising as much as 7% in 2025, exec says

Maersk sees global container volumes rising as much as 7% in 2025, exec says

Date: December 11, 2024

By Siddharth Cavale NEW YORK (Reuters) - Maersk expects global container market volume rising as much as 7% next year, bolstered by strong demand from the United States where a potential port strike...