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Stocks buoyant while darker forecasts gather on the horizon
Date: January 2, 2023
By Nell Mackenzie (Reuters) – Stock markets edged higher, European bond yields dropped and the dollar remained firm in light trading on Monday amid warnings from the International Monetary Fund’s managing director that a third of the world will fall into recession in 2023. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.06%, just...
Polish regulator accuses T-Mobile of misleading advertising
Date: January 2, 2023
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish regulator UOKiK has accused the Polish unit of T-Mobile of misleading advertising relating to a free mobile data offer, with the company potentially facing a fine of 10% of annual revenue. UOKiK said on Monday that T-Mobile Polska’s slogan “1200 GB free for a year” was misleading as 100 GB Internet...
Spanish manufacturing output down for 6th straight month in Dec -PMI
Date: January 2, 2023
MADRID (Reuters) – Factory activity in Spain shrank for the sixth month in a row in December, albeit at a slower pace than the previous month as easing inflation and stronger business confidence provided hope for a stabler period ahead, a survey showed on Monday. S&P Global’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing inched up...
Airbus interested in minority share in Atos’s Evidian – Les Echos
Date: January 2, 2023
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus has started exploratory talks to take a minority share in the Evidian cybersecurity unit of IT consultancy group Atos, Les Echos newspaper reported in its Monday issue, citing unnamed sources. Airbus said in an emailed statement that it would not comment on speculation, adding “we are in constant discussion with our...
Japan’s emperor gives first public New Year’s greeting since 2020
Date: January 2, 2023
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Emperor Naruhito on Monday gave a New Year’s address and greeted members of the public for the first time in three years as the country eases COVID-19 pandemic restrictions amid a year-end surge in infections. “The spread of the coronavirus has been difficult for everyone, but I am very pleased to...
UK’s Sunak shelves childcare reform indefinitely – The Telegraph
Date: January 2, 2023
(Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has shelved plans for a major overhaul of the childcare system aimed at saving parents money and helping them return to work, The Telegraph reported on Sunday. The policy drive has been postponed indefinitely, and the scale of reforms under consideration is now expected to be much smaller...