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Strong results lift Europe’s STOXX 600 to near seven-week highs
Date: July 27, 2022
By Susan Mathew, Devik Jain (Reuters) -European shares scaled near seven-week highs on Wednesday as a string of strong results from companies including Russia-exposed lender UniCredit and Britain’s Smurfit Kappa provided some comfort in an otherwise gloomy environment. The STOXX 600 index closed 0.5% higher, with shares of French IT consulting firm Atos surging 16.2%...
U.S. exports, business spending may salvage second-quarter GDP
Date: July 27, 2022
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed sharply in June as exports surged, while business spending on equipment remained strong, reducing the risk that the economy contracted again in the second quarter. The better-than-expected reports from the Commerce Department on Wednesday left economists scrambling to upgrade their gross domestic...
Lloyds, Reckitt drive gains in Britain’s FTSE 100
Date: July 27, 2022
By Sruthi Shankar and Bansari Mayur Kamdar (Reuters) – Britain’s blue-chip index rose on Wednesday, as a jump in oil stocks and strong forecasts from heavyweights Reckitt Benckiser and Lloyds Banking Group overshadowed concerns over a slowing economy and soaring inflation. The FTSE 100 index gained 0.6% and the domestically focussed midcap 250 edged 0.4%...
Brittney Griner testifies at her drugs trial in Russia
Date: July 27, 2022
KHIMKI, Russia (Reuters) – Here are some quotes from Wednesday’s testimony by U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner to a Russian court trying her for possession of drugs, after she was detained at a Moscow airport in February with vape cartridges containing hashish oil. ON BEING DETAINED AT THE AIRPORT The seven years I’ve been coming...
Airbus trims delivery target, slows jet output hike
Date: July 27, 2022
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) -Airbus shaved its annual jet delivery forecast and slowed a planned increase in factory production while sticking to core financial goals on Wednesday, after disruption in the global supply chain put a brake on second-quarter profits. The planemaker lowered its 2022 delivery goal to 700 jets from 720 and said...
WHO says more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox globally, most in Europe
Date: July 27, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – There have been more than 18,000 cases of monkeypox reported globally from 78 countries, with the majority in Europe, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. The WHO declared the outbreak a global health emergency on Saturday. So far, 98% of cases outside the countries in Africa where the virus is endemic...