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European Shares Start Last Week of 2023 on Strong Footing
Date: December 27, 2023
European shares start last week of 2023 on strong footing By Shashwat Chauhan (Reuters) -European shares advanced on Wednesday, as tech stocks benefited from an overnight Wall Street rally amid persisting optimism around U.S. interest rate cuts as early as next March, while robust China data lifted miners. The pan-European STOXX 600 gained 0.3% as...
EU to Extend Emergency Gas Price Cap for Another Year
Date: December 19, 2023
EU to extend emergency gas price cap for another year By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is set to extend its emergency cap on gas prices for another 12 months to serve as a safeguard against possible energy price shocks, after energy ministers backed the plan on Tuesday. The EU first agreed...
EU Sets Critical Mineral Goals, but Faces Struggle to Hit Them
Date: December 18, 2023
EU sets critical mineral goals, but faces struggle to hit them By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union has set targets to dig up, recycle and refine lithium, cobalt and other metals it needs for its green transition, but a shortage of new money, crippling energy costs and local opposition could put them...
Air France-KLM Raises Medium-Term Profit Goal, Shares Rise
Date: December 14, 2023
Air France-KLM raises medium-term profit goal, shares rise By Joanna Plucinska and Tim Hepher (Reuters) -Air France-KLM raised a medium-term profitability goal and sped up transformation efforts, promising investors a 2-billion-euro ($2.2 billion) improvement in core profit within five years and sending its shares soaring on Thursday. The Franco-Dutch airline group, which faces intense competition...
Europe’s Stock Exchanges Face Calls to Reform Fees to Challenge Wall St
Date: December 14, 2023
Europe’s stock exchanges face calls to reform fees to challenge Wall St By Sinead Cruise, Huw Jones and Samuel Indyk LONDON (Reuters) – Top stock exchange operators in Europe are under pressure from some investors and brokers to trim and simplify their fees to build a deeper capital market that challenges Wall Street’s allure to...
EU Begin to Hash Out EU AI Act Details Starting Tuesday
Date: December 12, 2023
EU begin to hash out EU AI Act details starting Tuesday By Supantha Mukherjee and Foo Yun Chee STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Days after EU countries and lawmakers agreed on a provisional deal on artificial intelligence rules, experts from both sides are meeting on Tuesday to hammer out details, according to three sources familiar with the...