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Top StoriesWhat’s Next in France’s Political and Budget Crises?
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Top StoriesScholz Calls for Cool Heads to Pull Germany Out of Political Crisis
Explainer-German Coalition Collapses: What Comes Next?
Date: November 8, 2024
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany’s coalition collapsed on Wednesday as Chancellor Olaf Scholz fired his finance minister and paved the way for a snap election, triggering political chaos in Europe’s largest economy hours after Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. After dismissing Finance Minister Christian Lindner of the Free Democrats (FDP) party, Scholz...
Wells Fargo Has Tripled Political Spending With State Groups Over Past Decade
Date: November 5, 2024
By Douglas Gillison (Reuters) – Over the past decade, Wells Fargo has tripled donations to groups focused on influencing state elections as the retail banking giant tries to sway local level policymaking, according to public data and a bank spokesperson. While the billions of dollars Wall Street and tech moguls have poured into Tuesday’s federal...
Japan’s Government in Flux After Election Gives No Party Majority
Date: October 28, 2024
By John Geddie, Tim Kelly and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -The make-up of Japan’s future government was in flux on Monday after voters punished Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s scandal-tainted coalition in a weekend snap election, leaving no party with a clear mandate to lead the world’s fourth-largest economy. The uncertainty sent the yen currency to...
European Shares Steady After French Political Tremors, Eyes on Fed
Date: June 11, 2024
European shares steady after French political tremors, eyes on Fed By Shristi Achar A (Reuters) -European shares were rangebound on Tuesday following losses in the previous session on political uncertainties in France, while investor attention turned to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting. The continent-wide STOXX 600 was flat at 521.90 as of 0834...
German Government Needs TikTok, Scholz Says, as AfD Surges in Polls
Date: March 1, 2024
German government needs TikTok, Scholz says, as AfD surges in polls By Andreas Rinke and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he wants the government to open an account on TikTok, with concerns about the far right AfD’s strong social media presence seemingly trumping security worries about the Chinese-owned platform. While...
Britain’s Labour Party Wins By-Election in Southwestern English Town
Date: February 16, 2024
Britain’s Labour Party wins by-election in southwestern English town LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s opposition Labour Party won a contest for a new lawmaker in the southwestern English town of Kingswood on Friday, dealing a blow to the governing Conservatives before a national vote expected this year. The Kingswood defeat for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives looked...