Futures flat as debt ceiling talks drag on, inflation data in focus

(Reuters) – Wall Street index futures were little changed on Friday as investors refrained from making big bets amid ongoing…

Oil ticks up amid OPEC+ supply cut uncertainty

(Reuters) – Oil prices ticked up on Friday, as the market weighed conflicting messages on supply from Russia and Saudi…

France confirms bird flu vaccination after favourable tests

(Reuters) – France confirmed its aim to launch a vaccination programme against bird flu in the autumn after results from…

Pepper spray taints the air as climate protest dominates TotalEnergies AGM

(Reuters) – French riot police used pepper spray against several hundred climate activists who sought to block shareholder access to…

Hyundai Motor Group, LG Energy to build $4.3 billion EV battery plant in US

(Reuters) – South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution Ltd (LGES) on Friday said they will build a…

Carney’s climate alliance sounds alarm on “political attacks” on insurers

(Reuters) – “Political attacks” are interfering with insurers’ efforts to price climate risks, the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero…

Italy’s UniCredit expands payments partnership with Mastercard

(Reuters) – Italy’s second-largest bank UniCredit said on Friday it had entered into an enlarged payments partnership with Mastercard (NYSE:MA).…

Pinduoduo-owner PDD beats quarterly revenue estimates, shares rise

(Reuters) – PDD Holdings Inc beat analysts’ estimates for first-quarter revenue on Friday as more price conscious customers turned to…

Dutch watchdog looking into alleged Tesla data breach

(Reuters) – The data protection watchdog for the Netherlands said on Friday it was aware of possible Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) data…

Paramount controlling shareholders secures a critical cash injection; Shares gain

Shari Redstone’s National Amusements (NAI), the majority voting shareholder of Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARA), announced yesterday that it secured a $125…