Travel, luxury stocks lift European shares ahead of US inflation data

(Reuters) -European stocks rose on Thursday, with luxury and travel stocks climbing after China eased travel restrictions, while investors awaited…

Disney creates task force to explore AI and cut costs -sources

(Reuters) – Walt Disney (NYSE:DIS) has created a task force to study artificial intelligence and how it can be applied…

Coach parent Tapestry in talks to buy Michael Kors owner – WSJ

(Reuters) – Coach parent Tapestry is nearing a deal to buy Michael Kors-owner Capri Holdings (NYSE:CPRI), the Wall Street Journal…

Biotech firm Amyris files for bankruptcy in US

(Reuters) – Biotech firm Amyris (NASDAQ:AMRS) Inc on Wednesday said it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a U.S.…

Zurich Insurance price hikes help it weather climate storms

(Reuters) – Zurich Insurance (SIX:ZURN) on Thursday reported a better-than-expected half-year operating profit, helped by its Life business and price…

Siemens CEO says customers looking outside China for new investments

(Reuters) – Siemens (ETR:SIEGn) is seeing changing investment patterns by some customers regarding China as tensions rise between Washington and…

Indian banks, indices fall on RBI’s surprise move; metals shine, defy market mood

Indian market indices declined on Thursday, led largely by banking and financial stocks, which witnessed a sell-off after the Reserve…

Hapag-Lloyd net profit dives 67% in H1, maintains outlook

(Reuters) – German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday posted net profit of 2.9 billion euros ($3.18 billion) for the first…

European stocks higher; quarterly earnings, U.S. inflation in focus

European stock markets traded higher Thursday, with investors digesting more corporate earnings ahead of the release of a key U.S.…

Natural gas hits key bullish $3 mark first time since Jan

Natural gas futures hit seven-month highs of above $3 per mmBtu, or million metric British thermal units, on Wednesday as…