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…
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…
China Eastern set to operate C919’s first commercial flight on Sunday
(Reuters) – China Eastern Airlines (OTC:CEAYY), the initial customer for the country’s homegrown narrow-body jet C919, will launch the plane’s…
European stocks mixed; U.K. retail sales impress, but U.S. debt talks continue
European stock markets traded in a mixed fashion Friday, helped by better-than-expected British retail sales while a deal to raise…