by Reuters | Jul 11, 2023 | Business, Economy, Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) – Mercedes-Benz Group sales in the second quarter rose 6% year-on-year – a total of 515,700 vehicles – on the back of demand for all-electric and top-end vehicles, the German carmaker said on Tuesday. Sales grew in all the...
by Reuters | Jul 10, 2023 | Business, Economy, Europe, UK
By Suban Abdulla LONDON (Reuters) – Unusually hot weather boosted sales of sun screen and barbecue food in Britain last month, a British Retail Consortium survey showed on Tuesday, but consumers spent less on big-ticket items as high food prices continued to...
by Reuters | Jul 10, 2023 | Business, Economy, US
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday following last week’s losses, while Federal Reserve officials’ comments bolstered the view that the U.S. central bank may be near the end of its tightening cycle. The...
by Reuters | Jul 10, 2023 | Business, Economy, Technology, US
By Katie Paul and Akash Sriram (Reuters) -Meta Platforms’ Twitter rival Threads crossed 100 million sign-ups within five days of launch, CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Monday, dethroning ChatGPT as the fastest-growing online platform to hit the milestone. Threads...
by Reuters | Jul 10, 2023 | Business, Economy, US
(Reuters) -Carl Icahn disclosed on Monday he restructured $3.7 billion in personal loans to remove a link between his obligation to post collateral and his holding company’s share price, buoying the stock which had been battered following an attack by...
by Reuters | Jul 10, 2023 | Business, Economy, Europe
By Leigh Thomas and Mathieu Rosemain AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) -An unusually long lag in the time interest rate hikes are taking to feed through to the economy has left corporate leaders guessing whether to prepare for a hard or soft landing. Although central...
