3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (446+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 14 (Reuters) – AI-connected stocks fell sharply in early Asian trading on Monday after the CEOs of the companies developing the most advanced AI models warned the pace of development must slow to prevent threats to humanity. Anthropic ​CEO Dario…...

9+ hour, 10+ min ago   (416+ words) BEIJING, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped more than 2% on Monday, after new Houthi strikes on Saudi Arabia and Iranian attacks on ships in the Gulf compounded supply concerns following the closure of a ​key Saudi oil pipeline. Brent crude futures…...

15+ hour, 25+ min ago   (242+ words) TORONTO, Sept 13 (Reuters) – S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) said on Friday it will change the eligibility criteria for S&P/TSX Canadian Indices, with ​the move potentially opening the door ‌to the inclusion of major copper producer…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago   (187+ words) Sept 11 (Reuters) – Global demand for electric vehicles rose for a sixth consecutive month in August, with ​Europe leading the growth, data ‌from UK-based research firm Benchmark Mineral Intelligence showed on Friday. Sales of battery-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles show growing…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (526+ words) By Oliver Hirt and Marleen Kaesebier ZURICH, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A major shareholder in Novartis has called for a shake-up of the Swiss drugmaker’s board to improve corporate governance after its shares suffered a record fall this week following back-to-back trial…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (232+ words) BERLIN, Sept 10 (Reuters) – European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde on Thursday rejected French far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s plan to cancel ​a portion of France’s national debt, ‌calling it “financially dangerous” and legally impossible under EU law. Mélenchon has proposed cancelling…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (210+ words) BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (Reuters) – JD.com’s concessions to ease EU subsidy concerns about the Chinese e-commerce giant’s $2.5 ​billion purchase of German electronics retailer ‌Ceconomy have prompted criticism from competitors, people familiar with the matter told Reuters. They said the European Commission,…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (291+ words) By Elizabeth Howcroft and Phoebe Seers PARIS, Sept 10 (Reuters) – A disconnect between deteriorating macroeconomic conditions and upbeat valuations risks triggering a market drop, the European Union’s ​financial watchdog said on Thursday, citing conflict in ‌the Middle East and rising energy…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (668+ words) LONDON, Sept 10 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the second time this year in a widely flagged move on Thursday, hoping to tame an inflation rise driven entirely by higher energy costs from the Iran war. The…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (417+ words) FRANKFURT, Sept 10 (Reuters) – The European Central Bank raised interest rates for the second time this year in a widely flagged move on Thursday, hoping to tame an inflation rise driven entirely by higher energy costs from ​the Iran war. Surging…...