(Reuters) – Billionaire Elon Musk is planning to go ahead with his original $44-billion offer to take Twitter Inc private, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, potentially ending the bitter feud between the Tesla chief and the social media co…
Irish services sector growth slows slightly in Sept –PMI
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ireland’s services sector continued to expand in September, unlike much of Europe, although the pace of growth slowed slightly due to growing worries about the impact of inflation, a survey showed on Wednesday. The AIB S&P Global Pur…
Will Russia use nuclear weapons? Putin’s warnings explained
LONDON (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin, who rules the world’s biggest nuclear power, has repeatedly cautioned the West that any attack on Russia could provoke a nuclear response. Will Putin use nuclear weapons, how many such weapons does he comman…
Fortescue, Tree Energy to develop green hydrogen import facility in Germany
(Reuters) – Fortescue Metals Group said on Wednesday it would more than double the planned capital spending in its green power arm this fiscal year to invest in a hydrogen import facility, with Germany’s Tree Energy Solutions (TES). The world’s fourth …
Tesla will remove more vehicle sensors amid Autopilot scrutiny
By Hyunjoo Jin SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc said on Tuesday it will remove ultrasonic sensors from its vehicles starting this month, as it moves ahead with using only cameras in its safety and driver-assistant features. Tesla vehicles now have 1…
U.S. pushing OPEC+ not to cut oil output -source
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is pushing OPEC+ nations not to proceed with potential deep oil output cuts, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, as President Joe Biden seeks to prevent U.S. gasoline prices from ris…
Exclusive-Italy moves to keep asset manager Anima in domestic hands -sources
By Giuseppe Fonte and Valentina Za ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – Italy favours keeping Anima Holding in domestic hands and could raise the stake in the country’s biggest independent asset manager it holds through the national post office Poste Italiane, two p…
EU considering ‘flexibile’ gas price cap, energy chief says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission is considering versions of a gas price cap including a possible temporary “flexible” limit on the Dutch Title Transfer Facility price, the EU’s head of energy policy said on Tuesday. “One way forward would b…
Putin marks low-key birthday as Ukraine pressures mount
By Nandita Bose and Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) -Russia’s President Vladimir Putin marked his 70th birthday on Friday with little fanfare, amid further signs that key parts of his invasion of Ukraine were unravelling and triggering unprecedented crit…
UK finance minister Kwarteng says setting tax is important to sovereignty
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – British finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Tuesday he believed that setting tax rates was an important mark of sovereignty when asked about OECD moves towards global minimum tax rates or G7 standards. “We are always…