China's BYD will consider second Europe plant in 2025, executive says
LONDON (Reuters) -Chinese automaker BYD will consider building a second assembly plant in Europe in 2025, its European managing director Michael Shu said on Thursday. Shu said BYD wanted to become a leading electric vehicle maker in Europe by 2030. "We...
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UK system of arms exports to Israel not the same as U.S., Cameron says
LONDON (Reuters) - Foreign Secretary David Cameron described Britain's system and scale of arms exports to Israel as completely different from those in the United States, saying the sales it licences were relatively small and policed by strict proc...
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Sony Group, others eyeing buyout of Infocom, Bloomberg News reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -Sony Group and other parties are considering buying online comic store operator Infocom Corp in a deal worth up to 200 billion yen ($1.28 billion), Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Infocom parent Teijin Ltd is aiming to sell its en...
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Robinhood jumps as retail trading rebound powers record quarter
(Reuters) - Robinhood Markets jumped in premarket trading on Thursday after reporting record first-quarter revenue and profit thanks to mom-and-pop investors returning to its commission-free platform to trade cryptocurrencies. Retail trading has b...
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Putin agrees to withdraw Russian forces from various Armenian regions, says Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin has agreed to withdraw Russian forces and border guards from various parts of Armenia, Putin's spokesman was cited as saying on Thursday by the Interfax news agency. Putin and Armenian Prime Minister Niko...
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Morning bid: China trade heats up, UK rates in view
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As Wall Street stalls its recent rally, world markets switched attention to China's on-off recovery and whether the Bank of England's latest policy decision on Thursday may signal that ...
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Merck treatment for a type of uterus cancer fails trial
(Reuters) - Merck said on Thursday its treatment for a type of uterus cancer did not meet the main goal of disease-free survival in a late-stage trial. (Reporting by Christy Santhosh in Bengaluru; Editing by Shounak Dasgupta)
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Too many tractors: As boom times fade, farm equipment piles up
By Bianca Flowers and Renee Hickman DEKALB, Illinois (Reuters) - Falling crop prices are leaving agriculture equipment sellers with an excess of unsold tractors and combines. To cope with the surplus, dealers are discounting machines, suspending ne...
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China's Xi Jinping to talk Ukraine, investment on last European stop Hungary
By Anita Komuves BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungarian soldiers on horseback joined President Tamas Sulyok to give Chinese President Xi Jinping a warm welcome in the grounds of Budapest's spectacular Buda Castle on Monday on the third and final stop on Xi...
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Olympics-WADA must repair trust, says U.S. athletes' commission head
By Iain Axon (Reuters) - Some athletes have lost trust in world anti-doping agency WADA after the body's handling of failed drug tests in Chinese swimming, according to Team USA Athletes' Commission executive director Elizabeth Ramsey. Ramsey told ...
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