Category Archives: Syndicated
Russia's internet crackdown hobbles small businesses
By Nika Khutsieva MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Russian dogwear entrepreneur Natalia Kukovinets has had to switch messaging apps multiple times to stay in touch with customers, one of many web-dependent b...
May 08, 2026
European shares slide as Middle East tensions flare
By Twesha Dikshit May 8 (Reuters) - European shares fell on Friday in broad-based losses, as an escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict lifted oil prices and dampened hopes that a diplomatic solution cou...
May 08, 2026
US suspects Nvidia chips smuggled to Alibaba via Thailand, Bloomberg News reports
May 8 (Reuters) - A firm linked to Thailand's national AI initiative is suspected of helping smuggle billions of dollars' worth of Super Micro Computer servers containing advanced Nvidia chips to Chin...
May 08, 2026
ECB's Lagarde is sceptical of euro stablecoins
FRANKFURT, May 8 (Reuters) - European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde expressed scepticism on Friday over the need for stablecoins pegged to the euro, saying they may hamper the ECB's own wor...
May 08, 2026
Analysis-Japan bets on Washington, BOJ for extra punch in yen battle
By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, May 8 (Reuters) - Japan is wagering that a hawkish shift at the Bank of Japan and an endorsement from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent can give yen-buyi...
May 08, 2026
Commerzbank plans 3,000 job cuts, raises targets as it fends off UniCredit takeover
By Tom Sims and Alexander Hbner FRANKFURT, May 8 (Reuters) - Commerzbank plans to cut 3,000 jobs to help it reach more ambitious profit targets as part of a strategy to fend off a takeover by Italy's ...
May 08, 2026
South Korea parliament drops constitutional amendment vote tied to martial law
SEOUL, May 8 (Reuters) - South Korea's parliamentary speaker Woo Won-shik said on Friday that a bill to amend the constitution to tighten rules on martial law would not proceed to a plenary vote after...
May 08, 2026
Thunder pull away from Lakers, maintain perfect playoff mark
Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 22 points each, lifting the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 125-107 home win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday and a 2-0 advantage in a Western Confer...
May 08, 2026
UK says third British national has suspected hantavirus
(Fixes typo in first paragraph) LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - Britain's health security agency said an additional suspected case of hantavirus had been identified in a British national on the South Atlant...
May 08, 2026
UK housing market slows as Iran war hits demand, Halifax data shows
By Suban Abdulla LONDON, May 8 (Reuters) - British house prices fell in April for a second month in a row as concerns about the impact of the war in Iran hurt buyer demand and in annual terms they ros...
May 08, 2026
