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Ireland adds 10,000 foreign multinational jobs in H1, up from 2024
New foreign multinational jobs up from 8,900 in H1 2024Do not include job losses that led to recent stallingSecond half results unlikely to be as strong By Padraic HalpinDUBLIN, July 2 (Reuters) - Ireland secured commitments from foreign multinational companies during the first half of the year to c...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Gold Rally Loses Momentum — Trump Claims Israel Accepts 60-Day Ceasefire Deal as Gaza Tensions Show Signs of Cooling
TradingKey – According to reports citing Israeli officials and carried by U.S. media outlets, Israel has agreed to the conditions for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza , marking a potential breakthrough in the ongoing conflict.TradingKey
Wed, Jul 2
Kremlin says US pause on weapons to Ukraine will hasten conflict's end
MOSCOW, July 2 (Reuters) - The Kremlin on Wednesday welcomed news that the United States has halted some weapons deliveries to Ukraine, saying that the fewer arms are shipped to Kyiv, the sooner the conflict will end.The Pentagon has halted some shipments of air defence missiles and other precision ...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
July 2 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Wednesday: ** Luxembourg's largest brewery Brasserie Nationale lost its challenge against EU antitrust scrutiny of its proposed buy of wholesale drinks distributor Boissons Heintz as Europ...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Kremlin says France was the one who asked for Macron call with Putin after almost three-year pause
MOSCOW, July 2 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it was France that asked for French President Emmanuel Macron to speak by phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin after a pause of nearly three years and that the two leaders had a "very substantive" discussion.The two leaders...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Ukraine calls US envoy to foreign ministry after some weapons deliveries halted
KYIV, July 2 (Reuters) - Ukraine called the acting U.S. envoy to the foreign ministry on Wednesday and stressed the importance of continuing critical military aid to fight Russia's invasion, the ministry said, after Washington halted some deliveries of ammunition and missiles to Kyiv. In a state...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Interest Rate Cut Outlook: Bessent Bets Pre-September, Goldman Eyes September, Nonfarm Data Crucial
TradingKey - On Tuesday, July 1, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent projected that the Federal Reserve would initiate a rate cut before September, emphasizing that President Trump’s tariff policies are unlikely to spur inflation as the Fed had anticipated. In line with this, Goldman Sachs forecasTradingKey
Wed, Jul 2
Netflix Explores Music Shows And Celebrity Interviews As Part Of Live TV Push - WSJ
July 2 (Reuters) - NETFLIX EXPLORES MUSIC SHOWS AND CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS AS PART OF LIVE TV PUSH - WSJNETFLIX HAS HELD CONVERSATIONS WITH SPOTIFY ABOUT PARTNERING ON NUMBER OF PROJECTS SUCH AS A MUSIC AWARDS SHOW OR A LIVE CONCERT SERIES - WSJSource text: https://tinyurl.com/22mddh6yReuters
Wed, Jul 2
EXPLAINER-How will the Dalai Lama's successor be chosen?
By Krishna N. Das DHARAMSHALA, India, July 2 (Reuters) - The choice of a successor to the Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, is a matter of major interest not only for millions of followers of his religion, but also for China, India, and the United States, for strategic reasons...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Trump's ceasefire statement raises hopes in Gaza as Israel presses on with attacks
Trump says Israel has agreed to conditions for a ceasefireIsraeli minister says most of cabinet backs a dealHamas source says militants will study the proposalGazans hope a 60-day truce will lead to end of war By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell CAIRO/JERUSALEM, July 2 (Reuters) - Word fr...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
NHTSA Opens Recall Query Into Est 299,000 Chrysler Vehicles In The US
July 2 (Reuters) - NHTSA: OPENS RECALL QUERY INTO EST 299,000 CHRYSLER VEHICLES IN THE USNHTSA: OPENS RECALL QUERY INTO CHRYSLER VEHICLES OVER ALLEGED SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING FAILURES AFTER INSTALLATION OF RECALL REMEDYSource text: https://tinyurl.com/bwddjwvhReuters
Wed, Jul 2
Tariffs Becoming an Inflationary Anchor? Powell Hints: Without Trump’s Tariff Policies, Rate Cuts Might Have Already Started
TradingKey – On the evening of July 1 (U.S. Eastern Time), all eyes were on the policy tug-of-war between Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and President Donald Trump.TradingKey
Wed, Jul 2
EU presses China to push Iran towards nuclear deal
BRUSSELS, July 2 (Reuters) - The European Union will push China on Wednesday to use its influence as Iran's main oil buyer to press Tehran to make a deal over its nuclear programme and de-escalate conflict in the Middle East.In the wake of last month's U.S.-Israeli air strikes on Iran, the E...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Nissan to recall over 443,000 US vehicles citing engine failure, NHTSA says
July 2 (Reuters) - Nissan 7201.T is recalling 443,899 vehicles in the U.S. due to an engine failure, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Wednesday.The company identified a potential manufacturing defect in some engine components in the vehicles, which may cause engine dam...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
UK watchdog to extend non-financial misconduct rules beyond banks
LONDON, July 2 (Reuters) - Britain's Financial Conduct Authority is to extend rules covering non-financial misconduct such as bullying and discrimination to beyond the banking industry, it said on Wednesday. The UK watchdog will also oversee how finance firms handle "serious, substantiated c...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Joint European defence borrowing could bolster euro's global role, ECB's Rehn says
Rehn says joint defence borrowing would create safe asset to boost euro's standingGerman fiscal plans encouraging sign, he saysEuro zone inflation at risk of falling below targetBy Balazs Koranyi SINTRA, Portugal, July 2 (Reuters) - Europe should pool its defence investments since that would ...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
REFILE-Baidu launches AI video generator, overhauls search features
BEIJING, July 2 (Reuters) - China's Baidu 9888.HK on Wednesday launched an AI-driven video generator for businesses as well as a major upgrade to its search engine.The image-to-video model, called MuseSteamer, is capable of generating videos up to 10 seconds long and comes in three versions - Tu...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Ukrainian lawmaker says U.S. halt in missile shipments 'painful' for Ukraine
KYIV, July 2 (Reuters) - A Pentagon decision to halt some arms shipments to Ukraine including air-defence missiles is "painful" for Kyiv's effort to defend against Russian air strikes, a senior Ukrainian lawmaker said on Wednesday."This decision is certainly very unpleasant for us,&#...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Ireland adds 10,000 foreign multinational jobs in H1, up from 2024
DUBLIN, July 2 (Reuters) - Ireland has secured 179 investments from foreign multinational companies so far this year that are set to create 10,000 jobs, up from the 8,900 secured during the same period last year, the country's inward investment agency said on Wednesday.Ireland is hugely reliant ...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
Germany, UK to sign mutual assistance defence pact, reports Politico
BERLIN, July 2 (Reuters) - Germany and Britain will sign a defence treaty which includes a mutual assistance clause in the event of a threat to either country on July 17, the Politico news outlet reported on Wednesday.British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had m...Reuters
Wed, Jul 2
