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Wizz Air confirms all flights cancelled to and from the UAE on Thursday
DUBAI, June 26 (Reuters) - Wizz Air Abu Dhabi said all flights to and from the United Arab Emirates on Thursday were cancelled, following a Wizz Air Group WIZZ.L decision announced on Tuesday to cancel all flights to and from the country until June 30. A 12-day war between Iran and Israel this month...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
Deals of the day-Mergers and acquisitions
June 26 (Reuters) - The following bids, mergers, acquisitions and disposals were reported by 0930 GMT on Thursday: ** Shell SHEL.L has not bid for BP BP.L and is not actively considering such a move, it said on Thursday, adding it was bound by UK regulations which mean such a statement ban it fr...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
Powell Reaffirms No Rush to Cut Rates as Trump Criticizes “Very Average Mentally” and Search for a “Shadow Chair”
TradingKey - On Wednesday, June 25, Eastern Time, Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated the Federal Reserve’s stance of not rushing to cut interest rates during his second day of defending monetary policy on Capitol Hill, drawing President Trump’s ire.TradingKey
Thu, Jun 26
Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei to speak in video message soon
DUBAI, June 26 (Reuters) - Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will speak within the next few minutes in a video message on Thursday, his first message since Washington announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, his account said on X.Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
Blackrock Plans To Include Private Investments In Funds For 401(K) Retirement Plans- WSJ
June 26 (Reuters) - BLACKROCK PLANS TO INCLUDE PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN FUNDS FOR 401(K) RETIREMENT PLANS- WSJBLACKROCK PLANS TO OFFER A 401(K) TARGET-DATE FUND WITH A 5% TO 20% ALLOCATION TO PRIVATE INVESTMENTS, DEPENDING ON AN INVESTOR’S AGE- WSJSource text: https://tinyurl.com/4afhcyh2Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
Swiss private banks managing more wealth than ever, report finds
ZURICH, June 26 (Reuters) - Swiss private banks saw assets under management climb to a record 3.4 trillion Swiss francs ($4.24 trillion) in 2024, driven by positive financial markets, KPMG said on Thursday.Net profits in the sector grew to more than 4 billion Swiss francs last year, up from just ove...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
Departing US top official in Hong Kong criticises reach of national security law
By Jessie Pang HONG KONG, June 26 (Reuters) - The top American diplomat in Hong Kong on Thursday criticised Hong Kong's use of the national security law to jail prominent campaigners for democracy, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, and engage in the "transnational repression" of activ...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
GM to recall over 62,000 US vehicles over fire risk from brake assembly
June 26 (Reuters) - GM GM.N is recalling 62,468 vehicles over the risk that a fault in the brake pressure sensor assembly may allow fluid to leak, increasing chances of an electrical short, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Thursday.An electrical short can gener...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
India says efforts are on to reconstruct events that caused Air India crash
Black boxes recovered, data extraction underway in DelhiCrash Protection Module safely retrieved and data accessedCVR and FDR analysis may reveal critical details NEW DELHI, June 26 (Reuters) - Efforts are underway to reconstruct the sequence of events leading to the Air India plane crash this mo...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
Russian forces capture two settlements in eastern Ukraine, defence ministry says
MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Russian troops took control of the settlements of Novoserhiivka and Shevchenko in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine, Russian Defence Ministry said on Thursday.Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield report.Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
China AI chip firm Biren raises new funds, plans Hong Kong IPO, say sources
Raised 1.5 billion yuan mainly from state-linked investors, say sourcesIs preparing to file for a Hong Kong IPO as early as August, says sourceWas valued at about 14 billion yuan before latest funding round, say sources BEIJING, June 26 (Reuters) - Chinese AI chip startup Biren Technology has rai...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
Tennis-Five contenders for the Wimbledon men's title
By Shifa Jahan June 26 (Reuters) - The following are five contenders for the men's title at Wimbledon, which begins on Monday.JANNIK SINNER (ITALY)* World ranking: 1Australian Open and U.S. Open champion Sinner arrives at Wimbledon following his gut-wrenching, five-set defeat by Carlos Alcara...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
Turkey backs NATO's 5% defence spending goal, plans nationwide air shield, source says
ANKARA, June 26 (Reuters) - Turkey supports NATO's decision to more than double its defence spending target to 5% of GDP by 2035 and is already exceeding the previous 2% benchmark, a Turkish defence ministry source said on Thursday.NATO allies on Wednesday agreed to raise their collective spendi...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
Lilly to launch Mounjaro pen in India to compete with Novo's weight-loss drug Wegovy
By Rishika Sadam HYDERABAD, June 26 (Reuters) - Eli Lilly LLY.N said on Thursday that India's drug regulator had approved the launch of pre-filled injector pens of its blockbuster weight-loss drug, Mounjaro, giving it more options to compete with Novo Nordisk's recently launched Wegovy. ...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
German parliament passes 46-bln-euro corporate tax relief package
BERLIN, June 26 (Reuters) - German lawmakers on Thursday passed a multi-billion-euro package of fiscal relief measures to support companies and boost investment, part of the new government's plans to put Europe's largest economy back on track for growth after two years of decline.The package...Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
Lithuania wants non-EU allies to join defence procurement, president says
STOCKHOLM, June 26 (Reuters) - Lithuania is in favour of inviting non-European allies into the continent's procurement of defence equipment, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda told reporters on Thursday ahead of an EU summit in Brussels.Reuters
Thu, Jun 26
