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Euro zone bonds struggle for direction after Washington talks, eyes on Jackson Hole
LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bonds were in a holding pattern on Tuesday as traders looked ahead to a symposium of global central bankers later in the week, and after talks in Washington on ending Russia's war in Ukraine.NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Fox News on Monday...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
South Korea's Lee meets business leaders to discuss strategy for Trump summit
President Lee meets conglomerate leaders ahead of Washington summitShipbuilding cooperation discussed, details remain unclearLee urges business leaders for practical results in U.S. visit SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met on Tuesday with the heads of some of the c...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
FACTBOX-SoftBank's growing bets on AI and semiconductor assets
Aug 19 (Reuters) - SoftBank 9984.T announced on Tuesday a $2 billion investment in Intel INTC.O that will add to the Japanese tech investor's ambitious bet on artificial intelligence and the chip industry.Below are major AI investments SoftBank has announced so far.INTEL On August 18, SoftBank a...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
US spy chief Gabbard says UK agreed to drop 'backdoor' mandate for Apple
Gabbard says agreement with UK followed months of talksUS lawmakers had been critical of UK orderUS was examining whether order broke terms of bilateral dealBy Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON/London, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Britain has dropped its demand for the iPhone maker Apple AAPL.O to provide a &#...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
HDI Global reports 91.6% H1 combined ratio, revenue rises to 5.1 billion euros
By Ashish TiwariAug 18 - (The Insurer) - Germany-based insurer HDI Global SE reported a combined ratio of 91.6% for the first half of 2025 on Tuesday, with large losses of 142 million euros ($166 million) falling well below the budgeted 253 million euros. The combined ratio was a deterioration of 0....Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
Russia's Medvedev says 'coalition of the willing' failed to outplay Trump
MOSCOW, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday that European leaders had failed to outplay Donald Trump, but that it was unclear how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy would present the issues of territory and a security guarantee. "The anti-Russian warm...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
EXCLUSIVE-Nvidia working on new AI chip for China that outperforms the H20, sources say
Potential new chip based on latest Blackwell architecture, sources sayTrump has said he may allow Nvidia to sell more advanced chips in China But outlook for regulatory approval seen as highly uncertainNvidia hoping to deliver samples as early as next month, sources say By Liam Mo and Fanny Potkin ...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
Armilla’s Ramakrishnan: Industry in investigative phase on AI exposures
By George AbbottAug 19 - (The Insurer) - The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is forcing insurers and their clients to assess whether current policies cover the risks, but the market is still in the “investigative phase” of determining how to handle the exposure, according to Armilla’s Kar...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
RPT-ANALYSIS-UK motor finance ruling could fuel M&A
UK court ruling may trigger motor finance M&A wave Ruling slashed estimates for industry compensation bill Uncertainty over final cost may delay deals until 2026 By Charlie Conchie LONDON, Aug 19 (Reuters) - A ruling from the United Kingdom's top court that will likely save car finance co...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
COLUMN-AI will replace most humans, but then what?: Jen
By Stephen JenLONDON, August 19 (Reuters) - Is technology more job augmenting or job replacing? This has been a long-standing debate. But recent academic work suggests that technology has been a net destroyer of jobs for decades.Artificial intelligence and robotics could rapidly accelerate this tren...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
BREAKINGVIEWS-SoftBank throws Intel its next-best lifeline
By Robyn Mak HONG KONG, Aug 19 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Finally, some good news for Intel's INTC.O beleaguered new boss. Since taking over the struggling chipmaker in March, Lip-Bu Tan has faced U.S. President Donald Trump's demands to step down, a credit-rating downgrade, deteriorating ...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
Cycling-Former Tour de France, Vuelta stage winner Woods to retire at end of season
Aug 19 (Reuters) - Canadian Michael "Rusty" Woods, a former stage winner at the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana, has announced he will retire from professional road cycling at the end of the season, bringing to a close a career spanning over a decade.The 38-year-old, who made history as t...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 strikes Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region, GFZ says
Aug 19 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region on Tuesday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.The quake was at a depth of 186 km (116 miles), GFZ said.Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
Cyprus dispatches aid for Gaza, says distribution under UN watch
NICOSIA, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Cyprus has dispatched 1,200 metric tons of humanitarian aid for Gaza by sea via Ashdod in Israel, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday. The pre-screened cargo would be transferred without additional security checks on arrival in Ashdod and with international humanitarian ...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
Russian parliament speaker to visit China, Vedomosti says
MOSCOW, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin is due to visit China this week as head of a parliamentary delegation, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing unidentified sources.Volodin will visit Beijing and Changchun, the newspaper said. Russian President ...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
JGBs fall after weaker-than-expected 20-year bond auction
By Junko FujitaTOKYO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds fell on Tuesday after a 20-year bond auction drew weaker-than-expected demand.The 20-year JGB yield JP20YTN=JBTC rose 2 basis points (bps) to 2.595%. The 10-year JGB yield JP10YTN=JBTC rose 2.5 bps to 1.595%, its highest since July 2Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
South Korea's Lee meets business leaders to discuss summit with Trump
SEOUL, Aug 19 (Reuters) - South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met on Tuesday the leaders of some of the country's biggest conglomerates who will accompany Lee to Washington for his summit next week with U.S. President Donald Trump, Lee's office said. Lee and Trump will hold their first summ...Reuters
Tue, Aug 19
