Finance

UK watchdog investigates Global Payments’ $24 billion purchase of Worldpay

UK watchdog investigates Global Payments’ $24 billion purchase of Worldpay

(Reuters) -Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Tuesday launched a merger inquiry into Global Payments’ $24.25 billion acquisition of Worldpay assessing whether the deal could pot...

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Lilly weight-loss pill could be FDA-approved by year-end

Lilly weight-loss pill could be FDA-approved by year-end

By Deena Beasley (Reuters) -Eli Lilly’s (LLY) experimental weight-loss pill could be fast-tracked under a one- to two-month review process recently launched by the U.S. Food and Drug Admini...

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Analysis-Wall Street, Corporate America brace for more tariff turmoil

Analysis-Wall Street, Corporate America brace for more tariff turmoil

By Suzanne McGee and Davide Barbuscia (Reuters) -Wall Street is bracing for another bumpy ride ahead of a forthcoming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of tariffs that could throw C...

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Ford to drop up to 1,000 jobs at German plant as demand for electric cars in Europe lags forecasts

Ford to drop up to 1,000 jobs at German plant as demand for electric cars in Europe lags forecasts

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Ford Motor Co. said Tuesday it would cut up to 1,000 jobs at its electric auto plant in Cologne, Germany due to lower than expected demand for battery-powered cars. The ...

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How a Texas refinery turns Amazon-destroying cattle into ‘green’ jet fuel

How a Texas refinery turns Amazon-destroying cattle into ‘green’ jet fuel

By Fabio Teixeira, Manuela Andreoni and Allison Lampert XINGUARA (Reuters) -A Texas refinery that supplies green fuel to U.S. airlines has been purchasing animal fat from cattle raised on illegall...

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Google pledges £5bn investment in the UK, creating AI-driven jobs

Google pledges £5bn investment in the UK, creating AI-driven jobs

Google announced a two-year, £5 billion (€5.78bn) investment in the UK at the opening of its data centre in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, on Tuesday. The news comes just ahead of a state visit by ...

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