Feb 9 (Reuters) - Shares of Kroger rose about 6% in premarket trading on Monday after a Wall Street Journal report said the grocery chain has picked former Walmart executive Greg Foran as its CEO, a year after the ouster of Rodney McMullen.
Kroger removed McMullen last March after a board investigation found that his personal conduct was "inconsistent" with certain company policies.
The CEO announcement could come as early as Monday,... (continue reading...)
Feb 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures steadied on Monday, after a week marred by tech stock declines amid AI concerns that dragged the market lower, as investors awaited crucial economic data as well as hints from the U.S. central bank on potential rate cuts.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq had rebounded on Friday following three consecutive days of losses, with the AI trade coming under renewed scrutiny after Big Tech companies unveiled heavy capital... (continue reading...)
By Orathai Sriring
BANGKOK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's big surprise win in Sunday's election, and the likelihood of a strong coalition government, could provide temporary relief to a stuttering economy that has faced repeated bouts of political instability.
The key challenge for the 59-year-old leader's incoming administration, which is packed with technocrats in a bid to prove its governance ability, will... (continue reading...)
BERLIN, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Germany has indicted a Ukrainian national in connection with allegations of a plot linked to Russian intelligence to detonate parcel packages in Europe, German prosecutors said in a statement on Monday.
The Russian embassy in Berlin did not immediately respond to a request for comment but Moscow has previously denied involvement.
The suspect, identified only as Yevhen B. under German privacy law, had been... (continue reading...)
By Lucy Papachristou
TBILISI, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. Vice President JD Vance will visit Armenia and Azerbaijan this week to push a Washington-brokered peace agreement that could transform energy and trade routes in the strategic South Caucasus region.
His two-day trip to Armenia, which begins later on Monday, comes just six months after the Armenian and Azerbaijani leaders signed an agreement at the White House seen as the first step... (continue reading...)
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