LONDON (Reuters) -Shares in artificial intelligence heavyweights Microsoft and Meta Platforms both surged in European trading on Thursday, after blowout quarterly results after-market on Wednesday.
Meta shares surged 12.2% in Frankfurt after it forecast quarterly revenue well ahead of Wall Street expectations.
Microsoft shares jumped 9%, as surging Azure cloud computing revenue above analysts' expectations, showcasing the growing return on... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) -The London Stock Exchange Group on Thursday announced a share buyback program of 1 billion pounds ($1.33 billion) for the second half after reporting a better-than-expected rise in first-half profit, driven by strong performance across its businesses.
The company said total income, excluding recoveries, in the first half was 4.49 billion pounds, up 7.8% on an organic constant currency basis. Analysts were expecting a 7.5% increase on average,... (continue reading...)
By Trixie Yap
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Jet fuel exports from South Korea, China and Southeast Asia to Europe likely hit a multi-year high in July as traders shipped out excess regional supply to cash in on higher European prices, according to shiptracking data and industry sources.
The Asian exporters are set to ship 600,000-775,000 metric tons (4.728-6.107 million barrels) of the aviation fuel to Europe this month, data from Vortexa, three trade... (continue reading...)
By Olena Harmash
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine's financing gap will widen significantly next year if Russia keeps up its intense attacks across the country and the government fails to act on demands for reform from foreign lenders, analysts say.
The government spends most state revenues on the army and finances social and humanitarian spending with foreign aid, which state data shows has totalled $139 billion since Russia launched its full-scale... (continue reading...)
LONDON (Reuters) - Shell's adjusted earnings, its definition of net profit, reached $4.264 billion in the second quarter, it said on Thursday, above the $3.74 billion average in an analyst poll provided by the company but down from $6.3 billion a year ago.
Shell said it would maintain the pace of its share buyback programme at $3.5 billion over the next three months, the 15th consecutive quarter of at least $3 billion.
Shell had guided... (continue reading...)
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In Hiroshima, a schoolboy keeps memories of war alive with guided tours
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In Hiroshima, a schoolboy keeps memories of war alive with guided tours
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In Hiroshima, a schoolboy keeps memories of war alive with guided tours
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In Hiroshima, a schoolboy keeps memories of war alive with guided tours
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In Hiroshima, a schoolboy keeps memories of war alive with guided tours
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