Category Archives:
Euro zone consumer confidence rises to -19.0 in May
May 21 (Reuters) - Euro zone consumer confidence rose by 1.6 points in May from the April number, figures released on Thursday showed. The European Commission said a flash estimate showed euro zone co...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Protesters condemn Ireland's 'George Floyd moment' after death of Congolese-born man
By Conor Humphries DUBLIN, May 21 (Reuters) - Hundreds of people protested outside Ireland's parliament on Thursday to express outrage at the death of a Congolese-born man after he was restrained outs...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Spain's Supreme Court strikes down national registry for tourist rentals
MADRID, May 21 (Reuters) - Spain's Supreme Court has struck down a national registry for short-term tourist rentals seeking to advertise on platforms such as Airbnb that was introduced by the coalitio...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Oil market could hit 'red zone' in July-August, IEA chief says
(Adds dropped first name of IEA chief in second paragraph) By Robert Harvey LONDON, May 21 (Reuters) - The start of peak summer fuel demand combined with the lack of new oil exports from the Middle Ea...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
US manufacturing activity rises to four-year high in May, S&P Global survey shows
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. manufacturing activity strengthened in May, scaling the highest level in four years, as businesses boosted inventories to guard against potential ...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Section of Eiffel Tower staircase fetches over €450,000 at auction
By Elissa Darwish PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - A spiral segment of the Eiffel Tower's original staircase sold for more than 450,000 at auction in Paris on Thursday. The buyer, who was in the auction room...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Tennis-Sinner draws favourable path at French Open as Djokovic faces tough route
By Vincent Daheron PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - World number one Jannik Sinner will open his French Open campaign against French wildcard Clement Tabur after Thursday's draw handed the Italian top seed a...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Wall St opens lower as oil jumps on renewed Mideast concerns
May 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday as oil prices surged following a Reuters report that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei ordered the country's near-...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Israel deports 37 French nationals on Gaza flotilla to Turkey, France says
PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Israeli authorities are currently deporting 37 French nationals who were part of the group of activists on board a Gaza-bound aid flotilla to Turkey, France's Foreign ministr...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Parker-Hannifin to acquire KKR-owned Circor Aerospace for $2.55 billion
(Corrects to say the deal is for Circor Aerospace, not the whole firm, in headline, paragraphs 1 and 2) May 21 (Reuters) - U.S. investment firm KKR said on Thursday it would sell aerospace division of...
Thomson Reuters 3h ago
Thu May 21
Peoria, IL, USA
Partly Cloudy




