2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (387+ words) By Akanksha Khushi and Elizabeth Howcroft July 23 (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, whose founders were pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump last year, said on Thursday it will shut down its operations in September and urged customers to withdraw their assets. BitMEX…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago   (572+ words) By Nupur Anand and Pete Schroeder NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) - Former Barclays Chief Executive Jes Staley said on Thursday in a closed-door U.S. congressional hearing that he had no friendship with Jeffrey Epstein but failed to convince lawmakers, Democrats on…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago   (563+ words) By Yoruk Bahceli and Sophie Kiderlin LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - Traders stuck to their bets that the European Central Bank will resume rate hikes from September on Thursday as oil prices hit $100, reinforcing that policy will likely need further tightening to…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago   (550+ words) ORLANDO, Florida, July 23 (Reuters) - European and U.S. stocks slumped while bond yields shot higher on Thursday, with global markets rocked by oil's surge above $100 a barrel and earnings reports from two U.S. "Big Tech" companies that showed they are burning through cash…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (186+ words) July 23 (Reuters) - Paramount Skydance must pause its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery through August 17, a federal judge ruled on Thursday. The move gives Paramount Skydance more time to argue against a potential months-long pause while the case plays out....

10+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1035+ words) LONDON, July 23 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept borrowing costs on hold on Thursday but left room for more tightening in the coming months as a widening conflict in the Middle East pushed up energy prices again. The ECB kept…...

5+ hour, 4+ min ago   (612+ words) By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT, July 23 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank is considering several options to mitigate its financial losses, in a tense debate that is expected to come to a head in the autumn, four sources said....

7+ hour, 26+ min ago   (225+ words) (Corrects operating profit figure in paragraph 5 to 757 million euros from 759 million) July 23 (Reuters) - Carrefour reported better-than-expected second-quarter sales on Thursday, as Europe's largest food retailer benefited from improving momentum in France and a return to expansion in Brazil. Second-quarter sales…...

6+ hour, 18+ min ago   (596+ words) BRUSSELS, July 23 (Reuters) - The European Union adopted on Thursday its 21st package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine. The new measures target banks, cryptocurrency networks, oil traders, the shadow fleet and Russian energy revenues. The package includes 218 designations…...

5+ hour, 12+ min ago   (648+ words) BRUSSELS, July 23 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google was fined a total of €890 million ($1 billion) on Thursday for flouting European Union rules aimed at reining in the power of Big Tech, the European Commission said. However, the tech giant is likely to avoid…...