Trump aides Sacks and Witkoff could face ethics probe over UAE deals, Semafor reports

Dec 22 (Reuters) - The U.S State Department’s independent watchdog is reviewing a request from two Democratic senators to investigate whether Trump officials Steve Witkoff and David Sacks broke ethics ...

Telecom Italia to convert savings shares after €1bn court win, shares dip

Investing.com -- Telecom Italia (BIT: TLIT) has unveiled a long-anticipated plan to convert its savings shares into ordinary ...

Tech lifts Asian shares as Japan bonds slide, metals rally — what’s moving markets

Equity markets in Asia soared on Monday, extending gains in a holiday-shortened week as technology stocks tracked their U.S.

FTSE 100 today: UK stocks dip, sterling rises past $1.34; GDP growth confirmed

As of 0923 GMT, the blue-chip index FTSE 100 fell about 0.4% and the British GBP/USD rose 0.2% against the dollar. DAX index in Germany rose 0.07%, the CAC 40 in France fell 0.3%. The UK economy ...

Kremlin says U.S. intelligence perception of Putin’s aims as reported by Reuters is wrong

MOSCOW, Dec 22 (Reuters) - The Kremlin said on Monday that if U.S. intelligence believed that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to capture all of Ukraine and reclaim parts of Europe that were ...

Saipem shares rise after winning $3.1 billion QatarEnergy LNG contract

Investing.com -- Saipem SpA (BIT: SPMI) shares rose after the Italian engineering group said it had secured a major offshore contract tied to Qatar’s flagship LNG expansion. The stock was up 3.9% at 2 ...

Abivax soars on report of Eli Lilly meeting French officials over possible deal

Investing.com -- Abivax shares jumped after fresh media reports revived speculation that U.S. drugmaker Eli Lilly is ...

Apple fined €98.6m by Italian Competition Authority

Investing.com -- The Italian Competition Authority has imposed a fine of €98.6 million ($115.5 million) on Apple Inc., Apple Distribution International Ltd., and Apple Italia Srl for abusing their ...

Harbour Energy to acquire LLOG for $3.2 billion, enters US Gulf

Investing.com -- Harbour Energy PLC (LON:HBR) announced Monday it has entered into an agreement to acquire LLOG Exploration Company LLC for $3.2 billion, marking its strategic entry into the deepwater ...

Denmark says US envoy appointment reflects Trump’s continued interest in Greenland

COPENHAGEN, Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as a special envoy to Greenland signals sustained American interest in the Arctic island ...

BofA says near-term risk of forced selling by CTAs remains limited

Investing.com -- The near-term risk of forced selling by commodity trading advisors (CTAs) remains contained, even as ...

AstraZeneca’s lung cancer trial fails to meet primary endpoint

Investing.com -- AstraZeneca PLC (ST:AZN) announced Monday that its LATIFY Phase III trial of ceralasertib in combination ...