LONDON (Reuters) - It is too hard to set a date yet for when schools can reopen after shutting to most students earlier this month as part of lockdown measures, a senior medical official in England said on Monday. "We've always said schools should be the last to close and first to open but I think giving a more defined...
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Investing.com – U.K. equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Fixed Line Telecommunications, Aerospace & Defense and Oil & Gas Producers sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in London, the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 lost 0.20%. The biggest gainers of the session on the Investing.com United Kingdom 100 were Ocado Group PLC (LON:OCDO),...
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PARIS (Reuters) - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told RTL radio on Monday the government would ensure there will be no layoffs nor plants closures at French pharma giant Sanofi (PA:SASY), which said in June it would axe up to 1,680 jobs in Europe. ...
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PARIS (Reuters) - France remains open to foreign investment after Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard's possible takeover of France's Carrefour (PA:CARR) unravelled after running into opposition from the government, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Monday. "Our economic policy remains open to foreign investments...
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Shares in Thyssenkrupp (DE:TKAG) rose on Monday as traders pointed to speculation that the group was considering a spin-off of its steel unit. Thyssenkrupp confirmed that it was examining a sale of the business as well as how it could develop the division on a standalone basis, declining to comment further....
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LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces widespread criticism on Monday over his refusal to commit to renewing a temporary benefit increase brought in last year to help those on low incomes through the COVID-19 pandemic. Johnson has ordered his lawmakers to abstain on a symbolic vote in parliament later on Monday, putting a new focus on the government's willingness...
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By Peter Nurse Investing.com - European stock markets edged lower Monday, starting the week on a downbeat note given Covid-related concerns, and not reassured by healthy-looking Chinese economic growth. At 3:30 AM ET (0830 GMT), the DAX in Germany traded 0.2% lower, the CAC 40 in France fell 0.3% and the U.K.'s FTSE index dropped 0.1%. China reported Monday that its economy grew...
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak will ask 30 business leaders on Monday for their thoughts on economic policy, part of efforts to explore ways of boosting growth in Britain outside the European Union. After completing Britain's journey out of the EU on Dec. 31, Johnson, a figurehead of the Brexit campaign, is talking to businesses...
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By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) - The European Union needs a "masterplan" to move euro financial services from London to the bloc if it wants to expand the single currency's role in a global economy dominated by the U.S. dollar, a senior EU lawmaker said on Monday. Markus Ferber, a senior member of the European Parliament, said if the EU wants to...
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The German economy is managing to stay afloat but could suffer a "sizeable setback" if coronavirus curbs are extended again, the Bundesbank said on Monday. Germany has taken increasingly tight measures, such as closing some schools and shops, to curtail movement and gatherings since the autumn as it battles a second wave of infections. Chancellor Angela Merkel wants "very...
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