Analysis: Indices

Ukraine reconstruction estimate jumps 12% to $588 billion, World Bank says

Rebuilding Ukraine's economy will cost an estimated $588 billion over the next decade, the World Bank, United Nations, European Commission and the Ukrainian government said on Monday, a day before the...

Dollar weakens as US tariffs struck down, Iran tensions rise

The dollar weakened on Monday as traders evaluated U.S. tariff policies after the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump's tariffs, while traders also watched rising tensions...

South Korea wins part of UK challenge to arbitration ruling in Samsung merger case

South Korea on Monday partially won its challenge to an arbitration award in its long-running dispute with U.S. hedge fund Elliott over the 2015 merger of two Samsung affiliates. The...

Novo Nordisk's $475-billion rise and fall as Wegovy-era gains wiped out

Novo Nordisk shares slumped by more than 16% on Monday, wiping away the remaining gains brought by its blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy, after the drugmaker said its next-generation obesity drug...

Johnson Matthey accepts 26% price cut on Honeywell deal as catalyst unit underperforms

Johnson Matthey on Monday agreed to cut the sale price of its catalyst technologies business to Honeywell by 26% as the unit's profitability weakened, sending its shares down over 17%. ...

UK fund giant L&G commits $1 billion to new wave of debt-for-nature swaps

Britain's biggest asset manager, Legal & General, has committed up to $1 billion over the next five years to become a cornerstone investor in a major new wave of debt-for-nature swaps in developing...

Dollar dips as court ruling upends US tariff wall

The dollar fell on Monday as traders took the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down a slew of President Donald Trump's tariffs as supportive for global growth, though confusion and risk of...

Dollar dips as Trump's tariff wall slips

The dollar fell on Monday as traders took the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to strike down most of President Donald Trump's tariffs as supportive for global growth, though confusion and risk of...

Ukraine accuses Hungary, Slovakia of 'blackmail' over threats to cut electricity

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry condemned what it described as ultimatums and blackmail by the governments of Hungary and Slovakia on Saturday, after they threatened to stop electricity supplies to Ukraine...

Germany's Merz hopes for relief after Trump tariff verdict but uncertainty lingers

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday he expected the burden on German companies to ease after the U.S. Supreme Court knocked down a large part of President Donald Trump's trade tariffs,...

ECB's Panetta says Chinese imports helped drive sharper-than-forecast inflation drop

Risks to euro zone inflation are significant in either direction, a top European Central Bank policymaker warned on Saturday, adding that the impact on prices of cheap Chinese imports warranted close...

Spain's Repsol cuts renewable energy targets

Spanish energy group Repsol has lowered its 2030 targets for renewable capacity and low-carbon products as it adapts to evolving market conditions, a report released as part of its 2025 results shows....

LME announces new fees for listing of brands

The London Metal Exchange announced changes in fees that will take effect immediately, it said on Friday. The exchange, the world's oldest and largest market for industrial metals, said...

Trump ally ties up with Russia's Novatek on natural gas in Alaska, NYT reports

American financier Gentry Beach, who has ties to U.S. President Donald Trump's family, signed an agreement with Russia's energy giant Novatek last autumn to develop natural gas in Alaska amid Western...

UK consumers up spending at fastest pace in nearly 4 years at start of 2026

British retail sales volumes rose in January at the fastest annual pace in nearly four years, according to official data that suggested consumers are becoming more happy to spend after a weak end for...

Ukraine's 2026 defence exports could hit 'several billion dollars', official says

Ukraine could export several billion dollars of military goods and services this year after authorising its first wartime foreign sales and is considering introducing a tax on those exports, a senior...

Nestle adds ice cream sale to CEO's growing disposal to-do list

Nestle said on Thursday it was in talks to sell its remaining in-house ice cream business, adding to planned disposals of water and vitamin assets as CEO Philipp Navratil pushes to streamline the...

Austria eyes renewables, African gas to cut US LNG dependence, junior minister says

PARIS, Feb 18 - Austria is seeking to expand renewable energy and increase gas imports from Africa to avoid becoming overly dependent on U.S. liquefied natural gas as Europe reshapes its energy...

Holiday Inn owner IHG banks on World Cup for US recovery

InterContinental Hotels Group is banking on the soccer World Cup to revive U.S. travel in 2026 after a third straight quarterly drop in room revenues there, though European and Asian demand helped it...