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U.S. Senator Warren urges Amazon breakup, India retailers want probe after Reuters report

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren called for breaking up Amazon.com Inc and Indian retailers demanded a government probe of the company after a Reuters investigation showed the e-commerce giant had copied products and rigged search results in India. The Reuters report, reviewing thousands of internal Amazon documents, found that the U.S. company ran a systematic campaign of creating […]
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Reuters ahead with news of German economic growth downgrade

Reuters was first to report a move by Germany’s leading economic institutes to massively downgrade their economic growth forecast for Germany in 2021 due to stubborn bottlenecks in global supply chains. Sources revealed to Reuters that the institutes – the RWI in Essen, the DIW in Berlin, the Ifo in Munich, the IfW in Kiel […]
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Reuters reveals S&P’s $44 bln IHS deal set to win EU antitrust approval; market reacts

Reuters exclusively reported that business information provider S&P Global Inc is set to secure EU antitrust approval for its $44 billion takeover of IHS Markit Ltd, taking it a step closer to becoming a data powerhouse. The deal, announced last November, reflects the consolidation in the financial information services sector as companies race to create one-stop […]
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Reuters exclusively reports flouting U.N. sanctions in Africa? No one is watching after Russia move

Reuters reported exclusively that Russia is delaying the appointment of panels of independent experts to monitor violations of U.N. sanctions on South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central African Republic and Mali, leaving their work in limbo. Diplomats said Russia, which is working to expand its influence in Africa, is unhappy with the number of […]
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Reuters examines how Chinese EV makers make foray into Europe

Reuters examined how China’s electric carmakers are darting into Europe, hoping to catch traditional auto giants cold and seize a slice of a market supercharged by the continent’s drive towards zero emissions. Nio Inc, among a small group of challengers, has launched its ES8 electric SUV in Oslo – the first foray outside China for a […]
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