Italy’s Berlusconi has leukaemia, is suffering from lung infection
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been suffering from a type of chronic blood cancer for some time, according to his doctors.
Wind and solar power generators wait in yearslong lines to put clean electricity on the grid, then face huge interconnection fees they can’t afford
Interconnection applications and fees make it slow and expensive for clean energy providers to connect to the electrical grid.
March’s banking chaos gave short sellers their biggest profits since the financial crisis
Short sellers were sitting on more than $7 billion in profit from the mass sell-off of bank shares last month, according to data firm Ortex.
‘We’re not out of the woods’: Sweden’s sliding house prices could be only halfway to the bottom
Sweden has long had one of Europe’s hottest housing markets, but prices have tumbled, and are not set to recover for a long time, according to Danske Bank.
Sterling is the best performing G-10 currency this year, and strategists remain cautiously optimistic
The British pound is the best performing G-10 currency of 2023, and some strategists believe that the pound’s rally can continue over the medium term.
Shares of family-owned UAE exchange Al Ansari Financial Services surge in Dubai trading debut
Shares surged over 17% for the remittances and money exchange firm, which marks the first IPO for Dubai this year.
France’s Macron, EU chief call on China to mediate in Ukraine war
Two of Europe’s top political heavyweights on Thursday held talks with China’s President Xi Jinping at a time when the EU-Sino relationship is at a crossroads.
Malaysia is back on investors’ radar and wants to work with U.S. and China, says trade minister
Malaysia is determined to work with both the U.S. and China, Malaysia’s trade minister told CNBC amid ongoing tensions between the two economic giants.
Shell sees stronger LNG volumes and oil product performance in Q1
Shell now anticipates higher output of liquefied natural gas in the first quarter, after experiencing outages at its Australian facilities in 2022.
Top Iranian, Saudi envoys meet in China, discuss diplomatic ties
The countries said they would launch arrangements to reopen embassies and consulates within the two-month period stipulated in the deal last month.
