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Germany, Italy say Europe’s leaders ’far from’ talks on troop deployment in Ukraine

Germany, Italy say Europe’s leaders ’far from’ talks on troop deployment in Ukraine

ROME/BERLIN (Reuters) -Europe is a long way from talking about deploying troops in Ukraine as all its efforts are currently focused on securing an unconditional ceasefire from Russia, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Saturday. "The next step must be that the format for peace talks is made clear, as well as which security guarantees could possibly, ...

2025-05-18 17:34:32
Germany does not expect UniCredit to go for full Commerzbank bid at present

Germany does not expect UniCredit to go for full Commerzbank bid at present

ROME (Reuters) -Germany does not expect Italy’s UniCredit to launch a full bid for German rival Commerzbank (ETR:CBKG) at present, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Saturday. UniCredit disclosed last year that it had built a web of financial transactions through derivatives to secure a Commerzbank stake of around 28%, and in March received European Central Bank approval to get to 29.9%. ...

2025-05-18 17:33:05
Families of 737 MAX crash victims to object to deal allowing Boeing to avoid prosecution

Families of 737 MAX crash victims to object to deal allowing Boeing to avoid prosecution

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Families of some of the 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing (NYSE:BA) 737 MAX crashes plan to object to a tentative nonprosecution agreement between the planemaker and the U.S. Justice Department, a lawyer said on Saturday. The Justice Department outlined the tentative deal in a more than two-hour meeting with families on Friday and said in a court filin ...

2025-05-18 17:32:03
Trump tells Walmart to ’eat the tariffs’ instead of raising prices

Trump tells Walmart to ’eat the tariffs’ instead of raising prices

By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Walmart (N:WMT) should "eat the tariffs" instead of blaming duties imposed by his administration on imported goods for the retailer’s increased prices. His comments were in response to the world’s largest retailer saying this week it would have to start raising prices later this month due to high tariffs. "W ...

2025-05-18 17:30:56