BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany wants other European Union member states to follow its example in stopping arms exports to Saudi Arabia as long as uncertainty remains over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said on Monday. Riyadh has given multiple and
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(Reuters) – Starbucks Corp; said on Thursday it would give its longtime partner Mexico’s Alsea SAB; the rights to operate its cafes in France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg as the coffee chain tries to streamline its operations in markets where sales have struggled. Starbucks said it will sell 83 company-owned stores in the Netherlands […]
PARIS (Reuters) – France pulled its finance minister out of a Saudi investment conference on Thursday in response to the unexplained disappearance of a journalist but voiced confidence that relations between the allies would not be hurt. Turkey says Jamal Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist who was critical of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Italian government bond yields hit 4 1/2-year highs on Friday after the European Union slammed Rome’s draft budget, while money markets bet that the EU-Italy tug-of-war could force the European Central Bank to delay its first rate rise. German government bonds, considered a safe asset in the euro zone, rallied. But Portuguese […]