Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Global smartphone shipments in second quarter hit lowest in 13 years on memory chip crunch
July 13 (Reuters) - Global smartphone shipments fell 11% in the second quarter to their lowest level for the period since 2013, as a prolonged memory chip shortage drove up handset prices and dampened...
Jul 13, 2026
Watches of Switzerland held talks over potential takeover offers, sources say
By Amy-Jo Crowley and Anousha Sakoui LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - London-listed Watches of Switzerland Group has held talks in recent months over potential offers to take the luxury watch retailer priv...
Jul 13, 2026
Ousted PM Hasina faces prison on return to Bangladesh, minister says
DHAKA, July 13 (Reuters) - Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be jailed if she returns from self-imposed exile in India, a senior official said on Monday, days after Hasina told Reut...
Jul 13, 2026
Macron calls go-it-alone defence strategies in Europe an 'absurdity'
By Michel Rose PARIS, July 13 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday warned European countries against go-it-alone national defence policies, as governments ramp up military spending i...
Jul 13, 2026
Trump: Iran blockade reinstated, US to charge 20% on Strait of Hormuz cargo
WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran and would be reimbursed 20% on all cargo shipped through the Strai...
Jul 13, 2026
India's HCLTech results beat on financial services boost; enters data center business
By Haripriya Suresh and Sai Ishwarbharath B BENGALURU, July 13 (Reuters) - HCLTech, India's third-largest software services exporter, beat profit and revenue expectations for the first quarter on Mond...
Jul 13, 2026
More sun needed to strengthen Ivory Coast cocoa crop, farmers say
ABIDJAN, July 13 (Reuters) - Below-average rainfall in Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions helped dry the damp soil last week but more sunny spells are needed to boost the September-to-February main c...
Jul 13, 2026
EU pledges €120 million to help Moldova's air defence system
BRUSSELS, July 13 (Reuters) - The European Union pledged on Monday aid worth 120 million ($137.14 million) to strengthen the air defence system of Moldova. "The Council today adopted an assistance mea...
Jul 13, 2026
Development banks' climate funding hits record, but World Bank pullback looms
By Marc Jones and Simon Jessop LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - Multilateral development banks committed a record $162.5 billion in climate financing last year, a report by the EU's lending arm showed on M...
Jul 13, 2026
Intel announces $5.7 billion AI-driven capital investment in Ireland
By Padraic Halpin LEIXLIP, Ireland, July 13 (Reuters) - Intel has begun a 5 billion ($5.7 billion) capital investment to upgrade its Irish campus and expand its European output to meet growing global ...
Jul 13, 2026
