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Citi bets on Europe despite political uncertainty, regional CEO says

By Andres Gonzalez LONDON (Reuters) – Citigroup is looking to boost its business in Europe despite political instability on the continent spooking investors, the bank’s new head of the region Ignacio Gutierrez-Orrantia said in an interview with Reuters. The U.S. bank, which last year undertook its most significant restructuring in decades, is currently placed fourth …

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Energean to sell Med oil and gas assets to Carlyle for up to $945 million

By Ron Bousso LONDON (Reuters) -Energean has agreed to sell its assets in Egypt, Italy and Croatia to private equity fund Carlyle for up to $945 million, the Mediterranean-focused oil and gas producer said on Thursday. The deal will include a cash payment of $504 million which will allow the London-listed company to pay a …

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Crypto firm Consensys says US regulator has closed inquiry into Ethereum 2.0

(Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has closed its investigation into the blockchain protocol Ethereum 2.0, cryptocurrency firm Consensys said in a post on social media platform X late on Tuesday. The firm filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction against the U.S. SEC in April over regulation of the Ethereum blockchain. Consensys founder Joseph …

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WestJet Airlines cancels flights expecting union strike

(Reuters) -WestJet said on Wednesday it has started cancelling and consolidating flights as it prepares for a strike by its aircraft maintenance engineers and other technical operations employees. In preparation for the expected strike, set to begin at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, WestJet said it was cancelling 40 flights over June 18-19, affecting 6,500 …

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Dell, Super Micro providing server racks for xAI’s supercomputer

(Reuters) -Dell Technologies and Super Micro Computer will provide server racks for the supercomputer that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI is building, the U.S. businessman said on social media platform X on Wednesday. Dell is assembling half of the racks for xAI’s supercomputer, Musk said on X. In a reply to another post enquiring …

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WestJet’s mechanic union gives carrier 72-hour strike notice

(Reuters) – WestJet Airlines’ mechanics gave the carrier a 72-hour strike notice, the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association union said on Tuesday. The strike, set to begin by 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, covers about 681 aircraft maintenance engineers and other skilled employees, the union said. No further work would be conducted by bargaining unit employees …

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Sweden fines Nasdaq $9.6 million over regulatory violations

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s financial supervisory authority has fined Nasdaq Stockholm 100 million Swedish crowns ($9.59 million) for not complying with bourse rules at several occasions in recent years, the regulator said in a statement on Wednesday. “Investigations show that, in conjunction with … four company events, there have been deficiencies in how Nasdaq Stockholm …

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Just Eat Takeaway teams up with Amazon in Germany, Austria, Spain

(Reuters) – Europe’s biggest food delivery firm Just Eat Takeaway said on Wednesday it has struck a deal to offer Amazon Prime members in Germany, Austria and Spain free delivery of food orders above 15 euros ($16.13). Just Eat said there were no financial terms to the partnership which it deemed “mutually beneficial” for both …

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Boeing CEO blasted in US Senate hearing while apologizing for safety woes

By David Shepardson, Allison Lampert WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. senators on Tuesday attacked the CEO of Boeing for the planemaker’s tarnished safety record, overshadowing his apology to families who lost loved ones in two 737 MAX crashes and acceptance of responsibility after a January mid-air emergency. Chief Executive Dave Calhoun faced repeated questions about how much …

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