NEW YORK (Reuters) - Popular funds that sell options for income may be moderating the recent bout of volatility in U.S. stocks, extending the calming effect they have had on the market for the last several months. Assets under derivative income ETFs, funds that use a mix of stock and stock derivatives to generate income, have grown to about $71...

By Supantha Mukherjee and Foo Yun Chee STOCKHOLM/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Independent browser companies in the European Union are seeing a spike in users in the first month after EU legislation forced Alphabet's Google, Microsoft and Apple to make it easier for users to switch to rivals, according to data provided to Reuters by six companies. The early results come after...

(Reuters) - Barry Callebaut, the world's biggest chocolate maker, reported lower than expected half-year operating profit on Wednesday, hit by one-off expenses caused by its transformation plan. The Swiss-based company said its earnings before interest and tax fell 40% in local currencies to 178 million Swiss francs ($197 million) on a reported basis in the six months to the end...

HONG KONG, April 10 (Reuters) - China's NetEase ( NTES ) and U.S. games peer Microsoft ( MSFT ) said on Wednesday they will bring popular titles including World of Warcraft back to China after a fallout involving the developer that ended an almost 15-year partnership. The pair said they are working to bring online games from Blizzard Entertainment, a...