By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON (Reuters) - Huge debt piles among the world's biggest economies are starting to unnerve financial markets again, as elections cloud the fiscal outlook. French bonds took a beating after a surprise election and hefty spending plans caused alarm. U.S. debt dynamics are in focus ahead of a November presidential election. A debt crisis...

PARIS (Reuters) - Soon after Russian forces invaded Ukraine in February 2022, freight shipper Hellmann Worldwide Logistics informed staff at its Moscow business it was pulling out of Russia. Some people who had worked for the German company saw an opportunity. Before the war, Hellmann's Moscow office had helped Russian industrial firms ship to Russia tools, parts and equipment from...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Sales at luxury group and Cartier owner Richemont were almost unchanged in the three months through June, the company said on Tuesday, as a sharp drop in Chinese demand clouded the overall result, pushing it just below expectations. Richemont said at constant exchange rates, sales rose by 1% to 5.3 billion euros ($5.77 billion), after growing by...

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - ASML, the top equipment supplier to computer chip makers, is expected to report an influx of new orders when its new boss delivers second-quarter results on Wednesday, as customers expand capacity to meet booming demand for AI chips. Another focus will be whether Chinese firms have continued heavy purchasing of equipment used to make older generations of...