03:03 AM EST, 01/16/2026 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with Microsoft ( MSFT ) response in the final paragraph.) Microsoft ( MSFT ) is under a preliminary investigation by Switzerland's antitrust watchdog over whether its recent license fee increases may indicate an unlawful restriction of competition, the regulator said Thursday. The preliminary probe was prompted by complaints of significant increases in...

MOSCOW, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A Moscow court on ‌Friday opened its ​hearings into the ‍Russian central ⁠bank's ⁠case against Belgium's ‌Euroclear for ​18.2 trillion roubles ($234.84 ⁠billion) over ‍Russian ​sovereign assets frozen in Europe, a ‍Reuters reporter in the court said. The judge ​ruled ‍that the case should ​be heard behind closed doors. ($1 = 77.5000 roubles) ...

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Worthington Steel ( WS ) plans to buy Germany's Kloeckner & Co in a deal that values the metals trading firm at $2.4 billion, ‌as the company looks to strengthen its position ​in North America. Kloeckner & Co, which operates out ‍of over 100 sites across North ⁠America and ⁠Europe, offers carbon flat-roll steel, electrical steel,...

Jan 16 (Reuters) - German sports car maker Porsche delivered 10% fewer vehicles globally in 2025, it said on Friday, joining German ‌peers Mercedes and BMW in reporting weaker ​figures. The company delivered 279,449 vehicles in ‍2025, compared with 310,718 units ⁠in ⁠2024. While growth in the North American market remained ‌stable, Porsche sales ​slumped in China, Germany and the...