BERLIN (Reuters) - Independent experts looking into the financial needs of Thyssenkrupp's steel business have taken a positive view on its ability to continue as a going concern, Germany's Der Spiegel magazine reported on Sunday. Citing informed sources, Der Spiegel reported that the steel business has financial security for at least for two years. There was no immediate comment from...

(Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick is in talks to deepen his financial ties with the company operating the world's largest stablecoin, Tether, by launching a $2 billion project to lend dollars to clients against bitcoin, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday. Lutnick's financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald is discussing receiving support from Tether to...

By Horaci Garcia BARCELONA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - About 22,000 people protested in Barcelona on Saturday, in the latest demonstration to demand lower housing rental prices and better living conditions. Housing has become a major issue in Spain as it struggles to balance promoting tourism, a key driver of its economy, and concerns over high rents due to gentrification and...

BAKU, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Countries agreed at the U.N.'s COP29 climate conference to spend $300 billion on annual climate finance. Here are some ways of understanding what that sum is worth: MILITARY MIGHT In 2023, governments around the globe spent $6.7 billion a day on military expenditure, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. That means the $300...