* China's Xi makes first visit to Europe in five years * EU states differ on China strategy, weakening bloc's leverage * EU threatens tariffs on China EV vehicles, green tech * Paris, Brussels readier than Berlin to push back on subsidies * Xi's Serbia, Hungary trips seen as move to deepen EU rifts By Laurie Chen and Michel Rose...

May 2 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking more details and documentary materials as part of an antitrust review of Nippon Steel's ( NISTF ) proposed $15 billion takeover of U.S. Steel, the American firm said on Thursday. Commonly known as a second request, it signifies additional scrutiny from antitrust regulators who ask for additional information and...

(Reuters) - The success of ballistic missile defences facing their first complex, high-stakes combat scenarios in Israel, the Red Sea and Ukraine will encourage militaries globally to invest in the pricey systems, experts say - and intensify missile arms races. Iran launched as many as 120 intermediate-range ballistic missiles at Israel on April 13, U.S. and Israeli officials say. U.S....

OMAHA, Nebraska (Reuters) - A longtime Berkshire Hathaway ( BRK/A ) director said Greg Abel, who is expected to succeed Warren Buffett as chief executive, may not get the same leeway from the conglomerate's board of directors to make acquisitions. Ronald Olson, a Berkshire director since 1997, said at an investing conference on Thursday that the board would not handcuff...