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(Reuters) – Alchemy Copyrights has agreed to buy music copyright-focussed investment firm Round Hill Music Royalty Fund for about $468.8 million, the companies said on Friday, giving it access to songs including Backstreet Boys’ “I Want It That Way”. Shareholders in Round Hill Music will get $1.15 in cash per scheme share, representing a premium of about 67% to the stock’s closing price on Thursday. Alchemy Copyrights, trading as Concord, […]

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -It is difficult to predict if leaders of the G20 grouping gathering for a summit in New Delhi this weekend can reach consensus on a declaration, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday. Analysts say deeper and more entrenched divisions over Russia’s war in Ukraine risk derailing progress on issues such as food security, debt distress and global cooperation on climate change when the world’s most […]

(Reuters) – Citigroup downgraded its 2023 economic growth forecast for the euro area to 0.4%, and said it expected the region’s economy to shrink “gently” over the next three quarters. The Wall Street brokerage had earlier forecasted that the real gross domestic product (GDP) of the euro area, which includes Germany, France, Italy and Spain among others, to grow at 0.8%. They also expect the economy to shrink by 0.1% […]

By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) – King Charles on Friday thanked the public for their “love and support” on the first anniversary of the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth and his accession to the throne, echoing her words as he vowed to be of service to all. Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-reigning sovereign, died aged 96 on Sept. 8 at Balmoral Castle, her beloved Scottish summer retreat, leading to 10 days […]

By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) -Climate protesters halted the U.S. Open women’s semi-final between American Coco Gauff and Czech Karolina Muchova for nearly an hour on Thursday. With Gauff up a set and holding serve to open the second, a disturbance erupted in the upper bowl of Arthur Ashe Stadium, the sport’s largest venue with a seating capacity of over 23,000. Stacey Allaster, United States Tennis Association (USTA) Chief […]

(Reuters) – The Russian embassy in the U.S. said on Friday that Washington was meddling in Russia’s internal affairs by calling elections in the occupied areas of Ukraine that Moscow now considers Russian “illegitimate”, the RIA news agency reported. Russia is holding regional elections this week, including in the four Ukrainian regions it partly controls. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday: “Russia’s sham elections in occupied areas […]

By Kitiphong Thaichareon BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 2.8% this year, helped by public consumption and investment after the formation of a new government, a deputy finance minister said on Friday, as exports remain weak amid slowing global demand. Public investment and spending will also attract more private investment while private consumption and tourism are still growing well, Deputy Finance Minister Krisada Chinavicharana said. The 2.8% growth […]

By Nikunj Ohri and David Lawder NEW DELHI (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday the United States was willing to work with India to help craft a communique at the end of the Group of 20 Summit in New Delhi over the weekend, but it would be a challenge. “So I understand that this is challenging to craft such language, but I know the negotiators are discussing […]

By Steve Keating NEW YORK (Reuters) -Second seed Aryna Sabalenka staged a Grand Slam fight back for the ages to rock Madison Keys 0-6 7-6(1) 7-6(5) on Thursday and deny the home crowd the all-American U.S. Open women’s final they had been dreaming of. Sabalenka will now try to heap even more disappointment on U.S. tennis fans in Saturday’s final when she takes on Coco Gauff, who beat Karolina Muchova […]