Microsoft to buy 4% stake in London Stock Exchange

Newsletter Dec 13, 2022 [ International Business Times]( [Microsoft to buy 4% stake in London Stock Exchange]( Microsoft is to take a 4% equity stake in London Stock Exchange Group as part of a 10-year commercial deal to migrate the exchange operator's data platform into the cloud, the British company said on Monday. [Striking UK nurses say walkouts over pay 'last resort']( Up to 100,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will hold a one-day stoppage on Thursday [Learn more about Jeeng]( [Britain stuck on recession path despite growth rebound]( Britain's economy remains on course for a long-lasting recession on fallout from the highest inflation in decades, analysts said on Monday, even if official data showed growth in October. [Britain braces for winter of strike action as nurses walk out]( British nurses will go on strike this week, hitting already stretched hospitals and cranking up pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to quell the biggest wave of industrial action to hit the country in decades. [British businessman to fight U.S. extradition for helping oligarch evade sanctions]( A British businessman accused of conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions placed on Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska will fight extradition from Britain at a hearing in May, his lawyers told a London court on Monday. [IMF shareholders deeply divided on whether to suspend surcharges on some loans]( The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Monday discussed the surcharges it collects from mostly middle- and lower-income countries on larger loans that are not repaid quickly, but failed to agree to launch a formal review. [Dollar firm in calm before CPI and Central Bank storm]( The dollar was firm on Tuesday leading in to the release of U.S. inflation data and the final Federal Reserve meeting of the year. [UK eyes new ties in Africa, Latin America and Asia]( Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Monday set out his long-term vision for UK foreign policy, urging a move towards new partnerships in Latin America, Asia and Africa. [EU seeks deal on world-first carbon border tariff]( The European Union is hoping to reach a deal on Tuesday to impose a carbon dioxide tariff on imports of polluting goods such as steel and cement, a scheme the bloc says is crucial to support European industry during the low-carbon transition. [EU parliament's credibility rocked by Qatar bribe claims]( The European Parliament scrambled Monday to get ahead of the widening scandal of alleged huge cash bribes from figures working on behalf of World Cup host Qatar. [EU regulators tweak state aid rules to boost broadband rollout]( EU competition regulators have revised state aid rules to make it easier for European Union countries to finance the rollout of fast-speed broadband, key to achieving the bloc's ambitious digital and green goals. [EU tops up Ukraine's arms fund, discusses Russia, Iran sanctions]( European Union foreign ministers agreed on Monday to put another 2 billion euros ($2.1 billion) into a fund that has been used to pay for military support for Ukraine, after it was largely depleted during almost 10 months of the war. [Former FTX CEO Bankman-Fried arrested in Bahamas, U.S. to unveil charges]( Sam Bankman-Fried, who founded and led FTX until a liquidity crunch forced the cryptocurrency exchange to declare bankruptcy last month, was arrested on Monday. [Body of sportswriter Wahl, who died while covering World Cup, returns to U.S]( The body of well-known U.S. soccer journalist Grant Wahl, who died suddenly on Friday after collapsing while covering a match at the World Cup in Qatar, has arrived in the United States, the State Department said on Monday. [Argentina, Croatia ready for World Cup clash as semi-finals kick off]( Lionel Messi and Argentina face Croatia in the first semi-final on Tuesday, before 2018 champions France take on giant-killing Morocco on the following day. You Might Like [Learn more about Jeeng]( [IBTimes]( IBTimes will always protect your security and privacy. Please read our detailed [Privacy Policy.]( Please do not reply to this email. [Click here]( to adjust your notification preferences or unsubscribe. © Copyright 2022 IBTimes LLC. All Rights Reserved. IBTimes LLC, 33 Whitehall ST FL 7, New York, NY 10004 U.S.A, New York, New York 10004, United States You may [unsubscribe]( or [change your contact details]( at any time.