Alexandra Hudson

London

Senior Desk Editor at Reuters

Reuters desk editor, back in London after 11 years. Ex-Berlin, Istanbul, Amsterdam correspondent. Balkan folk singer. Views my own.

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Articles

EU eases state aid rules to boost green projects, cut carbon footprint

3 days ago | today.westlaw.com | Benoit Van Overstraeten |Alexandra Hudson |Julia Payne

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -Businesses will find it easier to get state aid for projects aimed at cutting their carbon emissions and to switch to green projects while heavy industries will benefit from temporary power price relief under looser rules...
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez's celebrity Venice wedding in facts and figures

3 days ago | cp24.com | Sara Rossi |Yara Nardi |Alexandra Hudson

VENICE, Italy - Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez have invited scores of VIPs from film, finance and show business to Venice this week for three days of wedding celebrations. Here are some facts and figures about what has been dubbed the "Wedding of the Century," much of which has been kept secret, including details about the guest list and the exact cost of festivities.
French Economy to Grow 0.6% this Year, INSEE says

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | Alexandra Hudson

Quarterly growth rate to remain at 0.2% from Q2 onwards Manufacturing output flat, consumer spending offers modest support Inflation to average 1% due to lower power prices PARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - France's economy is on course for sluggish growth through the whole of 2025 as weak manufacturing activity and public sector belt-tightening weigh on output, national statistics agency INSEE forecast on Wednesday.
Switzerland Cuts 2025 Economic Outlook as Trade War Risks Weigh

1 week ago | gurutrade.com | John Revill |Rachel More |Alexandra Hudson

ZURICH, June 16 (Reuters) - The Swiss government cut its growth forecast for 2025 and 2026 on Monday, as the export-orientated economy braces itself for the impact of the global trade war. The Swiss economy, traditionally one of the most robust in Europe, is expected to grow by 1.3% in 2025, a downgrade from the government's March forecast of 1.4%.
TotalEnergies enters 40 Chevron-operated US offshore blocks

1 week ago | today.westlaw.com | Louise Heavens |America Hernandez |Alexandra Hudson

PARIS -French oil major TotalEnergies has acquired a 25% interest in a Chevron-operated portfolio of 40 federal exploration leases offshore the U.S., in the Gulf of Mexico, it said on Monday. The outer continental shelf leases include 13 blocks in the...
Westinghouse pursues US nuclear expansion after Trump orders, FT says

2 weeks ago | gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com | Disha Mishra |Alexandra Hudson |Barbara Lewis

Maria Korsnick, President and CEO, Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), speaks in the Oval Office as he attends the signing of executive orders by U.S. President Donald Trump, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 23, 2025.
JPMorgan wins UK court order to block VTB's $156 million Russian lawsuits

3 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Alexandra Hudson |Sam Tobin |Alexander Marrow

LONDON (Reuters) -JPMorgan Chase on Thursday won its bid to block Russia's VTB Bank suing it in Russia over nearly $156 million, in the latest case brought at London's High Court to try and stop Russian litigation. The U.S. lender took legal action in...
Meta strikes power agreement with Constellation nuclear plant

3 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | POOJA MENON |Vijay Kishore |Leslie Adler |Alexandra Hudson

(Reuters) -Meta Platforms on Tuesday said it has struck an agreement with Constellation Energy to keep one of the utility's reactors in Illinois operating for 20 years, in the Big Tech company's first such deal with a nuclear power plant.
Trump administration probes elite Virginia high school's admissions policies

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Nate Raymond |Alexandra Hudson |Alexia Garamfalvi

(Reuters) -The Trump administration has launched civil rights investigations into whether an admissions policy aimed at diversifying an elite Virginia high school's student body is racially discriminatory. The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education...
People in 70 countries are missing out on medical care amid funding cuts, says WHO

1 month ago | today.westlaw.com | Alexandra Hudson |Olivia Le Poidevin

GENEVA (Reuters) -People in at least 70 countries are missing out on medical treatment due to funding cuts to aid programmes, the WHO said on Monday, adding it also faces major financial challenges. "Patients are missing out on treatments, health...