(Updates at 0630 GMT) TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended lower on Wednesday as investors sold stocks in the backdrop of the benchmark hovering near the key level of 40,000 points, while Seven & i Holdings ( SVNDF ) surged on a potential management buyout, capping some losses. The Nikkei fell 1.66% to close at 38,721.66,...

* RWE responds to investor calls for buybacks * Cites weaker U.S. offshore wind, hydrogen prospects * RWE now targets midpoint of range for adjusted annual EBITDA * RWE's nine-month adjusted EBITDA fell 30% but beat poll * (Changes dateline, updates with Wednesday's pre-market stock gains in lead paragraph, includes analysts in paragraphs 7, 12) By Christoph Steitz, Kanjyik Ghosh...

PARIS, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Bank of France head and European Central Bank (ECB) member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said in an interview with France Inter radio on Wednesday that bitcoin, which has surged in value since the election of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, remained a risky asset. ...

By Yoruk Bahceli, Samuel Indyk and Danilo Masoni LONDON (Reuters) -The collapse of Germany's government could have a silver lining for the euro zone's ailing economy with potentially higher spending likely to support its currency and stock markets, even if the path remains uncertain. Markets are already moving in anticipation of more government borrowing that would help stimulate the economy,...