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-More than 8,000 workers at nearly 80 Kroger Co-owned King Soopers stores called off their strike on Friday after reaching a tentative deal with the U.S. retail giant, the United …

By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON -A U.S. congressional committee has invited board members at four oil majors to testify about the industry’s role in climate change and spreading “disinformation,” turning up …

By Praveen Menon, Kirsty Needham and Tom Westbrook WELLINGTON/SYDNEY – Life-saving water supplies from a New Zealand navy ship were distributed across Tonga’s main island on Friday, as other countries …

– Investors stepped up selling in global bond funds in the seven days to Jan. 19 as hawkish remarks from U.S. Fed officials amid rising inflationary pressure solidified expectations that …

By Clare Jim and Brenda Goh HONG KONG/SHANGHAI -The provincial government leading China Evergrande Group’s restructuring wants to separate the company’s offshore assets and sell them to pay off foreign …

WASHINGTON – The Biden administration plans to unveil new steps on Friday to retain international students who specialize in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as part of its effort …

TAIPEI – Taiwan-based Foxconn said it has partnered with Indonesia’s Investment Ministry and several companies to support the development of electric cars in the Southeast Asian country, adding to a …

By Dawn Chmielewski – Even as Netflix Inc executives sought to reassure investors in a Thursday video interview that its long-term prospects for streaming media remain bright, with its popular …

By Kevin Yao BEIJING -China will be able to achieve economic growth of around 5.5% in 2022, an adviser to the government’s cabinet said on Friday, making a rosier prediction …

DUBLIN – The UK landbridge that offered traders the fastest route between Ireland and the European continent before Brexit will not re-emerge as a preferred option for moving goods, the …

By Sheila Dang – Snap Inc is speeding up its global expansion in countries from Mexico to Japan through tie-ups with wireless carriers and highlighting its popular augmented reality features, …

(Toyota corrects number of affected plants to 12 from 11) TOKYO -Toyota Motor Corp is slowing production at as many as 12 plants in Japan because of rising COVID-19 infections …

SHANGHAI -China’s central bank said on Friday it has cut interest rates on another key monetary policy tool, capping off a week of easing measures that underscore official concern about …

BEIJING – China will appropriately step up policy support for the economy as it faces new downward pressure, Premier Li Keqiang was quoted by state media as saying. But Li, …

BEIJING/SYDNEY – China Southern Airlines, one of the country’s three biggest carriers, completed a test flight of the Boeing 737 MAX on Friday, as Chinese airlines gear up for the …

– Intel Corp said on Friday it would invest $20 billion to build two new plants in Ohio that would develop and manufacture advanced semiconductor chips, as it races to …

By Katya Golubkova MOSCOW – Russian assets are under pressure as investors worry about the possible extension of U.S. sanctions or new EU measures targeting officials, banks and the energy …

-U.S. authorities on Thursday charged a man with human smuggling of Indian nationals from Canada, the day after four people including a baby were found frozen to death in a …

By Jonathan Cable LONDON – The Bank of England will press ahead with its tightening cycle next month as red-hot inflation runs well ahead of target and the economic threat …

A look at the day ahead from Dhara Ranasinghe. The S&P 500 looks set to end the week down almost 4% in its biggest weekly drop since late 2020. Trade …

By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE -A Japanese-Australian venture producing hydrogen from brown coal is set to start loading its maiden cargo on the world’s first liquid hydrogen carrier on Friday, in …

ATHENS – Piraeus Bank has agreed with investment firm Varde Partners to buy its controlling stake in Trastor Real Estate Investment Company for about 98 million euros ($111.04 million), the …

ZURICH – Swiss bank Union Bancaire Privee said assets under management rose 8.8% in 2021 to 160.4 billion Swiss francs ($175.40 billion), helped by favourable market conditions and net capital …

SHANGHAI – Ant Group is connected to a corruption scandal involving the former party secretary of Chinese technology hub Hangzhou, the Financial Times reported on Friday, citing public records and …

LONDON – Investors pumped money into stocks and siphoned funds out of bonds and cash as global markets braced for higher interest rates, BofA’s weekly flow show report showed on …