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BEIJING – Hainan Airlines expects to return to net profit for last year following restructuring and a pickup in domestic travel, the carrier said on Thursday. The airline expects to …

By Lawrence Hurley, Andrew Chung and Jason Lange WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden can make history by appointing the first Black woman to the U.S. Supreme Court to succeed the …

By John McCrank and Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – A year after the “meme stock” rally humbled hedge funds and roiled Wall Street, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is …

By Ann Saphir and Lindsay Dunsmuir -The watchword the last time Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell oversaw a rate-hiking cycle was “gradual.” This time will be different. “We are going …

By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI – India’s Tata Group took control of state-run carrier Air India on Thursday, finalising a $2.4 billion deal to regain ownership of the airline after …

By Mathieu Rosemain PARIS -French-Italian chipmaker STMicroelectronics plans to double its investments this year to up to $3.6 billion, buoyed by high demand that drove its earnings to beat expectations …

By Nikolaj Skydsgaard COPENHAGEN -Russia is likely to remain on a diplomatic track with Kyiv and the West for at least two weeks but will continue efforts to destabilise Ukraine, …

MADRID -Spanish unemployment fell in the fourth quarter to its lowest since the onset of the financial crisis of 2008, data showed on Thursday, as hiring in the farming and …

HONG KONG -Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund, which is used to back the Hong Kong dollar, posted investment income of HK$170.5 billion ($21.9 billion) in 2021, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority …

By Kevin Yao BEIJING – China is counting on revived infrastructure spending to support its slowing economy, but controls over local government debt risks and falling investment returns could hamper …

By Robin Emmott BRUSSELS – NATO allies are putting forces on standby https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-sends-ships-jets-eastern-europe-ukraine-crisis-2022-01-24 and sending reinforcements to eastern Europe in response to Russia’s buildup of more than 100,000 troops on …

BRUSSELS -The European Union launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization on Thursday accusing China of discriminatory trade practices against Lithuania that it says threaten the integrity of the …

By Victoria Klesty OSLO -Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s largest, earned a return on investment of 1.58 trillion Norwegian crowns ($177 billion) last year, the second highest on record, …

By Paul Sandle LONDON -Britain’s easyJet said the easing of travel restrictions had spurred demand for summer beach destinations such as Greece, Turkey and Spain, giving the airline cause for …

By Supantha Mukherjee and Nadine Schimroszik STOCKHOLM/BERLIN -SAP said on Thursday it has agreed to buy a majority stake in privately held U.S. fintech firm Taulia as the German business …

By Jesús Aguado MADRID -Spain’s Banco Sabadell expects to hit its 6% profitability target a year early, it said on Thursday after posting better than forecast quarterly and annual profit …

By Jeanny Kao and Meg Shen TAIPEI -Taiwan’s economy grew last year at its fastest pace in more than a decade, driven by strong tech exports during the COVID-19 pandemic …

BRUSSELS -The World Trade Organization authorised China on Wednesday to impose $645 million of compensatory tariffs against the United States, a ruling that was immediately blasted by Washington. China went …

By David Randall and Tommy Wilkes NEW YORK/LONDON -Those clinging to a decade-old belief that the Fed will mount a rescue of tanking stock markets with a last-minute pushback on …

By Clare Jim HONG KONG -China Evergrande Group shares slumped on Thursday after the developer’s thinly detailed roadmap for restructuring left investors dissatisfied and its indebted peers also fell on …

By Richa Naidu LONDON -Drinks group Diageo on Thursday reported first-half sales up nearly 16%, buoyed by high-end spirits for home use while bars increased orders as they reopened after …

By Rory Carroll CALABASAS, Calif. – A sculpture of NBA great Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna “Gigi” Bryant was brought on Wednesday to the helicopter crash site where they …

By Nathan Frandino and Steve Gorman SAN JOSE, Calif. -Gun owners in San Jose, California, would be required to carry insurance coverage for their weapons and pay an annual “harm …

By Heekyong Yang and Jihoon Lee SEOUL -LG Energy Solution Ltd (LGES) on Thursday saw its stock price soar 68% on its trading debut following a record IPO, catapulting the …

By Lawrence White and Iain Withers LONDON – Replenished firepower and higher interest rates will give Europe’s banks an ideal opportunity this year to reverse recent underperformance and claw back …