By Mark Trevelyan and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen LONDON – Russia can afford to wage a long war in Ukraine despite being hammered by Western sanctions aimed at crippling its ability to …

By Paul Sandle LONDON – EasyJet said it was yet to see an easing of crew sickness that is causing it to cancel flights and disrupt the Easter plans of …

By Satoshi Sugiyama and Maki Shiraki TOKYO – The weak yen was once a cause for celebration for Japanese companies, as they could sell cars and cameras cheaper abroad and …

By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON -Optimism among fund managers over global economic growth has hit an all-time low while concerns of possible stagflation have risen to the highest since August 2008, …

SHANGHAI -German auto parts supplier Bosch on Tuesday said it has suspended production at two sites in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Changchun as it follows government policies to …

By James Davey LONDON -Supply chain snags hammered first-half profit at ASOS and the British online fashion retailer warned its expectations for a much better second half could be disrupted …

By Aby Jose Koilparambil (Reuters) – Britain’s Deliveroo said on Tuesday that consumer spending could slow for the remainder of the year after the food delivery firm reported higher order …

(Reuters) -Russia’s economy is on track to contract by more than 10% in 2022, the biggest fall in gross domestic product since the years following the 1991 fall of the …

FRANKFURT -Euro zone banks plan to sharply tighten access to corporate credit in the second quarter as the war in Ukraine weighs on the outlook and cuts deep into their …

By Jihoon Lee and Yena Park SEOUL -South Korea’s finance minister will lobby for the country to be included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) developed market index when …

By Samuel Shen and Selena Li SHANGHAI/HONG KONG – Global index-tracking fund managers with exposure to U.S.-listed Chinese firms are pushing index providers to swap into their Hong Kong-traded peers …

By Joyce Lee and Byungwook Kim (Reuters) – South Korea’s SK Group said on Tuesday it was mulling investments in small-sized nuclear reactors and that one of the candidates was …

LONDON – All options would be on the table in how the West responds to any use of chemical weapons in Ukraine by Russia, British armed forces minister James Heappey …

A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao There it is: an admission from a central banker that rapid policy tightening may cause a hard landing for …

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM -Telecoms equipment maker Nokia is pulling out of the Russian market, its CEO told Reuters, going a step further than rival Ericsson, which said on Monday …

ZURICH – Swiss drugmaker Novartis will cut thousands of jobs worldwide as it combines its pharma and oncology businesses in a reorganisation announced last week, Swiss newspaper Tages-Anzeiger reported on …

By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM -Just Eat Takeaway.com, Europe’s largest online food ordering service, said on Tuesday it will partner with supermarket operator Ahold’s flagship Dutch Albert Heijn chain to deliver …

By Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO – Rosanne White was first diagnosed with cancer eight years ago and lost a kidney. After the cancer returned five years ago, an …

ZURICH -Fragrance and flavour maker Givaudan on Tuesday confirmed its mid-term targets and said it would keep raising prices this year to offset higher input costs after like-for-like sales rose …

By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Asian bonds witnessed their biggest monthly foreign outflow in two years last month, weighed down by a strengthening dollar and higher interest rates overseas, and …

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO -Japanese policymakers warned on Tuesday against any rapid moves in the foreign exchange market, underscoring the importance of stability as authorities kept a wary watch on …

ZURICH – The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has determined violation of market conduct rules at Blackstone Resources AG and one of its directors, the watchdog said on Tuesday. …

BEIJING – China’s export growth likely slowed in March as the Ukraine war inhibited global demand, while imports probably eased amid signs that widespread anti-COVID lockdowns have weakened domestic consumption, …

HONG KONG -China is encouraging long-term investors to buy more equities and major shareholders of listed firms to increase their holdings when stocks slump, in a bid to stabilise a …