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By Nathan Frandino and Steve Gorman SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -The man who clubbed U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband in the head with hammer, shouting “Where is Nancy?” after forcing …

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s economy shrank faster in the third quarter, contracting 4.5% from the same period a year earlier, the third straight quarter of downturn, advance government …

LONDON (Reuters) – German-listed shares in Brazil’s state-run oil company Petrobras slipped more than 7% in early European trade after leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Far fewer German businesses feel their survival is at risk now than at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, a survey by economic institute Ifo showed on …

By Charlotte Bruneau BAGHDAD (Reuters) – With a violin on his back and maps in his bag, Dan Hodd left Spain a month ago and was cycling through busy Baghdad …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German trade union IG Metal Kueste said it has called on several thousand workers to strike on Tuesday at 15 sites, including Airbus in Hamburg. The warning …

By Georgina Lee HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s government has proposed allowing retail investors to trade in cryptocurrencies and crypto exchange-traded funds – a move it hopes will help …

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s largest airline ANA Holdings Inc on Monday swung to a half-year profit and raised its full-year earnings target as a relaxation of COVID-19 border measures fosters a …

BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s central bank on Monday said it would end two policies that were initiated to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, including measures that supported the property …

(Reuters) -The venture between Stellantis and Guangzhou Automobile Group Co (GAC) producing Jeep vehicles in China will file for bankruptcy, the companies said on Monday, after a lengthy decline for …

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -The Swiss National Bank lost 142.2 billion Swiss francs ($142.60 billion) in the first nine months of 2022, it said on Monday, as rising interest …

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The prospect of a new North Korean nuclear test underscores the limited options for Washington and its allies, who have embraced “deterring” Pyongyang through …

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -L Catterton, the private equity firm backed by luxury goods empire Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, said on Monday it aimed to raise 2 billion yuan ($275.44 million) …

By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe (Reuters) – Some euro zone countries have eased rules for the banks that manage the trading of their government debt to help them cope …

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp is expected to report a small quarterly profit increase on Tuesday, with soaring costs of parts and materials nearly offsetting the …

DUBAI (Reuters) – Economic activity in the Middle East and Central Asia was resilient with recovery continuing in 2022 but the region must guard against growing global headwinds and push …

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga As a blitz of central bank rate meetings from Australia and Britain to the United States …

By Ju-min Park and Heekyong Yang SEOUL (Reuters) -In tears, Philomene Aby’s hands shook as she asked workers at a South Korean community centre for any news of her 22-year-old …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmaker Audi is in favour of offering employees one-off tax-free payments instead of permanent wage increases, its human resources director said, as unions across Europe’s biggest …

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hundreds of Apple workers in Australia are set to strike again after almost two-thirds of employees rejected a pay and benefits deal, the latest …

By Lisandra Paraguassu and Marcela Ayres SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, who narrowly won Sunday’s election, has been cagey about potential Cabinet choices while …

By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian leftist leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a third presidential term on Sunday in a remarkable comeback for the country’s first working …

By Brian Ellsworth and Lisandra Paraguassu SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated President Jair Bolsonaro in a runoff election on Sunday that marked a stunning comeback …

By Kantaro Komiya and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s factory output fell in September for the first time in four months as manufacturers grappled with rising raw materials costs and …