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A look at the day ahead in markets from Sujata Rao It’s a month since Russian troops stormed into Ukraine, goading the West into an unexpectedly severe sanctions response. Now, …

By Kaori Kaneko and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – Japan is considering requiring companies’ annual reports to disclose average wages by gender and the ratio of female managers, said two people …

BEIJING – China hopes the United States will scrap all tariffs on its goods as soon as possible after the U.S. reinstated 352 product exclusions from China tariffs, the commerce …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO – Japan may see consumer inflation creep up and stay near the central bank’s 2% target for a prolonged period if the war in Ukraine continues …

By Uditha Jayasinghe and Devjyot Ghoshal COLOMBO/NEW DELHI – Sri Lanka will seek World Bank assistance to stave off a severe economic crisis in addition to an International Monetary Fund …

By Eileen Soreng and Praveen Menon – Russia might look to its giant neighbour to replace Australian alumina supplies cut off by sanctions, but Chinese aluminium smelters need all the …

By Harshita Swaminathan – Investors stayed bearish on most emerging Asian currencies and turned short on Thailand’s baht for the first time in three months, as uncertainty from Russia’s invasion …

By Yuka Obayashi and Heekyong Yang TOKYO – Asian importers of Russian gas were scrambling on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin said “unfriendly” countries must pay for Russian gas …

By Makiko Yamazaki and Rocky Swift TOKYO -Toshiba Corp shareholders on Thursday voted down competing proposals – one presented by management and the other backed by activist shareholders, leaving the …

ZURICH – UBS and Credit Suisse have made further progress in how they would stabilise and restructure themselves in a financial crisis, Swiss financial watchdog FINMA said on Thursday. Big …

TOKYO – Japanese automaker Mazda Motor Corp said on Thursday it would suspend production at its two domestic factories for two days in April due to auto parts supply disruptions. …

MINUWANGODA, Sri Lanka – Thusitha Hadaragama stood at a corner store near his home in Sri Lanka’s Minuwangoda town this week and surveyed groceries to buy for his family of …

TOKYO – Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Goushi Kataoka said on Thursday a weak yen was positive for the economy, with the damage due to rising import costs likely …

By Cynthia Kim SEOUL – At age 69, Kim Jung-mi holds three jobs: she spends three hours getting a two-year old home from kindergarten every weekday for $9 per hour, …

By Sinead Cruise, Matt Scuffham and Megan Davies LONDON/NEW YORK -Global banks including Citigroup Inc, JPMorgan Chase & Co and Societe Generale face pressure to commit to remaining as custodian …

By Joyce Lee SEOUL -Samsung Electronics shares worth about $1.1 billion were sold in a block deal on Thursday, according to a document, which some analysts attributed to the Samsung …

NEW YORK – BlackRock Inc’s chief executive, Larry Fink, said on Thursday that the Russia-Ukraine war could end up accelerating digital currencies as a tool to settle international transactions, as …

ATHENS, Ohio – An Athens Athens County Children Services worker, turned herself in to the Hocking County Sheriff’s Office on a charge out of Athens County for Obstructing Justice, a …

SILVER SPRING, MD – Police have reported the arrest of an armed robbery suspect wanted for a November 2021 incident at the Metro by T-Mobile store on New Hampshire Avenue. …

BROOKLYN, NY – A 13-year-old girl in Brooklyn was the victim of attempted kidnapping and the incident was caught on surveillance camera footage. Police in Brooklyn said the man pulled …

BALTIMORE, MD – One man was shot and is listed in critical condition after being shot Monday night on Belmont Avenue. According to the Baltimore County Police Department, at approximately …

NORTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – Police have arrested two suspects in relation to the shooting death of Steve Camino, age 26, of Grove Street, North Plainfield that occurred on March 1, …

ALLENTOWN, PA – It is a growing trend across America as many are taking to city streets to illegally joy ride their off-road vehicles, causing a neighborhood nuisance to homeowners …

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY -An inquiry has declared Australian casino operator Crown Resorts Ltd unfit for a gambling licence in Western Australia state but stopped short of revoking it, adding …

TOKYO -Japan does not know how Russia will handle the required rouble payments for its energy sold to “unfriendly” countries, the finance minister said on Thursday. Japan accounted for 4.1% …