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(Reuters) – Quebec National Assembly speaker ruled on Tuesday that all elected members must swear an oath to Britain’s King Charles and not just to the people of Quebec in …

(Reuters) – The global chip industry is bracing for a downturn by reining in on investments for the year, in a stark contrast to initial 2022 predictions that pandemic-fueled demand …

By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund will continue to be supportive of progressive tax reforms in Latin America and the Caribbean while fiscal and monetary …

By Joe Brock SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Some of the world’s biggest consumer goods companies, including PepsiCo, Mars and Nestle, are almost certain to miss a target to make plastic packaging more …

By Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Flexport, one of the most valuable logistics startups, is looking to add about 400 engineers to double its technical team by next year, a top …

By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Asian equities saw meagre inflows in October after massive selling in the previous month, and analysts expect fears of a global recession and a stronger …

LISBON (Reuters) – Portuguese airline TAP posted a rare net profit in the third quarter on Wednesday on strong revenue and helped by currency hedging, but said visibility for next …

By Selena Li, Kane Wu and Xie Yu HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong and Chinese officials on Wednesday touted the city’s connection to the world’s second-largest economy as they …

BERLIN (Reuters) – The COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine collectively cost the German economy 420 billion euros ($415.38 billion) in lost value creation between 2020 and 2022, according …

By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Global credit ratings agency Moody’s downgraded its outlook for banks in Germany, Italy and four other countries to “negative” from “stable” on Wednesday as Europe’s …

By Summer Zhen and Samuel Shen HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – As foreign funds head for the exit, Chinese stock investors are snapping up beaten-down shares of mainland firms, betting outside …

NIAMEY (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Niger have reached a staff-level agreement on a second programme review that will allow for a disbursement of about $51 million …

ZURICH (Reuters) – S&P Global Ratings has downgraded Credit Suisse Group’s long-term issuer credit rating by one notch to BBB- and cut its view on main operating unit Credit Suisse …

(This Oct. 26 story has been corrected to fix name of official to Mahesh Katulanda in paragraph 16 and 20) By JEEVAN RAVINDRAN KILINOCHCHI (Reuters) – Arumuga Lakshmi, tormented by …

BERLIN (Reuters) -The energy crisis is impacting nearly every branch of the German economy, with the number of companies that see high energy costs due to the Ukraine war as …

By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Thousands of businesses will fail to meet pledges to combat climate change unless they start training employees on sustainability, Microsoft Corp’s President Brad Smith told …

By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) – A series of production delays, cuts in jet delivery outlook and mounting losses at its defense business have damaged Boeing Co’s credibility among …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone banks still largely fail to meet the European Central Bank’s climate disclosure and management expectations, and laggards who keep failing deadlines could be forced to …

By Nia Williams and Rod Nickel (Reuters) – Suncor Energy’s acquisition of a larger stake in the Fort Hills oil sands project is a sign that Canada’s second-largest oil company …

By Matt Zdun (Reuters) – Misinformation online and false claims of election fraud by former President Donald Trump and his allies have sharply eroded public trust in the integrity of …

A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. The recent burst of stock market optimism around the world still seems to be on shaky …

BERLIN (Reuters) – The downturn in Germany’s manufacturing sector gathered pace in October as output and new orders slumped, marking a weak start to the fourth quarter that shows no …

By Sarah Young LONDON (Reuters) -Budget airline Wizz Air said it planned to grow its capacity by 35% this winter and was confident that demand for travel would remain strong …

(Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge cleared the former business manager of the late Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee of grand theft charges on Tuesday, ending a four-year criminal case …