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HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Tuesday urged Hungary and Turkey to swiftly approve the Swedish and Finnish applications for membership of the NATO defence alliance. Hungary and …

LONDON (Reuters) – British manufacturing last month suffered its biggest contraction since the depths of the first COVID-19 lockdown in May 2020, with optimism draining fast, a survey showed on …

By Bhargav Acharya and Alexander Winning JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa still has space to raise interest rates, its central bank governor said on Tuesday ahead of a rate decision …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Chinese fashion retailer Shein is to open its first permanent premises in Tokyo this month, the company said on Tuesday, aiming to bolster its online brand with …

(This Oct. 31 story has been refiled to fix wording to law and order in paragraph 4.) ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s new right-wing government signalled on Monday it would crack …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s finance ministry encourages administrative bodies to revitalise idle state-owned assets, including by market-based leasing or selling those assets as some were poorly managed, said a notice …

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of Australia’s central bank on Tuesday said further increases in interest rates would likely be needed to tame inflation, and it was …

By Sam Nussey TOKYO (Reuters) -Sony Group Corp hiked its full-year operating profit forecast on Tuesday by 4.5% to 1.16 trillion yen ($7.84 billion) as the boost from foreign exchange …

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Technology investment firm Prosus NV and its South African parent Naspers on Tuesday rejected as “untrue” a report that they are in talks to sell their large stake …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German media group Bertelsmann SE & Co, owner of Penguin Random House, said on Tuesday it would appeal a ruling by a U.S. court against a planned …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The rouble edged lower against the dollar, euro and yuan on Tuesday, as the Russian currency began trading without the support of a favourable month-end tax period …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank must keep raising interest rates to fight off inflation, even if the probability of a euro zone recession has increased, ECB President Christine …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s yuan bounced off a near 15-year low against the dollar and into the black in late trade afternoon on Tuesday, amid a broader greenback selloff and …

By Paresh Dave and Steve Gorman SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -The man accused of bludgeoning U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband with a hammer after breaking into the couple’s home threatened …

By Yimou Lee and Brenda Goh (Reuters) – Apple supplier Foxconn said on Tuesday it has quadrupled bonuses on offer for workers at its Zhengzhou plant in central China as …

By Swati Bhat MUMBAI (Reuters) – Reserve Bank of India’s monetary policy committee (MPC) will meet on Thursday, outside its scheduled meetings, to discuss its first ever inflation target miss, …

ZURICH (Reuters) – Credit Suisse Group AG on Tuesday confirmed an extraordinary general meeting will take place on November 23 for shareholders to approve a proposed capital increase. The embattled …

By Choonsik Yoo and Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s exports in October fell the most in 26 months while a trade deficit persisted for a seventh month, underscoring that …

By Hadeel Al Sayegh DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian state oil producer Aramco on Tuesday posted a 39% jump in its third-quarter net income that beat analysts’ forecasts, boosted by …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s government vowed on Tuesday to make every effort to boost export growth in semiconductors, rechargeable batteries and areas promising new growth, after preliminary government data …

By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shanghai-based property developer CIFI Holdings said on Tuesday it has suspended payments on all of its offshore debt after it failed to reach an …

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The share of farm fires affecting Delhi’s pollution has surged to more than 20% since the weekend, higher than the levels a year ago, government data …