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A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. A brutal week for technology stocks worldwide got even worse on Friday as Amazon became the …

By Gabriel Stargardter CATANDUVA, Brazil (Reuters) – The small city of Catanduva in the rural farm belt of Sao Paulo state has been ahead of the political curve in Brazil. …

BEIJING (Reuters) – Three of China’s largest lenders posted third quarter profit rises of over 6% as non-performing loan ratios shrunk. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd (ICBC), the …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Friday the government is ready to take appropriate action against excessive volatility in the currency market. “No one benefits from …

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s economy grew much faster than expected in the third quarter and at its fastest pace since the last three months of 2021, boosted by a revival of …

By Richard Lough PARIS (Reuters) – France’s economy eked out meagre growth in the third quarter as household spending stagnated and a sharp jump in inflation in October signalled headwinds …

By Alex Lawler LONDON (Reuters) – OPEC is likely to maintain its view world oil demand will rise for another decade, longer than many other forecasters predict, in a forthcoming …

By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The Bank of Japan kept ultra-low interest rates on Friday and maintained its dovish guidance, cementing its status as an outlier among global central …

By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) -As the cost-of-living crisis squeezes consumers and shrinks disposable incomes, this year’s Christmas shopping period is unlikely to bring relief to European retailers selling anything …

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Europe’s biggest home appliances maker Electrolux said on Friday it expects further falls in demand due to inflation and high interest rates as soaring …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government on Friday unveiled a new stimulus package with spending worth 39.0 trillion yen ($265 billion) that it said would boost gross domestic product (GDP) by …

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – British Airways owner IAG said demand for its flights had not wavered after a strong summer that saw revenue exceed pre-pandemic levels despite a …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state planner on Friday issued the 2022 list of sectors for foreign investment, which has been expanded to encourage foreign capital to flow into manufacturing sectors …

By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Toyota Motor Corp on Friday said global production climbed 30% in the quarter ended in September, but warned the shortages of semiconductors and other parts …

By Bhanvi Satija (Reuters) – Global deaths from tuberculosis are estimated to have increased between 2019 and 2021, reversing years of decline as the COVID-19 pandemic severely derailed efforts to …

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s national carrier Finnair on Friday reported its first positive quarterly operating profit since 2019 and said it expects strong demand to continue as …

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s economic growth slowed down sharply to 0.2% in the third quarter from the previous three-month period when gross domestic product expanded 1.5%, slightly missing expectations, flash data …

(Reuters) – The Bank of Japan kept ultra-low interest rates on Friday and maintained its dovish guidance, cementing its status as an outlier among global central banks tightening monetary policy, …

By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -A missed bond payment by the developer of a South Korean theme park has rattled the country’s money markets and raised worries about the prospect …

By Noele Illien, John O’Donnell and Davide Barbuscia ZURICH/NEW YORK (Reuters) – After months of reflecting, Credit Suisse’s chairman Axel Lehmann revealed an overhaul “to rebuild Credit Suisse as a …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s chief executive warned on Friday that supply chain problems were now the rule and not the exception, with the carmaker sitting on 150,000 unfinished vehicles because …

MADRID (Reuters) – Workers at Azul Handling, the ground handling company servicing Ryanair in 22 Spanish airports, called off a plan to hold several 24-hour strikes between Oct. 28 and …

By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) -French drugmaker Sanofi on Friday forecast faster earnings growth this year on strong demand for its bestselling drug Dupixent and for its flu vaccines, spurring a …

By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) -Amundi posted net outflows of 12.9 billion euros ($12.86 billion) in the third quarter, the French asset manager said on Friday, hurt by weak markets …