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By Tatiana Bautzer SAO PAULO – Latin American bankers expect investors to overlook political worries in the region this year and keep investing in local companies, buoyed by strong commodities …

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – Last week, a top U.S. banking regulator warned of growing risks as banks start to capitalize on the popularity of cryptocurrencies to offer related services …

By Jonathan Cable LONDON – Euro zone business growth got a boost last month from the re-opening of economies following the Omicron coronavirus variant, according to a survey which however …

FRANKFURT – Germany’s unlisted Boehringer Ingelheim said operating income rose 1.8% in 2021, driven by more prescriptions of diabetes drug Jardiance and demand for its veterinary drugs as people purchased …

By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON -Activist investment firm Macellum Advisors GP LLC on Monday urged Kohl’s Inc to be more open about its sales process, urging the retailer to give bidders …

(Reuters) – Steel baron Vladimir Lisin, listed by Forbes magazine as Russia’s third richest man, told Kommersant newspaper on Tuesday that Moscow’s plans to charge roubles for its exports would …

By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO -Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Tuesday the yen’s recent moves were “somewhat rapid”, joining a chorus of policymakers who …

DUBLIN -Ryanair expects average air fares during this year’s summer peak season to be 5-10% higher than pre-pandemic prices in the same period of 2019, Group Chief Executive Michael O’Leary …

BERN – While Swiss financial firms’ business ties to Russia are “not insignificant”, financial market supervisor FINMA does not currently foresee a wide-scale threat to the Swiss financial market and …

By Gaurav Dogra (Reuters) – Asian equities witnessed steep foreign outflows in March, hit by worries over higher inflation as commodity prices soared due to an escalating conflict between Russia …

MADRID – Growth in Spain’s services sector slowed in March as uncertainty weighed after Russia invaded Ukraine, truckers went on strike and energy costs climbed, a survey showed on Tuesday. …

LONDON – British shoppers are increasingly choosing own-label products to help counter surging inflation, according to research by NielsenIQ that showed overall supermarket spending down on a year ago when …

A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. Even the most dovish central banks are now caving in, and accepting the need to act against persistent inflation. …

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – Australia’s central bank on Tuesday opened the door to the first interest rate increase in more than a decade as it dropped a previous pledge …

COLOMBO – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday that it is monitoring political and economic developments in Sri Lanka “very closely” as public unrest in the island nation …

SHANGHAI – Huawei Technologies paid out dividends totalling 61.404 billion yuan ($9.65 billion) to current and retired workers in its employee shareholder scheme, according to a filing with the Shanghai …

(Reuters) – Russia’s services sector activity shrank in March at the fastest rate since May 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, due to a slump in client demand and new …

By Asha Sistla (Reuters) – Gold eased on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar held firm on rising prospects of more sanctions against Russia and possibly bigger interest rate hikes by …

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK – Some well-timed trades in the options on Twitter Inc, in the days before Tesla Inc’s top boss Elon Musk revealed a large stake …

By Tina Bellon TUCSON, Ariz. – U.S. self-driving truck companies have a golden opportunity in the form of a nationwide driver shortage, but their robot drivers still are not ready and …

HONOLULU – Chad Gabris, age 41, of Mililani, Hawaii, was sentenced today to serve 52 months in federal prison for firearm offenses and witness tampering. Senior United States District Judge …

DUBAI – Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector kept up its solid pace of growth in March as output expanded at the fastest rate in over four years, a survey showed …

CUMBERLAND COUNTY, MD – The Cumberland Police Department has issued the following arrest reports taken between April 1 and April 3. Please, note, all suspects are presumed innocent until proven …

By Nivedita Balu (Reuters) – Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk on Monday disclosed a 9.2% stake in Twitter Inc, worth nearly $3 billion, making him the micro-blogging site’s largest shareholder …

MANILA – The World Bank cut its growth forecast for East Asia and the Pacific for 2022 to reflect the economic impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, warning the region …