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By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – Elon Musk on Tuesday likened himself to the rapper Eminem in seeking to throw out his 2018 agreement with the top U.S. securities regulator …

By Dominique Vidalon PARIS -Decathlon, the sportswear arm of a French retail empire facing criticism for staying in Russia since its invasion of Ukraine, said on Tuesday it was now …

JAKARTA – Pulp and paper maker Asia Pacific Resources International Ltd (APRIL Group) on Tuesday began construction on a 33.4 trillion rupiah ($2.33 billion) paperboard production facility on Indonesia’s Sumatra …

BRASILIA -Brazil created a net 328,507 formal jobs in February, Labor Ministry figures showed on Tuesday, well above market expectations, amid positive data in all sectors and a substantial contribution …

By Leigh Thomas and Zuzanna Szymanska PARIS -France and Germany saw bigger than expected drops in consumer confidence this month as rising inflation and concern about the impact of Russia’s …

PARIS – French provider of edible insects for animal and human feed Ynsect said on Tuesday it had purchased U.S. mealworm producer Jord Producers, expanding its footprint in the booming …

FRANKFURT – The European Central Bank should raise its key interest rate to zero by year-end or it will risk having to raise it even more abruptly next year to …

SHANGHAI – Auto parts maker Aptiv on Tuesday sent home workers at a Shanghai production facility that supplies Tesla and a General Motors (GM) joint venture, citing COVID issues, sources …

By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA – Leftist Colombia presidential candidate Gustavo Petro’s promises to halt new oil projects and redistribute pension funds could put the country’s economic stability at risk, investors …

SHANGHAI – More than 20,000 bankers, traders and other workers are bedding down in office towers in Shanghai’s Lujiazui district as they bid to keep China’s giant financial hub ticking …

(Reuters) -UnitedHealth Group said on Tuesday it would buy LHC Group for about $5.4 billion in cash, as the largest U.S. health insurer expands its home health services. The deal …

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Daniel Leussink TOKYO -Japan will ban the shipment to Russia of precious metals, especially gold, in response to its invasion of Ukraine, the Ministry of Finance …

PRAGUE – The Czech National Bank is set to raise its main rate by 50 basis points to 5.00% on March 31, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday, which would …

SHANGHAI/BEIJING – China’s securities watchdog denied market rumours on Tuesday that Chinese regulators had launched probes on companies in Xiaomi Corp’s industrial chain or restricted such firms’ listing plans. The …

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Kristina Gilmore, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, was sentenced today to four years of probation for drug charges, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Gilmore, also known …

DETROIT, MI – Marvin Booker, 30, of Warren, MI, was sentenced in federal court for coercion and enticement of a minor, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced today. Booker …

By Yousef Saba DUBAI – Dubai’s Emirates expects to significantly reduce losses in the current financial year and return to profit next year, the airline’s president indicated on Tuesday. “We …

By Aftab Ahmed and Krishna N. Das NEW DELHI – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is set to fly to India this week, sources said, finding time to visit to …

By Maha El Dahan, Riham Alkousaa and Yousef Saba DUBAI – The energy ministers of Saudia Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, key members of OPEC+, said on Tuesday the …

By Selena Li HONG KONG – A supervisory body of Hong Kong’s central bank has decided to replace a unit of State Street Corp as manager of the territory’s largest …

By Giuseppe Fonte and Gavin Jones ROME – Italy plans to confirm its 2022 budget deficit target at 5.6% of national output, two sources close to the matter told Reuters, …

By Nina Chestney (Reuters) – European gas prices have risen further amid concerns about supply as Russia and the West remain at odds over Moscow’s demand for gas payments to …

(Corrects headline to clarify LME board will evaluate what lessons can be learned, not that it will learn lessons, from the trading halt. Adds additional CEO quote) By Alun John …

By Iain Withers and Lucy Raitano LONDON -Shares in Barclays fell as much as 6% in early trading on Tuesday, after one of its top investors offloaded a $1.2 billion …

BEIJING – A unit of privately-owned Chinese firm Liaoning Fangda Group has offered to buy an 80% stake in state-backed Anyang Iron & Steel Group, the listed arm of Anyang …