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STRASBOURG – European Union governments are preparing a new round of travel bans and asset freezes on some 100 Russians over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and a decision could come …

ROME – The recent surge in energy prices will reduce Italy’s economic growth this year by around 0.7 percentage points, national statistics institute ISTAT estimated on Wednesday. In its monthly …

BRUSSELS – A Europe-wide cap on gas prices is needed to respond to soaring prices and contain price volatility in the gas and electricity markets, Engie chief executive Catherine MacGregor …

By Leika Kihara and Byron Kaye – An oil-driven inflation shock triggered by the war in Ukraine is forcing Asia’s policymakers to rethink their assumptions for 2022, with the risks …

– Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has signed a law on using the country’s rainy-day National Wealth Fund to buy OFZ government bonds and stocks, the RIA news agency reported on …

By Marianna Parraga and Matt Spetalnick HOUSTON/WASHINGTON -U.S. officials have demanded Venezuela supply at least a portion of oil exports to the United States as part of any agreement to …

PARIS -The International Energy Agency (IEA) could release more oil from stocks to ease surging fuel prices and will draw up an action plan to swiftly reduce oil usage, the …

By Marwa Rashad LONDON – U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporters are emerging as big winners of Europe’s supply crisis as they export record volumes to the European Union for …

FRANKFURT – Volkswagen’s luxury division Porsche will suspend production of its electric Taycan model at the group’s Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen plant until the end of next week, the company said in a …

MILAN – Eni and Livestream LLC plan to float their New Energy One Acquisition (NEOA) Corporation on the London Stock Exchange to raise up to 175 million pounds ($230 million) …

By Jamie Freed -Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd returned to profit in the second half of last year but has since been hamstrung by tough new quarantine rules for crew and …

-Chinese companies that defy U.S. restrictions against exporting to Russia may be cut off from American equipment and software they need to make their products, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo …

By Huw Jones LONDON -Britain said on Tuesday it would force Google, Facebook, Twitter and other online platforms to prevent paid-for fraudulent adverts after calls from regulators and consumer groups …

By Huw Jones LONDON -The London Metal Exchange (LME) took emergency measures to halt trading in nickel on Tuesday as prices doubled to more than $100,000 a tonne. The surge …

By Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING – China’s factory inflation in February eased to the slowest annual pace in eight months, but analysts expect a pick-up in the coming …

A look at the day ahead in markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. When McDonald’s opened in central Moscow’s Pushkin Square in 1990, it became a symbol of thriving American capitalism as …

By Gaurav Dogra – Japanese investors in February sold the most overseas debt in a month in nearly two years on concerns over monetary tightening by the world’s major central …

By Valentina Za MILAN -Italy’s second-biggest bank UniCredit said a full write-off of its Russian business, including cross-border exposure, would cost around 7.4 billion euros ($8.1 billion), leaving its capital …

By Davide Barbuscia and Yoruk Bahceli NEW YORK/LONDON – Banks are having conversations with potential buyers on how to get rid of their exposure to Russian corporate loans, but sanctions …

LVIV, Ukraine – Ukraine’s government has banned exports of rye, barley, buckwheat, millet, sugar, salt, and meat until the end of this year, according to a cabinet resolution published on …

KUALA LUMPUR – Palm oil prices could hit a record 8,100 ringgit ($1,938) a tonne in coming months following a plunge in global edible oil stocks and a decline in …

By Isabel Kua SINGAPORE – Asia’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) demand growth may cool this year as buyers baulk at record-high spot prices pushed even higher by Europe’s shift to …

By Hannah Lang – Utah-based cryptocurrency exchange CoinZoom is pausing applications for new accounts within Russia following the country’s escalating conflict in Ukraine, the company’s chief executive officer told Reuters. …

WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund’s executive board is poised to approve on Wednesday $1.4 billion in emergency funding for Ukraine to help it respond to Russia’s invasion, IMF Managing …

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that   RODNEY ROUSSELL (“ROUSSELL”), age 40, of Belle Rose, Louisiana, pled guilty today to bank fraud, in violation of …