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– U.S. small business confidence fell to the lowest in over a year in February in the face of a wave of inflation that is forcing a record percentage of …

By Praveen Paramasivam – Levi Strauss and Ralph Lauren are among U.S. apparel brands likely to be worst hit by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which is again clogging supply chains …

– Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing his government to quickly raise pensions, part of a set of anti-crisis measures after Russia was hit by a wave …

BEIJING – General Motors Co plans to create a new, independently owned premium brand in China that will market what the automaker’s China chief Julian Blissett recently described as “halo …

WASHINGTON – The White House is likely to ban Russian oil imports and is working closely with European allies on the issue, Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Coons said on Tuesday. …

-Shell stopped buying Russian crude on Tuesday and said it would phase out its involvement in all Russian hydrocarbons from oil to natural gas over Ukraine, becoming one of the …

By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – One-year U.S. inflation expectations have rocketed higher since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the longer-term outlook has begun increasing as well, a development likely to …

HOUSTON – A group of the world’s top oil companies, including Saudi Aramco , Shell and Exxon Mobil , said on Tuesday that it has committed to cut fugitive emissions …

LONDON – The London Metal Exchange (LME) cancelled all nickel trades that took place on Tuesday when prices doubled in a matter of hours and spurred the exchange to suspend …

By Christina Thykjaer MADRID – A Spanish law passed last year forcing food delivery companies to contract their couriers as staff has caused a labour shortage as many prefer to …

By Aby Jose Koilparambil – Office rental company IWG said it would merge its digital assets with flexible workspace platform The Instant Group, as office space providers benefit from the …

By Sabrina Valle, Arathy Somasekhar and Liz Hampton HOUSTON – Oil prices running at their hottest level in 14 years are poised to cut post-COVID pandemic fuel demand as consumers …

By Stephen Jewkes and Angelo Amante MILAN -Italy’s biggest utility Enel is ready to dust off plans to build a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in southern Italy as Rome …

By Nick Carey and Christina Amann LONDON -Saving up for a new ride? Better start putting more cash aside. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is ramping up the price of metals …

– Retail gasoline prices in the United States surged to an all-time record on Tuesday, and prices are expected to keep rising as the United States moves toward banning Russian …

– Members of the Sackler family that own Purdue Pharma struck a new settlement last week with a group of eight states and the District of Columbia to resolve widespread …

By Fergal Smith TORONTO – As the Russia-Ukraine crisis propels crude oil to its highest level in 14 years, the historic link between the Canadian dollar and energy prices has …

By Koustav Samanta SINGAPORE – Global jet fuel prices have surged to near 14-year highs in line with crude oil’s surge on supply shortfall worries, slamming air carriers and travellers …

By Leah Douglas – Landowners in Iowa have been slow to cede their property rights to a 2,000-mile (3,219 km) proposed carbon dioxide pipeline that would cut through the U.S. …

By Bharat Gautam – Palladium attempted to consolidate off an all-time peak in volatile trading on Tuesday as the Russia-Ukraine crisis fuelled worries of a supply squeeze of the metal, …

BANGKOK – Thailand’s economy may grow less than the 3.5 to 4.5% forecast this year due to the impact of the Ukraine crisis on tourism, trade and consumption, its finance …

By Brenna Hughes Neghaiwi and Tom Sims ZURICH/FRANKFURT – Women remain rare visitors to the highest echelons of European banks. The 25 biggest banks by assets have seen 22 changes …

By Francesco Guarascio, Jan Strupczewski and John Chalmers BRUSSELS – The European Commission has prepared a new package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine that …

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Fines on companies that send workers from low-pay EU states to richer member states and fail to comply with the latter’s red-tape should be …

MILAN -Shares in Telecom Italia (TIM) bounced more than 10% on Tuesday after an Italian newspaper reported that U.S. fund KKR was still interested in a takeover deal, albeit at …