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SAO PAULO – Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said on Wednesday that its electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft subsidiary Eve has signed a letter of intent with Global Crossing …

– The ball is in the United States’ court as to whether payments due on Wednesday on two Russian dollar-denominated Eurobonds will go through, and Washington should clarify whether the …

– Sibur, Russia’s largest petrochemical producer, said on Wednesday that Dmitry Konov, who has been the company head since 2006, is leaving senior management positions following Western sanctions over Ukraine. …

By Yadarisa Shabong -NortonLifeLock’s $8.6 billion purchase of Avast hit a snag on Wednesday after Britain’s anti-trust regulator said it would launch a deeper investigation into the proposed cybersecurity merger …

SHANGHAI – Hong Kong stocks jumped 9% on Wednesday to mark their best day since 2008, after China’s top policymaker assured markets of stability and support and helped put a …

By Jane Lanhee Lee – SiFive, Inc., a RISC-V chip technology startup in Silicon Valley, said on Wednesday it raised $175 million in its latest round of funding and is …

LONDON – International bondholders were still waiting on Wednesday to see whether or not Russia would make crucial coupon payments due on two of its government bonds. One bondholder who …

WASHINGTON -The United States and the United Kingdom will kick off trade talks next week, the U.S. Office of the Trade Representative (USTR) and the British government said on Wednesday. …

– Telecoms giant Verizon Communications Inc said on Wednesday it had secured new business worth almost $1 billion from the U.S. Department of Defense to provide technical support and network …

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO -Japan’s top firms have offered pay rises of more than 2% at annual wage talks that wrapped up on Monday, marking an uptick from the previous …

By Gaurav Dogra – Emerging Asian bonds excluding China continued to see foreign inflows for a 21st straight month in February, but analysts are turning pessimistic about the outlook due …

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS – Around 100 European Union lawmakers asked Brussels on Wednesday to withdraw plans to label energy investments in gas as green, saying this undermined Europe’s push …

By Kantaro Komiya and Leika Kihara TOKYO -Japan will revoke Russia’s most-favoured nation trade status as part of further sanctions against Moscow following the invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio …

By Anthony Deutsch OVERSCHILD, Netherlands -Images of bombed-out hospitals and apartment buildings across Ukraine reminded Jannie and Bert Schrage of their home country during World War Two. Then the retired …

By Francesco Canepa and Jesús Aguado FRANKFURT/MADRID – European Union regulators have told some banks to scrutinise transactions by all Russian and Belarusian clients, including EU residents, to ensure that …

By Yuki Nitta TOKYO -The U.S.-based aircraft leasing firm owned by Japan’s Marubeni Corp and Mizuho Leasing Co Ltd has recovered two of the 12 aircraft it has been leasing …

TOKYO – Japan will work closely with G7 advanced economies to prevent Russia from tapping loans from the International Monetary Fund and other international lenders, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said …

By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON – Sarah Bloom Raskin’s decision Tuesday to withdraw her nomination as the Federal Reserve’s Wall Street cop further delays rule changes that have been in limbo …

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO – Sanctions imposed on Russia could prod more countries like China to look at central bank digital currencies (CBDC) as a tool to …

SHANGHAI – China’s securities regulator on Wednesday said it will continue to communicate with U.S. regulators and strive to reach an agreement on China-U.S. audit supervision cooperation as soon as …

By Jason Lange and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON – In the days after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, dozens of companies said they would suspend political donations …

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA -Nine out of 10 Ukrainians could face poverty and extreme economic vulnerability if the war drags on over the next year, wiping out two decades of …

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK -Fears over the Federal Reserve’s hawkish shift have combined with geopolitical uncertainty to push the S&P 500 into a correction this year, yet historical data …

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will affect the entire global economy by slowing growth and jacking up inflation, and could fundamentally reshape the global economic order …

JOHANNESBURG – Top African lender Standard Bank has ruled out funding all new coal-fired power plants and most oil-fired plants as part of plans to reach net zero-emissions by 2050, …