BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity expanded at a quicker pace in December due to stronger gains in output and new orders, but business confidence for 2024 remained subdued, a private-sector survey…
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s services activity expanded at a quicker pace in November, a private-sector survey showed on Tuesday, as the upturn in new businesses were the best seen for three months…
By Brijesh Patel and Ashitha Shivaprasad (Reuters) – Palladium prices have tumbled to five-year lows below $1,000 an ounce this week, hastening a retreat triggered by expectations of surpluses due to the…
(Reuters) -U.S. annual home price growth accelerated for a third straight month in August, underscoring the recovery of the housing market after a period of softening, data showed on Tuesday. Home prices…
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) -Core consumer inflation in Japan’s capital Tokyo, considered a leading indicator of nationwide trends, unexpectedly accelerated in October, a sign of broadening price pressures…
(Reuters) – Inflation in Russia accelerated in September at its fastest month-on-month pace since April 2022, when double-digit price rises gripped Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, data from the state statistics…
(Reuters) – Inflation in Russia accelerated in June, data from the state statistics service Rosstat showed on Wednesday, a little over a week before the central bank is expected to hike interest…
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s services activity expanded at the fastest pace in nearly 13 years in April, driven by robust demand, according to a private survey which also showed…
By Dominique Vidalon PARIS (Reuters) -Carrefour, Europe’s largest food retailer, said on Tuesday it was confident of more profit and cash flow growth this year despite high inflation, after sales growth accelerated…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. worker productivity increased faster than expected in the fourth quarter, resulting in a moderation in labor costs growth. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, rose at…
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian annual urban consumer inflation in December rose to 21.3% from 18.7% in November, exceeding analyst expectations, data from the statistics agency CAPMAS showed on Tuesday. The inflation figure…
By Humeyra Pamuk and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nearly ten months into the war in Ukraine, the Biden administration is intensifying diplomatic efforts to ensure that the transatlantic alliance that opposes…
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden-based Volvo Car AB said on Friday its sales grew 12% year-on-year in November to 59,154 cars. “Overall underlying demand for the company’s cars continues to remain robust, especially…
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s economy expanded 0.4% in the third quarter from 0.1% in the previous quarter, boosted by higher private consumption despite inflation at three-decade highs, but exports…
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s consumer inflation accelerated in October to 26.6% from a year earlier, the statistics bureau said on Tuesday, with prices showing a rise of 4.7% from the previous…
LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s economic growth accelerated to 0.4% in the third quarter from the previous quarter’s 0.1% thanks to an unexpected rise in private consumption despite high inflation, although annual expansion slowed…
Brand to enter new markets in West Texas and Florida with 20 new locations Houston, TX (-) Shipley Do-Nuts, a leading do-nut restaurant franchisor and manufacturer of specialty food products, continues its…
Leading Fast-Casual Concept Signs Four Agreements to Develop 15 New Restaurants Across Six States Wichita, KS (-) Leading fast-casual restaurant concept Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers has signed four new multi-unit agreements…
Brand introduces South Carolina to ‘World’s Greatest Do-Nut’ and unique kolaches Houston, TX (-) Shipley Do-Nuts, makers of gourmet, made-fresh-daily do-nuts for 85 years, opened its first location in South Carolina in…
Mountain Mike’s Pizza on Track for Yet Another Record-Breaking Year Leading Family-Style Pizza Chain is Tracking Toward Yet Another Record-Breaking Sales Year Newport Beach, CA (-) Mountain Mike’s Pizza, LLC, a leading…
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s monthly inflation rate increased to 8.2% in August from 7.5% in July, according to data released on Tuesday by the country’s central bank. According to Reuters calculations, this…
WASHINGTON – Production at U.S. factories increased more than expected in July as output rose at motor vehicle plants and elsewhere, pointing to underlying strength in manufacturing despite ebbing business confidence. Manufacturing…
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer spending increased more than expected in June as Americans paid more for goods and services, with monthly inflation surging by the most since 2005. Consumer spending, which accounts…
BRUSSELS – Euro zone economic growth accelerated quarter-on-quarter in the second quarter, preliminary data showed on Friday, defying expectations of a slowdown, thanks to a much stronger than forecast performance in Spain,…
(Reuters) – French car parts maker Valeo on Tuesday posted slightly better-than-expected half-year core profit and reiterated its full-year guidance, citing a projected increase in global car output. Valeo’s half-year earnings before…
By Cynthia Kim SEOUL – South Korea’s exports grew at a faster pace in May than a month earlier as a rise in shipments to Europe and United States more than offset…