BANGKOK – Thailand’s property market may not return to pre-pandemic levels until 2024, due to a slower-than-expected economic recovery amid a new coronavirus outbreak and higher inflation, the research unit…
By Steve Scherer OTTAWA – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s support of vaccine mandates in fighting COVID-19 helped him win re-election five months ago, but now he looks increasingly isolated…
WASHINGTON – U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in January as many parts of the country experienced freezing temperatures, but a surge in permits suggested a rebound in the coming…
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will meet world leaders including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Munich this week, her highest-profile foreign trip yet, as the…
JERUSALEM – Tower Semiconductor on Thursday reported a higher than expected rise in quarterly profit, days after Intel Corp said it planned to buy the Israeli chipmaker. The company, previously…
By Andrius Sytas – Lithuania’s central bank has told the country’s banks to prepare for power cuts and cyberattacks as Russia’s standoff with Ukraine risks spilling over into a military…
– Shares of independent shale driller Continental Resources fell more than 8% on Tuesday, outpacing declines in the broader energy complex, after the company’s 2022 spending outlook topped expectations and…
By Robin Emmott and Sabine Siebold BRUSSELS – NATO defence ministers are expected this week to set in motion a plan that could establish four multinational battlegroups in southeastern Europe…
By Simon Lewis and Jonathan Landay WASHINGTON – The United States is relocating its Ukraine embassy operations from the capital Kyiv to the western city of Lviv, Secretary of State…
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON – U.S. federal judges were the target of more than 4,500 threats and other inappropriate communications last year, the head of the U.S. Marshals Service…
TORONTO – The Canadian dollar edged lower against the greenback on Monday, as investors weighed warnings that Russia could invade Ukraine at any time and a major trade route between…
TORONTO – Canada has temporarily withdrawn its Ukraine-based military personnel to an undisclosed destination in Europe, the Canadian defence ministry said on Sunday, as Western countries fear Russia is preparing…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -Toyota Motor Corp, Ford Motor Co and General Motors Co, said Friday the disruption at the Canadian border from trucking protests forced new production cuts at…
By Clara Denina and Helen Reid LONDON/JOHANNESBURG – The incoming chairman of Rio Tinto will review the position of CEO Jakob Stausholm to determine whether he is suitable to lead…
By Christoph Steitz and Tom Käckenhoff FRANKFURT – Thyssenkrupp said on Thursday that operating profit rose nearly fivefold in its first quarter, as its two biggest divisions – steel and…
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is on a mission to push a plant-based diet on New Yorkers, he said at a Monday press conference. “Food is like a drug.…
By Brad Brooks – A 19-year-old former student was shot and killed after a high school basketball game a week ago in Beloit, Wisconsin. On Monday, a shooting outside Chaparral…
By Rodrigo Campos and Marc Jones NEW YORK/LONDON – Developing world investors, buffeted by various “taper tantrums” over the last decade, are now nervously watching as the rainmaker of global…
BERLIN – Opel plans on hiring several hundred temporary workers to help deliver its new Astra model, a spokesperson told German paper Wirtschaftswoche on Thursday, in part to compensate for…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is confident that aviation safety concerns about 5G C-Band deployment will be addressed “safely with minimal disruptions,” the head of the…
The flow of natural gas through a key Russian-controlled pipeline suddenly stopped Wednesday as tensions continue to increase between Russia and the West. The Yamal-Europe pipeline’s liquified natural gas (LNG)…
Ukrainian police detained a group of people on Sunday who are suspected of plotting mass riots in Kyiv and other cities to create instability in the country amidst its conflict…
Authorities for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday while Israeli president Isaac Herzog visited, the Associated Press reported.…
PARIS – The board of French elderly care home group Orpea has dismissed the company’s director general Yves Le Masne, the company said on Sunday amid claims of resident mistreatment…
LONDON – Britain is considering making a major NATO deployment as part of a plan to strengthen Europe’s borders in response to Russia massing troops on the border with Ukraine,…