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(Reuters) – Google CEO Sundar Pichai told employees to expect more job cuts at the Alphabet-owned company this year, The Verge reported on Wednesday, citing an internal memo. Pichai said …

Running a business worldwide has become a common practice for companies of all sizes. The allure of new markets, diverse customer bases, and potential cost savings often drives organizations to …

By Stefania Spezzati and Megan Davies DAVOS (Reuters) – Bank CEOs meeting in private at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday aired concerns about the competitive risks from fintech firms …

(Reuters) – CNN’s new CEO Mark Thompson plans to combine all newsgathering operations of the news network into one unit that would serve its television, streaming and digital platforms, the …

OTTAWA, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Canada is challenging the U.S. decision late last year to maintain duties on exports of Canadian softwood lumber, Trade Minister Mary Ng said in a …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. business inventories fell for a second straight month in November amid declines in retail and wholesale stocks, which could see inventory investment subtracting from economic growth …

By Amina Niasse NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. homebuilder confidence spiked in January by the most since February 2023 as declining interest rates for mortgages enhanced affordability for many buyers …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Blackstone Group’s BAAM unit, the world’s largest investor in hedge funds, posted a 6.9% return last year, according to a memo seen by Reuters, more than …

By Angelo Amante and Elisa Anzolin ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping are causing major disruption to Italian ports, operators say, fuelling fears that a prolonged crisis …

By Melanie Burton MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian nickel producers, hit by a sharp jump in supply from rival Indonesia, are starting to buckle under low prices that analysts expect will …

By Pietro Lombardi MADRID (Reuters) – Businesses are failing to tackle a shortage of green skills among workers, risking delays in the transition to a lower carbon economy, a report …

By Divya Chowdhury and Savio Shetty DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Most cobalt producers are likely to be losing money on every ton of cobalt they produce after a price slump …

DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday the Chinese economy had rebounded and moved upward, and was estimated to have grown around 5.2% in 2023, above …

By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -The head of Japan’s biggest business lobby Keidanren on Tuesday called for wage hikes this year that exceed the inflation rate, setting …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone consumers have slashed their inflation expectations, a European Central Bank survey showed on Tuesday, in comforting news for the ECB’s efforts to contain prices. The …

By Jeffrey Dastin DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Microsoft on Monday said consumers and small businesses can buy subscriptions to access more capabilities in its artificial intelligence “Copilot,” as it moves …

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth is likely to slow to 4.6% in 2024, and cool further to 4.5% in 2025, a Reuters poll showed, raising the …

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will develop islands in the South China Sea that it considers part of its territory to make them more habitable for troops, Manila’s military chief …

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government plans to double budget reserves to 1 trillion yen ($6.9 billion) for earthquake relief in the next fiscal year, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on …

By Rod Nickel WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canada is considering a cap on the number of international students allowed to live in Canada, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said according to …

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank (ECB) will have key data by June to decide on the first of a likely series of interest rate cuts but going too …