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By Jarrett Renshaw and Nichola Groom WASHINGTON -The White House is considering extending Trump-era tariffs on solar power imports, but with a handful of tweaks to make it easier for …

– A huge U.S. fiscal deficit from the first two years of COVID-19 spending should decline rapidly to near pre-pandemic levels, largely due to a rebound in economic growth, analysts …

By Julie Gordon and Nichola Saminather OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada’s decision to delay a rate hike for five more weeks will add fuel to Canada’s scorching housing market …

By Karl Plume – Global commodities merchant Glencore Plc took a major step this week to becoming a greater force in the international food chain with a deal to buy …

NEW YORK/MILAN – Retail investors bought a net of $1.66 billion in equities on Wednesday when a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve outcome triggered wild gyrations on Wall Street, data from …

By Noel Randewich and Hyunjoo Jin -Shares of Tesla Inc slid on Thursday, dragging down rivals after the leading electric car maker delayed releasing new vehicles until next year because …

By Jody Godoy -A U.S. federal court on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Robinhood Markets Inc of violating state laws by restricting trades on so-called meme stocks during a January …

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK -A U.S. appeals court on Thursday threw out the convictions of two former Deutsche Bank AG traders for rigging Libor, once among the world’s most …

By Paresh Dave – Alphabet Inc’s Google on Thursday increased the amount of time employees around the world can take off for vacation or caring for newborns and seriously ill …

– French waste and water management company Veolia said on Thursday that it would own 95.95% of rival Suez’ share capital as a result of the cash tender offer, according …

By Erwin Seba HOUSTON – Exxon Mobil Corp and the United Steelworkers union (USW) have swapped proposals as they work toward possibly ending a nearly 10-month lockout by the company …

By Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY – Miguel Alejo does not know how inflation is measured or what makes a recession. But at the Mexico City food market where he …

MILAN – Sales at Italian luxury group Salvatore Ferragamo rose by 31.4% last year, in line with market expectations, although they are still far below pre-pandemic levels. The leather goods …

By Chibuike Oguh -Blackstone Inc on Thursday said distributable earnings rose by 55% to a record high, as the world’s largest manager of alternative assets took advantage of rising markets …

By Katanga Johnson WASHINGTON – Public companies in the United States would be required to disclose how the pay of their top executives squares with their overall performance under a …

HAMBURG – Tight supplies of commodities including sugar and cocoa plus global logistics problems could hit production of chocolate Easter bunnies, Germany’s confectioners warned on Thursday. “The market for important …

By Arathy Somasekhar and Ruhi Soni -Dow Inc on Thursday forecast better-than-expected sales for the current quarter after fourth-quarter results beat estimates, helped by higher prices for its products as …

By David Henry NEW YORK – U.S. banks will enjoy stronger growth this year from their “bread-and-butter” business of taking deposits and lending money as the U.S. economy expands and …

MILAN – Stellantis is preparing to early repay a 6.3 billion euros ($7 billion) loan backed by Italian government its predecessor Fiat Chrysler obtained at the peak of a COVID-19 …

NEW YORK – A federal judge said Amazon.com Inc and its Whole Foods unit can be sued over the refusal to hire a convicted murderer who claimed to be rehabilitated …

By Saikat Chatterjee SINGAPORE -Strategists at the world’s top investment banks scrambled to change their Federal Reserve rate calls on Thursday after policymakers emphasised at a policy meeting that it …

By John Revill ZURICH -Swiss banks have criticised planned new measures designed to cool the country’s red hot property market, saying the steps were unnecessary and would do nothing to …

By Leah Douglas – Insurance payments to U.S. farmers for crops lost to droughts and flooding have risen more than threefold over the past 25 years, according to an analysis …

By Helen Coster and Eva Mathews – Comcast Corp is ramping up spending on its Peacock streaming service, executives said on Thursday, aiming to catch up to big media rivals …

By Elena Fabrichnaya MOSCOW – Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, wants to expand in Russia and neighbouring states where it sees prospects for new regulations that will boost its …