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(Reuters) – Albemarle, the world’s largest lithium producer, posted a better-than-expected adjusted quarterly profit on Wednesday as aggressive cost cuts helped offset plunging prices for the metal used to make …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. and European Union failed on Tuesday to reach a trade deal for critical battery minerals but are vowing to press ahead with …

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Neither Wall Street’s wobble nor the liquidation of China Evergrande, the poster child of the property …

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – Assets in money market funds are rising to start the year, challenging some expectations that investors are set to pour cash on the …

‘She Did So Well’: Nikki Haley Supporters Remain Optimistic Despite Loss To Trump In New Hampshire Mary Lou Masters on January 23, 2024 Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley lost the …

By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council economies will grow at a faster pace in 2024 than last year despite expectations of weak global growth hurting …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s capital city Beijing has set a growth target of around 5% for 2024, surpassing last year’s target of above 4.5%, despite expectations of slower growth for …

By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Global tobacco use has tumbled in a generation with one in five people smoking versus one in three in 2000, the World Health Organization …

By Divya Chowdhury DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) -Budget furniture retailer IKEA is sticking to planned price cuts despite Red Sea shipping disruptions pushing up costs, and has sufficient stocks to absorb …

BERLIN (Reuters) – Luxury carmaker Porsche increased its deliveries by 3% in 2023, with 320,221 vehicles delivered worldwide, as growth in Europe and North America offset a challenging market in …

By Krystal Hu (Reuters) – U.S. investors injected $170.6 billion into startups in 2023, a decrease of nearly 30% from the $242.2 billion recorded in 2022, as the venture capital …

By Georgina McCartney and Arathy Somasekhar HOUSTON (Reuters) – Oil and fuel tanker traffic in the Red Sea was stable in December, even though many container ships have rerouted due …

By Patrick Wingrove SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Germany’s Bayer will continue its expansion into the U.S. despite its November announcement that its promising blood thinner candidate failed to demonstrate superiority …

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. healthcare sector is showing signs of life after lagging in 2023 as investors bet cheap valuations will offset a tendency to …

LONDON (Reuters) – Net borrowing by British consumers was the highest in nearly seven years in November and lenders approved the most mortgages since June, according to Bank of England …

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – The U.S. government cannot enforce federal guidance in Texas requiring emergency room doctors to perform abortions if necessary to stabilize emergency room patients, a federal …

By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. corporate earnings should improve at a stronger clip in 2024 as inflation and interest rates come down, analysts predict, but worries about …

(Reuters) – U.S. banks whose net interest margins (NIM) have been compressed due to higher funding costs are unlikely to see relief before the end of 2024 even if the …

By Ross Kerber, Tommy Wilkes and Isla Binnie BOSTON/LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sustainable funds faced a sharp slowdown in demand globally in 2023 amid political controversy and concerns about “greenwashing,” …