Toms River to host DIY coastal sign workshop on Feb. 22
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Residents looking for a creative experience can participate in a DIY Coastal Sign Class hosted by the Toms River Artist Community and Toms River Recreation Department…
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — Residents looking for a creative experience can participate in a DIY Coastal Sign Class hosted by the Toms River Artist Community and Toms River Recreation Department…
(This Feb. 22 story has been corrected to change ‘any circumstances’ to ‘certain circumstances,’ in paragraph 1) (Reuters) – Discover Financial Services or Capital One Financial will pay a termination…
BRUSSELS – The euro zone suffered a trade deficit for a fourth consecutive month in February as surging energy prices led to a sharp increase in the value of energy…
BRUSSELS – Euro zone industrial production rebounded as expected in February from a January slump thanks to stronger output of consumer goods, which offset declines in the output of energy…
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crude exports in February rose to 7.307 million barrels per day (bpd), the highest level since April 2020, official data showed on Monday. Crude oil exports…
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO – Japan’s current account balance swung back into the black in February from its second-biggest deficit on record in the previous month, providing some respite for…
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s retail sales fell in February after 12 straight months of growth as a wave or COVID-19 infections hit the city and anti-epidemic measures weakened consumer…
By Daniel Leussink TOKYO – Japanese factories posted their first rise in output in three months in February as resilience in global demand led to a rebound in car production,…
BERLIN – German consumer morale looks set to slump heading into April as the war in Ukraine pushed households’ economic and income expectations to new record lows since the 2009…
By Wayne Cole SYDNEY – Australian retail sales beat forecasts again in February as shoppers defied storms and coronavirus waves to return to cafes and department stores for the second-best…
SHANGHAI – Shipments of smartphones within China fell 31.8% year-on-year to 14.5 million handsets in February, the China Academy of Information and Communications (CAICT) reported on Monday. Shipments were down…
WASHINGTON – U.S. homebuilding rebounded sharply in February as the drag from cold weather eased, and while permits fell, they remained at higher levels, suggesting an acute shortage of houses…
By Gaurav Dogra – Emerging Asian bonds excluding China continued to see foreign inflows for a 21st straight month in February, but analysts are turning pessimistic about the outlook due…
NEW YORK – U.S. consumer prices surged in February, culminating in the largest annual increase in 40 years, and inflation is poised to accelerate further in the months ahead as…
By Tushar Goenka BENGALURU – Indian retail inflation likely slipped marginally in February, thanks to lower food prices, according to economists in a Reuters poll who still warned that surging…
– Global mutual funds and exchange-traded funds with significant exposure to Russian equities and bonds have seen massive outflows and an erosion in their net assets over the past month,…
LONDON – Britain’s construction sector grew at its fastest pace since mid-2021 in February as disruption from the Omicron coronavirus wave eased and input costs rose at the slowest pace…
By Joori Roh SEOUL – South Korea’s consumer inflation hovered near a decade high in February and stood above the central bank’s 2% target for an 11th month, adding pressure…
LONDON – Business activity across the euro zone accelerated sharply last month as demand soared, particularly in the bloc’s dominant services industry, according to a survey mostly conducted before Russia…
BERLIN – Activity in Germany’s services sector grew further in February as the country began loosening the COVID containment measures that had pressured its economy in late 2021, although the…
MADRID – Activity in Spain’s services sector bounced back in February from a brief contraction in January, when restrictions on travelling and socializing were reimposed to curb the Omicron variant…
– Business activity in the Russian service sector returned to growth in February as inflationary pressure eased and business confidence reached a five-month high, the Markit purchasing managers index (PMI)…
– Russia’s oil and gas condensate output rose in February to 11.06 million barrels per day (bpd), according to Reuters calculations based on an Interfax report on Wednesday, while trading…
By Gaurav Dogra – Asian equities suffered a second successive month of outflows in February as investors jettisoned riskier assets due to rising tensions between Russia and Ukraine and on…
By Alex Lawler LONDON – The increase in OPEC’s oil output in February exceeded the rise planned under a deal with allies for the first time since September, a Reuters…