Global tobacco use tumbles despite industry lobbying: WHO
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Global tobacco use has tumbled in a generation with one in five people smoking versus one in three in …
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Global Elites Trash Elon Musk’s X At Davos
Global Elites Trash Elon Musk’s X At Davos Jason Cohen on January 15, 2024 Global elites in the field of education criticized billionaire Elon Musk …
Microsoft topples Apple to become global market cap leader
(Reuters) – Microsoft has eclipsed Apple to become the world’s largest company by market capitalization, driven by its deep focus on generative artificial intelligence (AI), …
Record budget for Gates Foundation as wider global health funding stalls
By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend more this year than ever before — $8.6 billion — …
South Korea says it will impose fines on two global banks for short-selling violations
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s financial regulator on Sunday said it plans to impose penalties on two unnamed global investment banks it is investigating. The …
Analysis: Global debt rush sparks hope for strained developing countries
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A $30 billion gush of debt issuance by developing countries since the start of the year is sparking hope …
Global money market funds see third weekly inflow ahead of US inflation data
(Reuters) – Global investors accumulated money market funds for a third straight week in the seven days to Jan. 10, while pulling back from equity …
Venture Global LNG explains to US regulator its failure to sell commercial cargoes
By Curtis Williams HOUSTON (Reuters) -Venture Global LNG has told a U.S. regulator that it cannot meet contracts to provide liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes …
Global electric car sales rose 31% in 2023 – Rho Motion
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Global sales of fully electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) rose 31% in 2023, down from 60% growth in …
Global unemployment seen rising modestly in 2024: UN labour body
GENEVA (Reuters) – The global unemployment rate is expected to inch up to 5.2% this year primarily because of a rise in joblessness in advanced …
OECD sees global minimum tax reshaping investment flows
PARIS (Reuters) – The introduction this year of a global minimum corporate tax will reshape the flow of multinationals’ foreign investments as the benefits from …
World Bank forecasts 2024 global growth to slow for third consecutive year
By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank warned on Tuesday that global growth in 2024 is set to slow for a third year …
ETF provider Global X upbeat on Brazil: ‘Lots of good things going on’
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Global X, one of the world’s top exchange-traded funds (ETF) providers, is optimistic about Brazil’s prospects as Latin …
Global EV market growth to slow this year on lower subsidies – report
(Reuters) – Growth in the global electric-vehicle market is set to slow to 27.1% this year as a reduction in state subsidies makes the cars …
NY Fed says global supply chain pressures eased in December
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Supply chain pressures cooled down last month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Friday, …
Global money market funds see big demand as rate cut euphoria fades
(Reuters) – Investors moved hefty amounts into global money market funds in the seven days leading to Jan. 3 as caution set in ahead of …
BlackRock names Leigh Farris its global head of corporate communications
(Reuters) – BlackRock on Thursday named Leigh Farris its global head of corporate communications, bolstering its ranks at a time when the asset management giant …
Global factory activity ended 2023 on a soft note
By Indradip Ghosh and Sam Holmes BENGALURU/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global factories had a weak finish to 2023, with euro zone activity contracting for an 18th …
Philippines hopeful of exiting global money laundering ‘grey list’
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is hopeful of being taken off the money laundering ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of this …
Fuel maker XCF Global Capital to go public in $1.75-billion SPAC deal
(Reuters) – XCF Global Capital has agreed to go public via a merger with special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Focus Impact BH3 Acquisition, in a …
Global equity funds draw robust inflows on rate cut hopes
(Reuters) – Global equity funds attracted substantial inflows in the week through Dec. 27 as data showed U.S. inflation cooled further in November, cementing expectations …
Toyota’s global output surges to record in November on strong demand
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor’s global production jumped 11% in November to a record level, bouncing back from last year’s supply chain disruptions and benefiting …
US Fed pivot dominates as global rate hike cycle stutters in December
By Karin Strohecker and Sumanta Sen LONDON (Reuters) – A long awaited shift in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy arrived in December with major …
Global equity funds see significant outflows as investors book year-end profits
(Reuters) – Global equity funds saw significant withdrawals in the week up to Dec. 20 as investor enthusiasm over potential rate cuts waned and profit-taking …
CBP in Partnership with Ontario International Airport Announces the Opening of New Global Entry Enrollment Center
LOS ANGELES— U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in partnership with Ontario International Airport (ONT) announced the grand opening of the Ontario Global Entry Enrollment …
Dealmakers see rebound after global M&A volumes hit decade-low
By Anirban Sen and Anousha Sakoui NEW YORK (Reuters) – Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity fell to its lowest level in ten years globally in …
Citigroup to shut global distressed-debt business – CNBC
(Reuters) – U.S. lender Citigroup is closing its global distressed-debt business as part of CEO Jane Fraser’s overhaul, CNBC reported on Wednesday citing people with …
Marketmind: Global disinflation cheer as records break
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall Street is zooming into year-end holidays cracking new records as …
Governor Murphy Looks to AI to Combat Rising Sea Levels and Global Warming
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has announced the future of artificial intelligence has arrived in New Jersey and he solidified that future …
CBP JFK Global Entry Enrollment Center In-Person Appointment Availability
JAMAICA, N.Y. — U. S. Customs and Border Protection at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Global Entry Enrollment Center has just released thousands of immediate …
Higher rates trigger big retreat in global non-bank sector
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Multi-trillion dollar non-banking finance saw its first major retreat last year since the global financial crisis in 2009, with …
US business activity picks up in December- S&P Global survey
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – U.S. business activity picked up in December amid rising orders and demand for workers, which could further help to allay fears of a …
Investors retreated from global bond funds on caution ahead of Fed decision
(Reuters) – Investors pulled back sharply from global bond funds in the seven days through Dec. 13, amid caution ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s …
Booking Holdings taps former S&P Global executive as CFO
(Reuters) – Booking Holdings said on Wednesday former S&P Global finance chief, Ewout Steenbergen, will join the travel company as its chief financial officer. He …
Brazil’s Lula says G20 to debate more representative global institutions
By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Wednesday urged the international community to work for a two-state solution to …
Global EV sales hit new record in November – Rho Motion
By Nick Carey LONDON (Reuters) – Global sales of battery electric vehicles (BEV) and plug-in hybrids (PHEV) rose 20% versus a year ago as strong …
Global trade to contract by 5% in 2023, UN body says
GENEVA (Reuters) – Global trade is set to contract by 5% in 2023 compared to last year, the United Nations trade body said on Monday, …
Global bond funds draw biggest weekly inflow in eight months
(Reuters) – Global bond funds saw significant inflows in the seven days to Dec. 6, amid growing expectations of interest rate cuts in the U.S. …
Two Russian Nationals Working With Russia’s Federal Security Service Charged With Global Computer Intrusion Campaign
SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury in San Francisco returned an indictment on Tuesday charging two individuals with a campaign to hack into computer …
Tencent reveals most ambitious game yet for consoles amid global expansion
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings unveiled on Friday a big-budget console game named Last Sentinel, a title seen …
Putin: Russia becoming ‘new global growth centre’ as West ‘rests on laurels’
MOSCOW (Reuters) -President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that economic isolation from the West was only helping Russia to become a new growth centre in …
UN chief rings alarm bell on global security threat from Gaza war
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made a rare move on Wednesday to formally warn the Security Council of a …
Global dairy companies announce alliance to cut methane at COP28
By Leah Douglas (Reuters) -Six of the world’s largest dairy companies will soon begin disclosing their methane emissions as part of a new global alliance …
India to be world’s third-largest economy by 2030 -S&P Global Ratings
BENGALURU (Reuters) – India will remain the fastest-growing major economy for at least the next three years, setting it on course to become the world’s …
Short supply of homes to push global property prices higher at slower pace: Reuters poll
By Hari Kishan BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global property prices in most major markets will rise over the next two years, albeit at a slightly slower …
Global hedge funds further offloaded Chinese stocks in Nov
By Summer Zhen HONG KONG (Reuters) – China and broader emerging Asia market stocks were among the most net sold regions by global hedge funds …
Israel Lays Groundwork For Global Assassination Campaign Targeting Hamas Heads
Israel Lays Groundwork For Global Assassination Campaign Targeting Hamas Heads Micaela Burrow on December 1, 2023 Israel is planning a years-long assassination campaign against Hamas …
Explainer-Can technology solve the global climate crisis?
By Timothy Gardner (Reuters) – Governments and investors are pouring billions of dollars into emerging technologies to combat global warming in long-shot bets that entrepreneurship …
US ETF assets hit record $7.65 trillion in November -State Street Global Advisors
By Suzanne McGee (Reuters) – Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) had a bumper month in the United States in November, with assets climbing to a record $7.65 …
Canada’s Brookfield raises record $28 billion for infrastructure fund
(Reuters) -Canada’s Brookfield Asset Management said on Friday it had raised $28 billion for its largest-ever fund, wagering on infrastructure assets the company believes would …