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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 …

(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), a sector that has garnered …

By Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) – The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation plans to spend more this year than ever before — $8.6 billion — as wider health funding for …

By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) – A $30 billion gush of debt issuance by developing countries since the start of the year is sparking hope that some of the more …

(Reuters) – Global investors accumulated money market funds for a third straight week in the seven days to Jan. 10, while pulling back from equity funds, as they favoured safer …

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 to several major customers because …

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 2022, according to market research …

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 economies, the International Labour Organization …

PARIS (Reuters) – The introduction this year of a global minimum corporate tax will reshape the flow of multinationals’ foreign investments as the benefits from booking profits in tax havens …

By David Lawder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The World Bank warned on Tuesday that global growth in 2024 is set to slow for a third year in a row, prolonging poverty …

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 America’s largest economy drives a …

(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 less appealing to buyers, according …

By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Supply chain pressures cooled down last month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said on Friday, but it’s possible the benign …

(Reuters) – Investors moved hefty amounts into global money market funds in the seven days leading to Jan. 3 as caution set in ahead of key U.S. employment reports which …

(Reuters) – BlackRock on Thursday named Leigh Farris its global head of corporate communications, bolstering its ranks at a time when the asset management giant faces intense heat for its …

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 straight month in December and …

MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is hopeful of being taken off the money laundering ‘grey list’ of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) of this year, the country’s Anti-Money Laundering …

(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 that the Federal Reserve would …

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 from robust demand both in …

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 developed central banks delivering just …

(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 set in ahead of the …