By Susanna Twidale LONDON – European and British gas prices soared on Wednesday, with a benchmark Dutch gas price hitting a record high as countries said EU sanctions against Russia could …
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HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s economy is expected to grow 2.0% to 3.5% this year after expanding 6.4% in 2021, as social restrictions to tackle a growing COVID-19 outbreak are …
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By Tom Westbrook and Alun John SINGAPORE – Investors are reviving one of the most unprofitable wagers of the past two decades and betting that a combination of politics and …
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BERLIN – German sportswear company Adidas said on Thursday it would grow in its key market of China in 2022 even after it was hit by renewed pandemic restrictions and …
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz traveled to Ukraine’s capital on Monday to discuss concerns that Russia is preparing to invade the country, DW News reported. “Germany stands close by your side,” …
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WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on February 9, 2022, James Burrous, age 47, of Tioga County, Pennsylvania, was sentenced by …
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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 …
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By Md Manzer Hussain BENGALURU – The economies in the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council will grow at their fastest paces in several years, according to a Reuters poll of economists …
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva on Friday in hopes of determining whether a diplomatic solution with regard to Ukraine is viable, …
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By Joori Roh SEOUL -South Korea’s exports expanded at their fastest pace in 11 years in 2021, with the total export value reaching a record high, supported by post-pandemic recoveries …
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By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY – A new wave of migrants is arriving at the Mexican border due south of the United States after U.S. judges ordered the resumption of …
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– Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd, the world’s biggest dairy exporter, said on Monday it would invest about NZ$4 billion ($2.72 billion) by 2030 to move milk into higher value products, …
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By Rodrigo Campos and Agustin Geist NEW YORK/BUENOS AIRES – Labor activist Alejandro Bodart marched down the Buenos Aires streets two decades ago to protest against the International Monetary Fund, …
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PARIS -French construction materials company Saint-Gobain on Monday said it would buy GCP Applied Technologies in a deal that values the U.S.-based specialty construction chemicals company at around $2.3 billion. …
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By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK – The emergence of Omicron is fueling uncertainty in markets, as investors await information about the heavily mutated coronavirus variant and gauge how badly it …
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By Leika Kihara TOKYO -The Bank of Japan can hold off on expanding stimulus unless a spike in Omicron cases triggers huge market turbulence, board member Seiji Adachi said, suggesting …
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STOCKHOLM – Losses for Swedish payments firm Klarna deepened in the year to the end of September, while transactions using its platform jumped in the final three months of the …
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Home sales in the U.S. grew in October as buyers continue to enter a hot market, according to the National Association of Realtors. Existing home sales increased at the …
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LAGOS -Nigeria’s economy is likely to grow by 2.6% this year in a “subdued” recovery from last year’s recession, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday. The fund, which …
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LIMA – Peru’s socialist President Pedro Castillo said on Thursday in a conference with business leaders that the country’s gross domestic product is expected to grow 13% and beat expectations …
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– The global economy is expected to grow at 6% this year, Barclays analysts said on Thursday, adding that the slow pace of growth was still heightened compared with the …
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FRESNO, Calif. — Lester Eduardo Cardenas-Flores, 25, a native and citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today to two years and five months in prison for conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and …
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BEIJING -China is battling the spread of its biggest COVID-19 outbreak caused by the Delta variant, according to numbers announced on Monday, with travellers from a city where infections have …
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LONDON – Post-lockdown shortages of workers in Britain will push up wage costs in some sectors, potentially fuelling short-term inflation, but the labour market will settle down with time, Bank …
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LONDON – The Bank of England will have to act if it sees expectations of higher inflation pushing up wages, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey said, echoing his recent message about …