RNC Registering New Voters At Gas Stations As Prices Surge Laurel Duggan on March 21, 2022 The Republican National Committee (RNC) launched a voter registration initiative at gas stations across…
– U.S-listed shares of major Chinese companies including Didi Global and Alibaba surged on Friday, set to wrap a week that was marked by China’s top policymaker laying out plans…
By Gergely Szakacs BUDAPEST – By extending a cap on retail fuel prices days before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has steered into a policy trap…
– Global commodities trader Trafigura Group has been holding talks with private equity groups to secure additional financing as soaring prices trigger margin calls across the commodities industry, Bloomberg News…
– American Airlines Group Inc cut its current-quarter capacity forecast on Tuesday, as airlines grapple with high fuel prices due to the Russia-Ukraine war. (Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram in Bengaluru;…
LONDON – Chinese companies listed in New York fell sharply during premarket trade on Tuesday after surging COVID-19 cases fuelled fears for the world’s second-largest economy and sent mainland firms…
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – New economic projections from the Federal Reserve this week will show how far and how fast policymakers see interest rates rising this year, in a…
By David Milliken LONDON – The Bank of England looks set to lift interest rates to 0.75% on Thursday, its third rate rise in a row as it seeks to…
By Heekyong Yang and Norihiko Shirouzu SEOUL/BEIJING – Asian battery makers for electric vehicles are shielded from a big, immediate hit from surging nickel prices amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine,…
ROME – The recent surge in energy prices will reduce Italy’s economic growth this year by around 0.7 percentage points, national statistics institute ISTAT estimated on Wednesday. In its monthly…
By Stephanie Kelly NEW YORK – Refining profits, or margins, from turning crude oil into products such as gasoline and diesel are ballooning, and could surge further after the United…
By Koustav Samanta SINGAPORE – Global jet fuel prices have surged to near 14-year highs in line with crude oil’s surge on supply shortfall worries, slamming air carriers and travellers…
By Fabian Cambero and Anthony Esposito SANTIAGO – Pre-tax profits for the world’s largest copper producer Codelco surged to $7.4 billion in 2021 from $2.1 billion a year earlier, boosted…
– British real-estate portal Rightmove said on Friday it expects transaction levels to return to pre-pandemic levels this year, dispelling concerns about a slowdown driven by rising inflation and a…
– U.S. rare earth miner MP Materials Corp on Thursday posted a higher fourth-quarter profit, helped by rising prices for the minerals used to make high-end electronics and weaponry. Rare…
ISTANBUL – The number of foreign visitors arriving in Turkey jumped 151% from a year earlier to 1.28 million in January, data showed on Monday, as the sector continued to…
MOSCOW – Two regions in eastern Ukraine where government and separatist forces have been fighting since 2014 were hit by more than 1,400 explosions on Friday, monitors for the Organization…
HONG KONG – The election of Hong Kong’s chief executive, scheduled to be held in March, will be postponed to May as the Asian financial hub battles to control an…
-British warehousing firm Segro said on Friday the growing popularity of rapid delivery services is fuelling strong demand across its markets after it reported a 20% jump in annual profit,…
WASHINGTON – U.S. homebuilding fell more than expected in January as many parts of the country experienced freezing temperatures, but a surge in permits suggested a rebound in the coming…
Global crude oil prices surged Friday, continuing their steady approach toward $100 per barrel, as a top energy group projected greater demand through 2022. The West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude…
By Nathan Layne – When Idaho nurse Joan West received a fundraising mailer from U.S. Representative Liz Cheney, she saw a way to address her regret for having voted for…
– Insurance Australia Group beat profit and dividend estimates on Friday for the first half, even as higher claims tied to natural disasters, including severe storms and hail last October,…
WASHINGTON – Sales of new U.S. single-family homes jumped to a nine-month high in December, boosted by a severe shortage of previously owned houses on the market. New home sales…
A major N95 mask manufacturer saw a rise in sales during the Omicron variant surge and expects to profit further from new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control…