By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO -Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan’s biggest brokerage and investment bank, on Wednesday suffered a worse-than-expected slump in first-quarter net profit as volatile financial markets battered its investment…
(Reuters) -Voters in Arizona, Michigan, Kansas, Missouri and Washington have been choosing candidates for U.S. Congress, governor and other offices as former President Donald Trump’s effort to maintain dominance over…
By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK -Ukrainian state-owned gas company Naftogaz has laid out a new debt payment freeze plan, a week after becoming the first government entity to default since…
By Sarah N. Lynch and Doina Chiacu WASHINGTON – The United States sued Idaho on Tuesday to block a state law that it said imposes a “near-absolute ban” on abortion,…
ZURICH -Swiss consumer price inflation held steady at 3.4% in July, slightly less than economists had expected after inflation touched a 29-year high in June. The reading – still the…
By Naveen Thukral and Bernadette Christina SINGAPORE/JAKARTA – Global wheat consumption is headed for its biggest annual decline in decades as record inflation forces consumers and companies to use less…
By Tom Sims and Marta Orosz FRANKFURT – Germany’s Commerzbank swung on Wednesday to a bigger-than-expected second-quarter net profit, helped by higher interest rates and commission income, and confirmed it…
OSLO -Volvo Car Group’s July sales were down 21.5% from a year earlier as supply chain problems continued to hamper production, but could rebound in the coming months, the Sweden-based…
ADEN – Yemen’s warring sides agreed to renew a two-month truce expiring on Tuesday, the United Nations envoy said, despite international pressure for an extended and expanded deal that would…
By Scott Murdoch and Aditya Kalra HONG KONG/NEW DELHI -Uber Technologies on Wednesday sold its 7.8% stake in Indian food delivery firm Zomato Ltd for $392 million via a block…
By Matthieu Protard PARIS -French insurer AXA announced a new share buyback programme as it posted a 3% rise in first-half net profit, driving up its stock price. AXA, Europe’s…
By John Davison and Tom Perry BAGHDAD -A power struggle in Iraq between the Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and rivals aligned with Iran is testing Tehran’s ability to stave off…
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Peter Meijer conceded to Trump-endorsed primary challenger John Gibbs for the Republican Party’s nomination in a Michigan congressional district. “This was a hard-fought primary campaign, ….…
(Reuters) -Australian telecoms firm Telstra Corp will address competition concerns by de-registering some radio-communications sites that interfered with Optus’ plans to roll out its 5G network, the country’s competition regulator…
BERLIN -U.S.-German medical device maker Siemens Healthineers reported a dip in its third-quarter earnings on Wednesday, as revenue from rapid COVID-19 antigen tests dropped and COVID-19 lockdowns in China took…
By Carolyn Cohn and Selena Li LONDON/HONG KONG – Hong Kong-based billionaire Calvin Lo is considering putting more money into Formula One following his connection with F1 team Williams, Lo…
By Peter Cooney LOS ANGELES – Vin Scully, one of baseball’s most revered broadcasters who called Dodgers’ games for a record-breaking 67 years and narrated some of the sport’s greatest…
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia’s non-oil private sector kept up a steady pace of growth in July, albeit slowing slightly from June, helped by increases in customer numbers, purchasing and output,…
DUBAI – The United Arab Emirates’ non-oil private sector grew in July at its second-fastest pace this year as business activity picked up on strong demand and higher sales amid…
By James Oliphant WASHINGTON -The fight over abortion rights and former President Donald Trump’s influence loomed large as voters in several states went to the polls on Tuesday. Here are…
KALGOORLIE, Australia – BHP Group will increase its spending on nickel exploration over the next two years to meet growing demand for the raw material used in making electric vehicle…
By Josh Ye, Julie Zhu and Kane Wu HONG KONG -Unity Software Inc, the U.S. developer best known for software used to design video games, is in talks to spin…
(Reuters) – Conservative commentator Tudor Dixon won the Republican nomination for Michigan governor on Tuesday, Edison Research projected, and will face Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer in the November general election…
By Patricia Zengerle and Michael Martina WASHINGTON – More than 30 years ago, U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi angered China’s government by showing up in Tiananmen Square and unfurling a banner…
BEIJING – China is suspending imports of citrus fruits, chilled white striped hairtail and frozen horse mackerel from Taiwan starting Aug. 3, China’s customs said on Wednesday. Earlier in the…