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By Laura Sanicola (Reuters) – The average price of U.S. retail gasoline fell below $4 per gallon on Thursday for the first time in months, giving some relief to drivers …

(Reuters) -McDonald’s Corp said on Thursday it plans on reopening its restaurants in Ukraine over the next few months in an early sign of western businesses returning to the country, …

By Jody Godoy and Michelle Price WASHINGTON -Three former JPMorgan Chase & Co employees were acquitted of racketeering and conspiracy charges in a landmark futures manipulation trial on Wednesday, although …

(This Aug. 9 stoy corrects spelling of name in paragraph 4) By Tom Wilson and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Another day, another hack – and another blockchain bridge burned. When …

(Reuters) – BlackRock Inc, the world’s biggest asset manager, has launched a spot bitcoin private trust for institutional clients in the United States, according to a blog post on its website. …

By Clement Uwiringiyimana KIGALI -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he discussed with Rwandan President Paul Kagame “credible reports” that Rwanda continued to support the M23 rebel …

By Padraic Halpin and Tim Hepher DUBLIN/PARIS -The world’s largest aircraft lessor predicted on Thursday that planemakers will be hampered by supply chain issues for years, further slowing new jet …

(Reuters) -Disruptions to Verizon Communications Inc’s mobile services in Miami was caused by a cut in optical fiber due to overnight construction work, the wireless carrier said on Thursday as …

LOS ANGELES – Actress and model Jerry Hall and media mogul Rupert Murdoch have finalized their divorce, according to a statement released by the couple. The 66-year-old Hall filed for …

By Alex Lawler LONDON -OPEC on Thursday cut its 2022 forecast for growth in world oil demand for a third time since April, citing the economic impact of Russia’s invasion …

SHANGHAI -Xiaomi Corp is currently running tests on 140 vehicles across China for autonomous driving, CEO Lei Jun said on Thursday. The news marks the latest benchmark for the smartphone …

By Victoria Waldersee BERLIN -Daimler Truck will keep prices high even if certain costs begin to fall in order to compensate for lower margins since last year, the truckmaker said …

By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM -Deutsche Telekom on Thursday raised its annual earnings forecast for the second time after beating quarterly estimates, and said it could achieve its goal of a …

By Rachel More and Paul Carrel BERLIN – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz promised a new package of measures on Thursday, including tax relief, to help people struggling with rising prices …

By Maria Sheahan and Carolyn Cohn BERLIN/LONDON – Zurich Insurance Group reported a better-than-expected 25% rise in operating profit in the first half on strong performance across the board and …

By Elitsa Gadeva and Juliette Portala (Reuters) -Insurer Aegon raised its forecasts for full-year operating capital generation and 2021-2023 free cash flow on Thursday after a quarterly earnings beat, lifting …

By Selena Li, Lawrence White and Anshuman Daga HONG KONG/LONDON – HSBC overstated the risks of spinning off its Asia unit when it rebuffed such a proposal by shareholder Ping …

By Yimou Lee TAIPEI -China’s threat of force is undiminished, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said on Thursday, even though Beijing’s largest ever military drills around the island seemed to be …

By Liangping Gao and Clare Jim BEIJING/HONG KONG – A Chinese property think tank owned by KE Holdings apologised on Thursday for sparking a “heated public discussion” with its report …

By Carolina Mandl and Angelique Chen NEW YORK -SoftBank Group Corp is set to post a gain of $34.1 billion by reducing its stake in Alibaba Group Holding from 23.7% …

By Dawn Chmielewski and Lisa Richwine (Reuters) – Over an earnings period that appeared to signal the end of Netflix envy, Walt Disney Co restored hopes that growth in the …

By John Revill ZURICH -Siemens said on Thursday it continued to see strong industrial demand during its third quarter, as costs related to its Siemens Energy investment and decision to …

By Ann Wang and I-Hwa Cheng PINGTUNG, Taiwan – Even before last week’s visit to Taiwan by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, fish farmer Chen Sheng-You was on …