German firms weigh options to save gas, warn may need to cut output
By Victoria Waldersee and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN – German firms are attempting to reduce gas use in response to a government plea to spare reserves, but savings may be limited…
By Victoria Waldersee and Riham Alkousaa BERLIN – German firms are attempting to reduce gas use in response to a government plea to spare reserves, but savings may be limited…
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is pausing the construction of six new office buildings in Bellevue and Nashville to reevaluate the designs to suit hybrid work, the tech giant said on…
By Alex Lawler LONDON – OPEC in June did not deliver on an oil output increase pledged under a deal with allies, a Reuters survey on Friday showed, as involuntary…
By Kylie Madry and Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s financial system is resilient and solid despite international economic and geopolitical volatility, the central bank chief said on Wednesday during…
What Can We Do To Stop Mass Shootings? Experts Weigh In Jennie Taer on June 5, 2022 There needs to be a better system for documenting mental health problems, better…
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON – The Biden administration must thoroughly analyze the climate impacts of oil and gas leasing on nearly 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) of federal land…
TOKYO – Japan’s manufacturing activity grew at the weakest pace in three months in May, as China’s heavy-handed coronavirus curbs aggravated supply disruptions and raised risks for the economic outlook.…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives plans to take up an emergency funding bill next week to address ongoing infant formula shortages and move to empower a federal nutrition…
By Nichola Saminather (Reuters) – Canada’s biggest life insurers, Manulife Financial and Sun Life Financial on Wednesday reported core earnings fell from a year ago as the COVID-19 pandemic took…
STOCKHOLM – Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed Finland and Sweden to the verge of applying for NATO membership. Finland, which shares a 1,300-km (810-mile) border with Russia, and Sweden…
(Reuters) – Russia’s service sector activity shrank in April for the second month in a row, hurt by weak client demand and a drop in new orders as sanctions dented…
TORONTO – Canadian manufacturing activity expanded at a slower pace in April as the war in Ukraine contributed to pressures on capacity and cost, offsetting continued robust demand, data showed…
By Sophie Yu and Brenda Goh BEIJING – For the Fengxi Inn guest house, China’s annual May Day holiday is usually a sell-out period, with guests booking out its rooms…
PARIS – French spirits maker Pernod Ricard expects the coming weeks in China to remain difficult amid restrictions tied to the COVID-19 crisis in the country, its Chief Financial Officer…
WELLINGTON – Tighter lending criteria and rising interest rates, coupled with inflation, continue to weigh on house prices and sales activity in New Zealand, the Real Estate Institute of New…
White House Refuses To Weigh In On Biological Men Competing In Women’s Sports Kendall Tietz on April 4, 2022 The White House dodged a question on transgender participation in college…
(Reuters) – A jury will begin deliberations on Monday in the trial of four men charged with conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, in a case that pits domestic…
By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON – The Biden administration may soon consider calls for exemptions to a ban on financing of new carbon-intensive fossil fuel projects overseas, a senior U.S. official…
BELGRADE – The war in Ukraine is expected to weigh on Serbia’s economy, presenting global problems such as supply chain disruptions and higher commodity prices, the International Monetary Fund said…
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK – Wall Street stormed back this week after absorbing a long-awaited rate hike from the Federal Reserve, leaving investors to determine whether stocks are set…
By Bansari Mayur Kamdar – Canada’s benchmark index extended losses for a third straight session on Tuesday, as weakness in energy and metal prices due to rising COVID-19 cases in…
PARIS – EU leaders will hold initial talks at a summit this week in Versailles about a joint investment plan to boost the bloc’s independence in defence and energy following…
By Chibuike Oguh – Apollo Global Management Inc Chief Executive Marc Rowan said on Tuesday that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could temper interest rate rises by central banks and that…
PARIS – The war in Ukraine, and heavy sanctions Western powers have taken against Russia, will have long-lasting and serious consequences for the French farming sector, the European Union’s biggest,…
LONDON – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on Friday it would consider suspending Belarus and Russia’s access to its resources, among other possible responses to Russia’s…