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By Steven Scheer JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel’s sovereign credit rating could be cut if the war with Palestinian Islamist group Hamas expands to other fronts, but if this does not happen …

By Noel Randewich (Reuters) – Microsoft’s early lead in artificial intelligence has the software heavyweight’s stock market value poised to pull decisively ahead of Apple’s over the next five years, …

(Reuters) -The Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, grabbing the baton from the ECB and the Bank of Japan, hold their first meetings of the year while U.S. tech …

DUBLIN (Reuters) -Ryanair has told Boeing that if any U.S. customers refuse to take delivery of 737 MAX 10 aircraft, that it would buy them “at the right price,” executives …

By Kitiphong Thaichareon and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s economy is in a state of recession owing to a high level of household debt, a deputy finance minister said on …

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Switzerland’s Holcim will spin off 100% of its North American operations in a New York flotation which could value the business at $30 billion, the …

By Joe Cash and Christoph Steitz BEIJING/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Swiss solar panel maker Meyer Burger is facing the brunt of competition from China and is warning it may have to …

By Tom Sims, Jesús Aguado and Valentina Za FRANKFURT/MADRID/MILAN (Reuters) – European banks’ run of soaring profits and record shareholder payouts faces a big test this week when investors assess …

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s trade-dependent economy likely grew faster in the fourth quarter than the third thanks to strong domestic consumption and a rebound in exports, a Reuters poll showed …

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Neither Wall Street’s wobble nor the liquidation of China Evergrande, the poster child of the property …

By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea tested its new submarine-launched cruise missiles (SLCM) on Sunday, firing an upgraded missile for the second time in a week and accelerating its …

BEIJING (Reuters) -China plans to merge three of the nation’s biggest bad debt managers into sovereign wealth fund China Investment Corp (CIC), state-run Xinhua Finance News reported, as part of …

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Complaints of anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian discrimination and hate in the U.S. rose by about 180% in the three months after Oct. 7 following Hamas’ …

By Phil Stewart, Steve Holland and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Three U.S. service members were killed and at least 34 wounded in a drone attack by Iran-backed militants on U.S. …

By Clare Jim and Scott Murdoch HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered China Evergrande, the world’s most indebted developer, to be liquidated. The move could …

(Reuters) – Chinese property developer Evergrande faces imminent liquidation after its overseas creditors failed to reach an 11th-hour deal this weekend to restructure the sprawling real-estate company, the Wall Street …

MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines and the United States intend to hold a “2-plus-2 meeting” of top diplomatic and defence officials in Manila in March, the Philippine ambassador to Washington said …

By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore’s central bank on Monday kept its monetary policy settings unchanged, as expected, in its first review of the year as inflation pressures continued …

By Rishav Chatterjee (Reuters) -Woolworths forecast on Monday a non-cash impairment of NZ$1.6 billion ($974.40 million) in its 2024 interim results, as the retailer’s New Zealand business faces challenges and …

By Ariba Shahid KARACHI (Reuters) -Pakistan’s central bank is widely expected to hold its key rate at 22% for the fifth policy meeting in a row on Monday, though an …

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s securities regulator said on Sunday that it will fully suspend the lending of restricted shares effective from Monday, in policymakers’ latest attempt to stabilise the country’s stock …

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Small Chinese investors are scrambling even harder than foreigners to exit the country’s crumbling stock markets, sending premiums on global index funds skyrocketing as they search for exposure …

By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Sunday accused party leaders of not being honest brokers in her campaign against Donald Trump and said she …

BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s far-right Our Homeland party would lay claim to a western region of Ukraine that is home to about 150,000 ethnic Hungarians if Ukraine loses its statehood …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -Turkish authorities have captured two gunmen who shot one person dead on Sunday during a service at a church in Istanbul and who are believed to be tied …