Today: September 25, 2024
Today: September 25, 2024

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Business|Economy

Euronav flags US politics, China economy as risks to shipping momentum

Euronav expects a rise global sea trade this year driven by the rerouting of Red Sea shipping though a change in the U.S. presidency and a slowdown in China's economy are risk factors, the

Euronav flags US politics, China economy as risks to shipping momentum
Economy|News

US tops China as Germany's biggest trading partner

The United States overtook China as Germany's biggest trading partner in the first half of 2024, according to preliminary German statistics office data, as Berlin's drive to reduce

Business|Economy|Europe|News

Rheinmetall confident of hitting 'at least' full-year targets

German defence group Rheinmetall will at the very least hit its full-year sales and earnings targets after a strong first half as demand for weapons in Europe remains unabated after

Rheinmetall confident of hitting 'at least' full-year targets
Business|Europe

Siemens profit beats market view on software but outlook remains guarded

Siemens beat quarterly earnings forecasts on Thursday, helped by demand for electricity infrastructure and production software, but warned some customers were

Business|Economy|Finance

India's central bank holds rates again despite global market volatility

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday, as widely expected, retaining its focus on bringing inflation down

Business|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets

No let up in volatility

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Investors would be well advised to put those neck braces back on, with the start to Thursday's trading showing that market

Asia|Business

Thailand approves incentives for auto parts joint ventures

Thailand has approved incentives for joint ventures (JV) between Thai and foreign companies to manufacture automotive parts for vehicles using all types of propulsion systems, its

Americas|Business

MG Motor to build manufacturing plant, R&D center in Mexico

MG Motor plans to build a manufacturing plant and a research and development center in Mexico, the carmaker said on Wednesday, adding that it would bring the additional benefit

Asia|Technology

South Korea to hold emergency meeting after EV fires raise safety concerns

South Korea's environment ministry said on Thursday it plans to hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss fires involving electric vehicles (EVs), including a

South Korea to hold emergency meeting after EV fires raise safety concerns
Asia|Business|Finance

Japan's Shiseido becomes latest luxury brand hit by China slump, shares plunge

Japanese cosmetics powerhouse Shiseido fell by its daily limit in Tokyo trading on Thursday following midyear earnings that were hit by restructuring costs and slumping demand in

Economy|News

South Korea's state-run think tank argues for early rate cuts

South Korea's state-run think tank on Thursday said there was a need for early cuts in interest rates, as it flagged weaker economic growth and inflation amid sluggish domestic

Business|Economy|Finance

Australia's central bank won't hesitate to raise rates if needed, governor says

Australia's central bank will not hesitate to raise interest rates if needed to control inflation, its chief said on Thursday, reinforcing its hawkish messaging as the pace of

Finance|Technology

Ripple ordered to pay $125 million in penalty for improperly selling XRP tokens

Ripple Labs has been ordered by a Manhattan court judge to pay the U.S.

Business|Economy|Finance

Japan closely watching stock moves but is not in a phase of action, finance minister says

Japanese authorities are closely watching stock market developments but are not in a phase of taking specific actions, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, as volatility

Japan closely watching stock moves but is not in a phase of action, finance minister says
Crime|News

US prosecutors says Romanian businessman hired Hunter Biden to seek US policy influence

Prosecutors in the U.S. criminal tax case against Hunter Biden accused him of accepting payments from a Romanian businessman who sought to "influence U.S. government agencies" in

Africa|News|World

Dominican Republic investigates remains of 14 West Africans from drifting boat

Forensic teams in the Dominican Republic are working to identify the remains of 14 West African people found aboard a boat that drifted near the Caribbean country's northern

Europe|News

Catalan separatist Puigdemont evades capture on chaotic return to Spain

Former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont defied an arrest warrant to appear at a rally in Barcelona on Thursday after seven years of self-imposed exile,

Crime|News

World Central Kitchen says Palestinian staff member killed in Gaza

The World Central Kitchen (WCK), a U.S.-based, non-governmental organisation, said on Thursday that a Palestinian staff member had been killed in Gaza.

World Central Kitchen says Palestinian staff member killed in Gaza
Asia|Business|Technology

Toyota cuts 2024 global vehicle output forecast by 5%, Chubu Keizai newspaper reports

Toyota Motor has downgraded its global vehicle production plan for the calendar year 2024 by about 5% due to output suspension at domestic factories, Chubu Keizai newspaper reported

Business|Finance

Qantas slashes former CEO's exit pay after damning governance report

Australia's Qantas said it was cutting its former CEO's exit bonuses by A$9.3 million ($6 million) after an external review found him responsible for

Election|News

Venezuela launches criminal probe into publishers of election tally website

Venezuela's top prosecutor Tarek Saab said on Wednesday he would open a criminal investigation into the publishers of a website showing election tallies collected by the country's

Venezuela launches criminal probe into publishers of election tally website
Business|Technology

LATAM Brazil chief says airline could add smaller Embraer, Airbus planes

LATAM Airlines is weighing the possibility of adding smaller aircraft to its fleet such as Embraer's E2 and Airbus' A220, the firm's Brazil head said on Wednesday.

Europe|News|World

UK records record level of antisemitism in first half of year, charity says

Britain saw almost 2,000 antisemitic incidents in the first half of 2024, a record figure for the first six months of any year, a Jewish advisory body said on Thursday.

UK records record level of antisemitism in first half of year, charity says
Business|Economy|Finance

Election and rate cut points to UK home sales pickup, RICS says

Britain's housing market looks set for a sales bounce in the coming months after the Bank of England cut interest rates and the new government turned its focus to the sector, a

Business|Economy|Europe|Finance|News

UK jobs market stays in slow gear, recruiters say

Britain's jobs market showed further signs of cooling last month and employers increased pay more slowly, according to a survey which will form part of the Bank of England's

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