By Virginia Furness LONDON (Reuters) – Financial regulators and supervisors in some G20 countries are overlooking the risks posed by biodiversity loss and deforestation because of insufficient d[...]
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July 18, 2024
BOJ wants to maintain accommodative monetary environment, Jiji reports
TOKYO (Reuters) -A senior Bank of Japan official said the central bank wants to maintain an accommodative monetary environment as much as possible, Jiji news agency reported on Thursday. The central b[...]
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Fall in German home building permits picks up pace
By Tom Sims and Klaus Lauer FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Building permits for apartments in Germany fell 24% in May from a year earlier, Statistics Office data showed on Thursday, highlighting a continued dow[...]
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Serbia eyes lithium deals with Mercedes, Stellantis, VW, president says
By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Serbia will give Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen and Stellantis the opportunity to purchase lithium for car batteries as the nation prioritises European over Chi[...]
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Exclusive-Hit by client exits, PwC to slash China partners’ pay, sources say
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) – PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has asked its China-based partners to take a pay cut of up to 50%, two people with knowledge of the matter said, as a regulatory p[...]
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Suez Canal revenue drops as some shippers shun Red Sea
(Reuters) – The Suez Canal’s annual revenue dropped by almost a quarter in its latest financial year as some shippers switched to alternative routes to avoid attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi[...]
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United Airlines earnings outlook underscores discounting pressure
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO (Reuters) -United Airlines on Wednesday forecast a lower-than-expected profit in the current quarter and announced plans to cut capacity, providing further evidence that[...]
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TSMC Q2 profit rises 36%, better than forecast
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC posted a 36% rise in second-quarter net profit on Thursday that beat market expectations as it rides a surge in demand for semiconductors used in arti[...]
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BYD sets sights on aggressive expansion in Vietnam
HANOI (Reuters) -Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD on Thursday outlined plans to aggressively expand its dealership network in Vietnam as it opens its first stores in the country this week, posing a[...]
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