By Simon Jessop and Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The past year was the busiest ever for climate and sustainability rulemaking, with no let up expected in 2023 as policymakers tighten the net aro[...]
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Politics
Leonardo agrees early retirement, new hirings deal with Italian unions
ROME (Reuters) – Defence and aerospace group Leonardo said on Wednesday it had struck a deal with Italian trade unions for the early retirement of 400 of its staff during 2023-2024, to be offset[...]
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Russian mobile calls, internet seen deteriorating after Nokia, Ericsson leave
By Supantha Mukherjee and Alexander Marrow STOCKHOLM/MOSCOW (Reuters) -When telecoms gear makers Nokia and Ericsson leave Russia at the end of the year, their departure could steadily cripple the coun[...]
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Putin oversees launch of Siberian gas field feeding pipeline to China
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin presided over the launch of a major new Siberian gas field on Wednesday to help drive a planned surge in supply to China. The Kovykta gas field will[...]
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Indonesia confirms bauxite export ban to proceed as scheduled
By Fransiska Nangoy and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday confirmed an export ban for bauxite starting in June next year as scheduled, to enc[...]
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U.S. expands dispute settlement consultations over Canadian dairy tariff policies
OTTAWA (Reuters) -The Biden administration said on Tuesday it was requesting new dispute settlement consultations under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) trade deal related to Canadian dairy im[...]
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FTX’S Bankman-Fried’s lawyer departs courthouse in Bahamas – Reuters witness
(Reuters) – A lawyer for Sam Bankman-Fried departed a court in the Bahamas on Tuesday and the founder of the failed FTX crypto exchange was not seen at the court, according to a Reuters witness,[...]
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Morning Bid: Land of the rising yields
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Of all the financial surprises of 2022, the Bank of Japan’s decision to finally join its G7 peers in effectively tightening bo[...]
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U.S. Navy awards Amazon Web Services contract worth over $700 million
(Reuters) – The United States Navy on Monday awarded Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing division a five-year enterprise software license contract worth $723.9 million. The deal will provide[...]
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