BUSINESS

Philippines President Duterte's administration doesn't have a firm and consistent policy against China's claims in the South China Sea, undermining his country's sovereignty.

The U.S. Treasury yield curve has been flattening with parts of it inverting as investors price in an aggressive rate-hiking plan by the Federal Reserve as it attempts to bring inflation down from 40-year highs.

Tesla's announcement on Monday that it will seek shareholder approval to increase its share count in order to enable a stock split adds to a recent wave of megacap companies splitting their shares in a bid to attract more investors.

Trump 'more likely than not' obstructed Congress: US judge

A federal judge on Monday dismissed long-running litigation accusing seven U.S.

NIO's shares were up 4.5% on the news that it had delivered the first models of its ET7 luxury sedan.

New Balance, the athletic wear giant, has announced plans to open up a production facility closer to home in Massachusetts after COVID-19 outbreaks cut into its manufacturing.

Rome expects to return Monte dei Paschi di Siena into private hands only after the bailed-out lender completes restructuring steps it is currently discussing with European Union authorities, Italy's economy minister said on Monday.

Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta suspends publication

The Ruby Princess ship had a 100% vaccination rate for both passengers and crew.

Leading investor advisory firms have again raised concerns over the salary of UniCredit CEO Andrea Orcel, with one recommending for a second straight year shareholders vote against his pay.

Hanging on in a frontline Ukrainian ghost town

The European Union should, like national governments, have a proper budget it could use to stabilise the bloc's economy if needed, a European Commission survey of academics, think-tanks and other bodies and individuals has suggested.

France's Macron faces anger over prices on campaign trail

ProSiebenSat.1 said on Monday that MediaForEurope (MFE) had rejected the offer of a seat on the supervisory board of the German broadcaster, suggesting that no compromise has been reached with its top investor ahead of a May shareholder vote.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge by steel companies to former President Donald Trump's 2018 decision to double tariffs on steel imports from Turkey on national security grounds - a policy move defended by President Joe Biden's administration.

Outspoken skeptic of COVID-19 Elon Musk says he has contracted COVID-19 again, despite claiming to be vaccinated.

Israel's Brain.Space, a four-year-old startup that studies data on brain activity, is set to put its gear to test on astronauts in space next week during a SpaceX shuttle flight to the International Space Station (ISS).

The S&P 500 was trading largely flat on Monday as gains in Tesla were offset by declines in bank and energy shares, ahead of the first face-to-face peace talks between Ukraine and Russia in more than two weeks.

Walmart superstores and other mixed retailers accounted for 14% of all U.S. cigarette sales volume in 2020.

TPG Inc said on Monday its fourth-quarter after-tax distributable earnings rose 34% year-on-year, driven by strong asset sales across its portfolio of private equity, impact investment, growth equity, and real estate assets.

Tesla Inc will seek investor approval to increase its number of shares to enable a stock split in the form of a dividend, the electric-car maker said on Monday, sending its shares up about 5%.

Wall Street's regulator is considering changes to stock market rules to increase competition for orders and improve deals for retail investors, according to its top official Gary Gensler and industry executives.

India's top multiplexes to merge to survive 'streaming onslaught'

Heineken, Carlsberg join Russia business exodus

Huawei reports record net profit as exec Meng makes public return

AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc Chief Executive Adam Aron said the movie-theater chain would embark on more "transformational" deals to capitalize on the interest of retail investors following its bet on a troubled gold and silver mine operator.

Huawei Technologies on Monday reported asset sale gains helped lift profit 76% in 2021, turning in its first set of results under Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou since she returned to China last year after nearly three years' detention in Canada.

U.S. pressure on Huawei Technologies has served to strengthen the resolve of the Chinese telecoms giant, finance chief Meng Wanzhou said on Monday after its first set of results since her return from nearly three years' detention in Canada.