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The Swiss trading arm of Russian energy giant Lukoil has scaled back operations after the oil company cut its supply of capital to guarantee nearly $1 billion in margin calls in the wake of Western sanctions, according to three people familiar with the matter.

McDonald's debuted the meatless McPlant burger in 2020 in a partnership with Beyond Meat.

Bayer AG reached an $80 million settlement with Ohio to resolve environmental damage allegedly caused by polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, made by the company's Monsanto business, the state attorney general said on Thursday.

On air! Prague's 'solidarity radio' targets Ukrainians

Four die as family plunges from balcony in Switzerland

P&O Ferries admits breaking law over sackings

Global tech funds are back in demand and investment inflows are surging as rising inflationary pressures and a selloff in bonds drive investors into a sector perceived as both cheap and resilient.

Police in Britain have arrested seven people following a series of hacks by the Lapsus$ hacking group which targeted major firms including Okta Inc and Microsoft Corp, City of London Police said on Thursday.

Citigroup's retail unit in Mexico, known as Citibanamex, has said it hopes to define the terms of its sale by the beginning of April, amid signs of intensifying interest in the bank, expected to fetch at least $4 billion.

U.S. shale oil producer ConocoPhillips is working with an adviser to sell its gas-producing assets in the Anadarko Basin of North Texas and Western Oklahoma, according to two sources and documents seen by Reuters.

GM is set to start taking orders for the 2023 Chevy Corvette Stingray on Thursday.

Goldman Sachs' big asset-management arm will take a harder line in voting on directors at companies that do not disclose enough about their greenhouse gas emissions, an executive said on Thursday, adding to the pressure on business leaders to provide more climate-impact data.

Ethiopian Airlines appoints new CEO

War in Ukraine rattles auto parts industry

Orders for U.S. durable goods fell by 2.2% in February, ending four consecutive months of growth.

German utilities on Thursday said their country needed an early warning system to tackle gas shortages, a day after Russia ordered the switch of contract payments to roubles, raising the risk of a supply squeeze and even higher prices.

Chick-fil-A’s used cooking oil from more than 2,700 U.S. and Canadian restaurants will be converted into renewable fuel.

Meta Platforms Inc will make it easier for brands to run three-dimensional ads on Facebook and Instagram through a new partnership with an ecommerce technology firm.

U.S. stocks rose on Thursday, extending the market's recent rebound, as chipmakers and big growth names advanced.

U.S. stock indexes were set to rebound on Thursday from a sharp fall in the previous session, with investors closely tracking a meeting of Western leaders as the Ukraine crisis enters its second month.

US durable goods ended streak of gains in February

Moscow stock market partially reopens after month-long closure

OPEC officials believe a possible European Union ban on oil from its partner Russia would hurt consumers and the group has conveyed its concerns to Brussels, OPEC sources said.

OPEC officials believe a possible European Union ban on oil from its partner Russia over the invasion of Ukraine would hurt consumers and the group has conveyed its concerns to Brussels, OPEC sources said.

Sam's Club's Scan & Go technology allows customers to skip the checkout lines to pay for their purchases.

European economies face the risk of a shortage of diesel, the preferred fuel for heavy industry, as sanctions on Russian energy threaten to disrupt imports while supply from elsewhere remains limited.

KKR remains interested in taking over Telecom Italia (TIM) and also wants to discuss the phone group's own plans to combine its fixed line assets with those of state-backed rival Open Fiber, two sources said on Thursday.

The United States and Japan on Thursday announced an agreement that will allow American farmers and ranchers to meet Japan's growing demand for U.S. beef and lowers the chances of Japan imposing higher tariffs in future.

JD Logistics is looking to raise $1.1 billion from a $700 million share placement with its parent company JD.Com plus a $400 million primary capital raising, according to regulatory filings on Thursday.