Volkswagen has joined a group that sets environmental and social standards in mining as the world's No.2 carmaker steps up efforts ensure its raw materials are sustainable, especially in electric vehicles (EVs).
Hong Kong's Lam mulls easing Covid rules as public tolerance 'fading'
Federer's Ukrainian conqueror swaps racquet for Kalashnikov
Investors are racing to work out how much monetary policy tightening the economy can handle as the U.S.
A Toshiba Corp independent director broke ranks with the company board's public stance on Thursday, saying he would back a shareholder proposal at next week's extraordinary meeting that could pave the way for a potential buyout deal.
The U.S. Treasury yield curve flattened further on Wednesday, as the Federal Reserve increased interest rates for the first time in three years and set out a path of tighter monetary policy to fight unabated inflation.
As COVID curbs cut travel and duty-free shopping, South Koreans are driving a luxury goods boom at home that has left Chanel barring nearly a third of would-be shoppers to stop bulk buyers snagging $10,000 bags for resale with markups of 20% or more.
St Patrick's Day parades return to Ireland after Covid hiatus
Ukraine warns of new 'wall' in Europe as Russian strikes kill 21
Japan's Renesas Electronics Corp, Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd, Sony Group Corp and other precision parts makers halted some operations on Thursday after an earthquake jolted the country's northeast, the latest blow to the global supply chain.
Black hair, white shoelaces: Japan school rules under fire
Oil surges back up on Russia tensions
Japan is unlikely to see inflation hitting a central bank target of 2%, even accounting for rising energy costs, Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Thursday, making the case for keeping monetary policy ultra-easy.
Major Apple Inc supplier Foxconn plans to use a COVID bubble arrangement that allowed its Shenzhen campus to resume production until at least Sunday, according to an internal document seen by Reuters.
Japan and Hong Kong led a jump in regional stocks on Thursday, joining a rally on Wall Street overnight as potential risks from Federal Reserve monetary tightening to the Ukraine war and a slowdown in China became less murky.
The yen was pinned to a six-year low on the dollar on Thursday, as a U.S.
The U.S. dollar fell on Thursday and hit its lowest in a week as investors digested the Federal Reserve's monetary policy outlook a day after the U.S.
The recall affects thousands of units sold in the U.S. and Canada.
The gleaming, late-model European jet for sale was a rarity in the hot market for second-hand corporate aircraft.
New Zealand's GDP returned to growth in the final quarter of 2021 as the economy emerged from COVID-19 lockdowns, and economists said the data supported expectations the central bank would raise interest rates further.
As war in Ukraine drives up already high input costs, even firms with business models fine-tuned to Japan's deflationary economy are toying with higher prices, testing acceptance by consumers hardened by repeated affirmations of an elusive inflation goal.
Exxon Mobil Corp and BHP Group said on Thursday they will go ahead with a project to boost gas output from their Gippsland Basin Kipper field off southeast Australia, which would help fill a looming gas shortage in the local market.
Japan's core machinery orders slipped for the first time in five months in January, a worrying sign for an economy already facing heightened pressure from the Ukraine war and high energy and raw material prices.
Netflix might be getting rid of the ability to share an account.
Brazil hikes key interest rate ninth straight time
Federal Reserve policymakers on Wednesday signaled much faster interest rates hikes this year than they had expected just a few months ago, getting them to about 1.9% by the end of the year as they try to tamp down soaring inflation.
Citigroup to cover travel costs after US state abortion laws
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has questioned 19 financial companies to clarify their investment policies on fossil fuels, his office said on Wednesday, showing the breadth of a review that could see firms losing state pension mandates.
Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani will soon go to trial on fraud charges.
Iran nuclear deal 'close', Tehran frees captives as obstacles narrow
