IBT Staff Reporter

Blackstone Inc has never approached Toshiba Corp about a potential buyout, the two companies said on Thursday, denying a media report.

As COVID-19 rages across Hong Kong at the start of a sensitive political year for China and President Xi Jinping, Beijing is determined not to be embarrassed and undermined as it was by the often-violent protests that rocked the city in 2019.

As COVID-19 rages across Hong Kong at the start of a sensitive political year for China and President Xi Jinping, Beijing is determined not to be embarrassed and undermined as it was by the often-violent protests that rocked the city in 2019.

Sterling crashed against a surging dollar in its worst day since March 2020 as investors rushed into safe-haven assets after Russian forces invaded Ukraine.

European Central Bank policymakers are gathering on Thursday for what may have become a crisis meeting as Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens to derail economic growth in the euro zone and complicate the ECB's path out of negative interest rates.

European Central Bank policymakers are gathering on Thursday for what may have become a crisis meeting as Russia's invasion of Ukraine threatens to derail economic growth in the euro zone and complicate the ECB's path out of negative interest rates.

Bloodshed, tears in eastern Ukraine as Russia attacks

Europe's financial sector scrambled on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, with Allianz saying it had frozen its Russian government bond exposure and top British domestic lender Lloyds saying it was on "heightened alert" for cyberattacks.

Europe's financial sector scrambled on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, with Allianz disclosing it had frozen its Russian government bond exposure and top British domestic lender Lloyds saying it was on "heightened alert" for cyberattacks.

Europe's financial sector scrambled on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, with Allianz disclosing it had frozen its Russian government bond exposure and top British domestic lender Lloyds saying it was on "heightened alert" for cyberattacks.

Europe's financial sector saw heavy share falls on Thursday as it grappled to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including Allianz disclosing it had frozen its Russian government bond exposure.

Europe's financial sector suffered heavy share price falls on Thursday, with U.S. banks set to follow suit, as it grappled to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Financial firms from Frankfurt to Wall Street suffered heavy share price falls on Thursday as they grappled with the impact of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, digested newly-imposed sanctions and rushed to advise clients on how to respond.

Ukrainians wake up to sounds of bombings as war hits home

Ukraine's military has suspended commercial shipping at its ports after Russian forces invaded the country, an adviser to the Ukrainian president's chief of staff said, stoking fear of supply disruption from leading grain and oilseeds exporters.

A humpback whale, likely lured by a trawling net capturing masses of Antarctic krill, became entangled last month and died in the Southern Ocean.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine saw investors scrambling for the safety of gold and the protection of inflation hedges as weeks of brinkmanship came to a head on Thursday.

What seemed like a tail risk event for world markets just a few weeks back became reality on Thursday as Russia's attack on Ukraine generated a fresh wave of uncertainty and sent money managers scrabbling to assess the investment implications.

What seemed like a tail risk event for world markets just a few weeks back became reality on Thursday as Russia's attack on Ukraine generated a fresh wave of uncertainty and sent money managers scrabbling to assess the investment implications.

Russia's attack on Ukraine sparked volatility and fresh uncertainty in markets on Thursday, as investors scrambled to assess the conflict's longer term implications for asset prices.

European Union leaders will discuss new, tough sanctions on Russia at an emergency meeting later on Thursday in reaction to its "barbaric attack" on Ukraine, the 27-nation bloc's officials said.

European Union leaders will impose new sanctions on Russia, freezing its assets, halting its banks' access to European financial markets and hitting "Kremlin interests" over its invasion of Ukraine, senior officials said on Thursday.

European Union leaders said on Thursday they would slap harsh new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, targetting Russia elites and hitting its economy hard.

European Union leaders on Thursday adopted tough new sanctions on Russia, hitting its economy and elites in response to President Vladimir Putin's "barbaric" invasion of Ukraine.

European Union leaders agreed on Thursday to impose new economic sanctions on Russia, joining the United States and Britain in trying to punish President Vladimir Putin and his allies for unleashing a full-scale attack on Ukraine.

South Korea said on Thursday it would join in unspecified multilateral economic sanctions on Russia in response to its military operations in Ukraine, but is not considering adopting unilateral measures.

Nepal's parliament is set to begin debates on Thursday on an agreement for a $500 million grant from the United States, with a vote that could break the governing alliance led by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, who took over in July last year.

Russia attack on Ukraine reverberates in energy-rich Gulf

Talk of consolidation among European mobile carriers has grown louder with several executives voicing support as cut-throat price wars drive up debt and limit funds for 5G network upgrades.