TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Hitachi is considering selling its 40% stake in an air-conditioning joint venture with Johnson Controls International […]
NATO targets AI, robots and space tech in $1.1 billion fund
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – A consortium of NATO allies has confirmed the first tranche of companies awarded funding […]
EU to delay core element of Basel bank capital reforms by one year
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) -The European Union will delay a core element of global reforms to bank capital rules […]
Caterpillar’s Russian assets transferred to firm owned by Armenian fund
(Reuters) -U.S. machinery maker Caterpillar’s former Russian assets have been transferred to a company owned by Armenian investment fund Balchug […]
Berkshire Hathaway boosts stake in Occidental Petroleum to nearly 29%
(Reuters) -Billionaire Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc acquired another 2.95 million shares in Occidental Petroleum, a regulatory filing showed, bringing […]
UK grocery inflation edges lower again ahead of election, Kantar says
By James Davey LONDON (Reuters) – UK grocery inflation fell for a sixteenth month in a row in June, industry […]
BOJ chief Ueda signals chance of July rate hike
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank could raise interest rates next […]
BOJ index shows more Japan firms passing on wage costs in services prices
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) – The price Japanese companies charge each other for services with high labour costs rose […]
What happens next in Ukraine’s debt restructuring?
By Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -Talks between Ukraine and its international bondholders designed to cut its debt to help finance […]
German home building permits nosedive in April as slump continues
By Tom Sims FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Building permits for apartments in Germany fell 17% in April from a year earlier, […]