By Joyce Lee and Byungwook Kim SEONGNAM, South Korea (Reuters) – On weekdays, South Korean tech company Naver Corp’s new headquarters near Seoul resembles a scene straight out of a science-fiction movie, with some 40 robots ambling across floors and delivering parcels and Starbucks coffee to humans. The Rookies, as the robots are called, weave…
By Arathy Somasekhar and Isabel Kua SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose more than $1 on Wednesday, buoyed by tight supplies and the prospect of rising demand from the upcoming start of the summer driving season in the United States, the world’s biggest crude consumer. Brent crude futures for July rose $1.38, or 1.2%, to…
PARIS (Reuters) – French company TotalEnergies said it had agreed to buy 50% of Clearway Energy Group, the fifth-largest renewables company in the United States, which TotalEnergies said marked its largest U.S renewables energy acquisition. TotalEnergies added the acquisition would see it team up with Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). As part of the deal, GIP…
By Gabriel Burin and Noe Torres BUENOS AIRES/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Brazilian stocks will rise less than previously expected this year as fears over October’s presidential vote tarnish the outlook for the second half and double-digit interest rates prompt a switch to deposit accounts, a Reuters poll showed. In recent weeks, Brazil’s benchmark Bovespa stock…
