By Eva Mathews and Nivedita Balu (Reuters) -Canada’s Shopify Inc reported its slowest quarterly revenue growth since going public in 2015 and delivered a big miss on profit, sending the company’s U.S.-listed shares tumbling 17% on Thursday. Easing global e-commerce growth from the frenetic pace seen during the peak of the pandemic has hit Shopify,…
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia swapped internal public debt worth 2.6 trillion pesos ($641 million) in April, the second such operation this year and part of an effort to reduce amortizations and improve the country’s debt profile, its finance ministry said on Thursday. In the latest operation, the ministry traded TES securities coming due in 2023…
By Stine Jacobsen and Isla Binnie COPENHAGEN/MADRID (Reuters) – Wind turbine makers racked up hefty losses last quarter, swelled by rocketing costs and cut-throat competition despite being more in demand than ever. The industry started seeing a steep decline in prices and increased competition back in 2017 as some governments moved away from generous, fixed,…
By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau SA on Thursday reported first-quarter net profit roughly in line with market expectations as weaker results in Brazil were offset by an improvement in North America. Gerdau’s net income reached 2.94 billion reais ($597.96 million), down 17% from the previous three months but up 19% year…
By Emma Pinedo SAGUNTO, Spain (Reuters) -German carmaker Volkswagen AG and partners will invest 10 billion euros ($10.6 billion) to make electric vehicles and batteries in Spain, its chief executive said on Thursday, 3 billion euros more than it had previously committed. The company also announced a partnership deal with Spain’s largest power utility Iberdrola,…
NEW YORK (AP) — Some small businesses are still struggling to hire qualified workers, even as Americans return to the U.S. job market in droves. Hiring and retaining employees remains the top challenge for small businesses, according to a survey of 1,100 businesses by Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Voices out last week. Ninety percent…
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is highlighting its support for proposals that would route an international rail line through its Santa Teresa border crossing, capitalizing on Mexico’s unease with disruptions along the Texas portion of the U.S. border with Mexico. Mexico had considered a route through Texas, but in recent days officials have…
SAGUNTO, Spain (Reuters) – German carmaker Volkswagen AG and partners will invest 10 billion euros ($10.6 billion) to make electric vehicles and batteries in Spain, its chief executive said on Thursday, 3 billion euros more than it had previously committed. The company also announced a partnership deal with Spain’s largest power utility Iberdrola, which will…
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) -Walgreens Boots Alliance said on Thursday it has reached a $683 million settlement with Florida to resolve claims that the pharmacy chain exacerbated an opioid epidemic in the state. The settlement includes $620 million to be paid to Florida over 18 years, plus $63 million for legal fees. Florida is the…
MILAN (AP) — Across Europe, rising energy prices are testing the resolve of ordinary consumers and business owners who are caught between the continent’s dependence on cheap Russian energy and its revulsion over President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Governments are trying to replace energy supplies from Russia, mindful that their regular payments are funding…
