TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and Canada are discussing collaboration on building strong supply chains for battery metals, Japan’s industry minister, Yasutoshi Nishimura, said on Tuesday. A public-private mission led by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and including 16 companies that work with batteries visited Canada last week for talks on building sustainable…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asia’s share markets slid on Tuesday, with Japan’s financial stocks leading losses as fear of a U.S. banking crisis gripped investors ahead of crucial inflation data due later in the day. Fallout from the collapse of U.S. lenders Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank widened overnight, despite government efforts to shore up…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Mitsubishi Motors Corp plans for hybrid and battery electric vehicles to account for all new car sales by the middle of the next decade, beefing up its electrification strategy for staying competitive in key markets. Mitsubishi, which is also a junior partner in an alliance with France’s Renault SA and Nissan Motor…
By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Kannaki Deka CHICAGO (Reuters) -United Airlines Holdings Inc on Monday forecast an unexpected loss in the current quarter, citing lower demand as well as higher costs from a potential contract deal with pilots. Company shares fell 7%. Booming travel demand has allowed U.S. carriers including United to offset cost pressures…
(Reuters) – Bank stocks around the world plunged on Monday even as President Joe Biden vowed to ensure the safety of the U.S. banking system, after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank collapsed. U.S. authorities launched emergency measures on Sunday to shore up confidence in the banking system after the failure of Silicon Valley Bank…
By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Kannaki Deka CHICAGO (Reuters) – United Airlines Holdings Inc on Monday unexpectedly forecast a loss for the first quarter on account of higher operating costs and weaker-than-expected pricing power, plunging its shares. The Chicago-based carrier now expects an adjusted loss between 60 cents and $1.00 per share for the quarter…
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Monday it is reviewing its oversight of Silicon Valley Bank in the wake of its abrupt failure Friday. In a statement, Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said the bank’s failure, which set off a wave of concern over the banking system, demanded a “thorough, transparent,…
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Apple Inc, Google LLC, Cisco Systems Inc and others can sue the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to challenge a rule that reduced the number of patent-validity proceedings at a USPTO tribunal, a U.S. appeals court said Monday. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a California…
(Fixes typo) (Reuters) -Traders no longer expect a rate hike of 50 basis points by the U.S. Federal Reserve next week as the surprise collapse of lender SVB Financial Group rattles the banking sector. The current projection is for a 25 bps move, with some even expecting no hike at all. That is a quick…
(Reuters) – SVB Financial Group and two top executives were sued on Monday by shareholders, who accused them of concealing how rising interest rates would leave its Silicon Valley Bank unit, which failed last week, “particularly susceptible” to a bank run. The proposed class action against SVB, Chief Executive Greg Becker and Chief Financial Officer…
