By Vera Eckert FRANKFURT (Reuters) -German container shipper Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday posted net profit of 2.9 billion euros ($3.18 billion) for the first half of 2023, down by 67% from a year earlier, but maintained its full year earnings forecast. The net profit compared with 8.7 billion euros in 2022 when shipping, a proxy for…
By Scott Murdoch (Reuters) – Chinese home appliance maker Midea Group said on Wednesday it is studying a potential listing in Hong Kong as part of its global strategy. The new shares to be issued would account for no more than 10% of enlarged capital, Midea, already listed in the Shenzhen stock exchange, said in…
By Dawn Chmielewski (Reuters) -Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger acknowledged that the entertainment company faces a “challenging environment” in the near term on Wednesday, but he emphasized progress in cutting costs and focusing on creativity, even as quarterly results showed Disney’s soft spots. Disney’s stock rose nearly 3% in after-hours trading, as Iger touted $1…
By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – In an unassuming industrial park on the outskirts of Shanghai, an unusual taste test was happening. As part of an event on Wednesday for government, investors and media, the cultivated meat company CellX served up meat developed in a laboratory from animal cells. The offerings included lab-grown meat kebabs…
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish telecoms operator Telefonica said it teamed up with billionaire Elon Musk’s satellite network operator Starlink to provide internet connection to rural and remote customers. The deal with Starlink will allow Telefonica to offer its customers the service of broadband satellite connection in areas uncovered by other means, including on vehicles, the…
MUMBAI (Reuters) -The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said it will put in place a framework to ensure greater transparency in resetting interest rates and tenors on floating rate loans, like housing credit. As policy interest rates rise, lenders pass on the burden to customers by either raising their monthly payments or increasing…
MANILA (Reuters) – Analog chipmaker Texas Instruments is planning to invest up to $1 billion to expand its Philippine facilities, the Southeast Asian nation’s presidential communications office said on Thursday. Texas Instruments is set to submit in two weeks an application covering the expansion of its sites north of the capital Manila, the presidential office…
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland is planning to move up to 10,000 additional troops to the border with Belarus to support the Border Guard, Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak said on Thursday. “About 10,000 soldiers will be on the border, of which 4,000 will directly support the Border Guard and 6,000 will be in the reserve,” the…
By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core inflation likely eased in July, according to a Reuters poll of analysts, weighed by softer commodity prices, although the indicator is set hold above the central bank’s 2% target for the 16th straight month. The poll also showed Japanese exports likely saw the first year-on-year contraction in…
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -Ecuador presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, a vocal critic of corruption and organized crime, was killed at a campaign event on Wednesday, authorities said, amid an upsurge in violence in the Andean nation blamed on drug traffickers. Local media reported some 30 shots had been fired at an event in the…
