Barrick beats quarterly profit estimates on higher gold prices
(Reuters) -Barrick Gold Corp beat analysts’ expectations for second-quarter profit on Tuesday, as the Canadian gold miner benefited from higher…
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SoftBank reports mixed quarter, says ‘timidly’ restarting investment
By Anton Bridge TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s SoftBank Group posted a surprise loss but said it was dipping its toes back…
US small business confidence rises to 8-month high in July, NFIB says
By Safiyah Riddle (Reuters) – U.S. small business confidence edged up to an eight-month high in July, as concerns about…
China’s July imports from Russia fall for first time since Feb 2021
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s imports from Russia dropped in July, the first monthly decline since February 2021, with imports of…
China’s car sales fall for 2nd month in July as price war continues
By Qiaoyi Li and Miyoung Kim BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s passenger vehicle sales fell for a second month in July, as…
Greek EU-harmonised inflation rises to 3.5% y/y in July
(Reuters) – Greece’s annual EU-harmonised inflation accelerated to +3.5% in July from +2.8% in June, data showed on Tuesday. EU-harmonised…
Defying war risk, European traders store gas in Ukraine
By Jan Lopatka and Marek Strzelecki PRAGUE/WARSAW (Reuters) – European gas traders have begun storing natural gas in Ukraine to…
War crimes by Myanmar’s military ‘more frequent and brazen’, UN probe finds
GENEVA (Reuters) – War crimes committed by Myanmar’s military, including the bombing of civilians, have become “increasingly frequent and brazen”,…
Japan’s Kobe Steel raises annual profit forecast to record $840 million
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Kobe Steel raised its net profit forecast for the current fiscal year to a record high…
Euro zone consumers expect lower inflation, sluggish housing prices – ECB poll
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Euro zone consumers expect inflation to keep slowing in the next months and years but remain pessimistic…