Spain’s unemployment rate falls to 15-year low of 11.60% in Q2
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s unemployment rate fell to 11.60%, a 15-year low, down from 13.26% three months earlier, data from…
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Japan’s Takeda beats Q1 profit estimates on mainstay drugs, dengue vaccine
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Takeda Pharmaceutical posted first-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates, citing solid sales of mainstay drugs and the…
France’s Casino swings to first-half loss as debt deal awaited
By Dominique Vidalon and Helen Reid PARIS (Reuters) -Cash-strapped retailer Casino suffered a first-half loss after falling sales and price…
Pakistan says China has rolled over $2.4 billion loan for two years
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said on Thursday that China has rolled over a $2.4…
Blinken says door open for New Zealand to engage on AUKUS
By Lucy Craymer and Renju Jose WELLINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday the door was…
US officials to meet Taliban in Doha to discuss economy, rights
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. officials will meet Taliban representatives and “technocratic professionals” from Afghan ministries in Doha this…
South Korea proposes tax cuts to stimulate corporate investment, childbirth
By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Thursday proposed tax cuts to encourage companies to shift operations back…
Samsung to extend production cuts after $7 billion chip loss in H1
By Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -Samsung Electronics on Thursday said the worst is over for the global…
Zara founder Ortega’s real estate fortune hit $20 billion in 2022
MADRID (Reuters) – The investment firm of Spanish billionaire Amancio Ortega, the founder of fashion giant Inditex, on Thursday reported…
Argentina could again use yuan to evade IMF default
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -Time is running out for Argentina to secure the next…