PwC Australia may lose government audit contract, Treasury head says
By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Treasury department may not renew a A$1 million audit contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) when…
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Swiss economy grows at faster than expected rate in first quarter
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss economy grew by a faster than expected rate at the start of the year, the…
EU, US to weigh China, AI, trade strains at high-level Sweden talks
By Philip Blenkinsop LULEA, Sweden (Reuters) – Top U.S. and European Union officials meet in Sweden on Tuesday to weigh…
Marketmind: Too soon to drink to the US debt deal
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan U.S. and UK markets return from…
Toyota’s April global sales rise on stronger demand in Japan, China
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp’s global sales rose by nearly 5% in April from a year earlier, boosted by…
Qantas expects international unit to be twice as profitable as tourism rebounds
(Reuters) – Qantas Airways on Tuesday forecast its international divisions to be twice as profitable in the post-COVID era on…
In Australian defamation court, a proxy ‘war crimes trial’ nears judgement
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian special forces soldier Ben Roberts-Smith was lauded as a hero and awarded Australia’s…
Mitsubishi Motors to extend suspension of production in China -Yomiuri
TOKYO (Reuters) -Mitsubishi Motors Corp will extend a suspension of its production in China beyond May, the Yomiuri newspaper reported…
Japan’s jobless rate falls to 2.6% in April
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s jobless rate fell to 2.6% in April from 2.8% in the previous month, government data showed…
UK shop price inflation strikes new record high: BRC
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) – British shop price inflation picked up this month to reach its highest rate since…