Chinese baby product firms seek to age up, sell more abroad as population falls
By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – For many of China’s manufacturers of baby and children’s products, painful reverberations from…
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Cost of insuring against U.S. default rises to highest since 2009
LONDON (Reuters) – The cost of insuring against a U.S. default rose to its highest since early 2009 on Thursday,…
Rolls-Royce turnaround moving ‘at pace’ under new CEO
By Sarah Young and Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) -British engine maker Rolls-Royce said the new CEO’s plan to boost the…
Euro zone consumers raise inflation expectations – ECB survey
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -Euro zone consumers raised their inflation expectations in March for the first time since the autumn, even as…
UAE’s ADNOC to offer 15% stake in logistics unit IPO
DUBAI (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi oil giant ADNOC intends to offer 15% of its shares in unit ADNOC Logistics & Services…
Honda sees full-year profit rising 19% after missing forecasts in Q4
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Honda Motor Co on Thursday forecast a 19.1% rise in operating profit for this business year,…
Strong U.S. demand and AI helps Sorrell’s S4 to navigate tougher environment
LONDON (Reuters) – Martin Sorrell’s S4 Capital said artificial intelligence (AI) was helping the advertising group to become more efficient…
TSMC says it’s working hard to control costs, lifted partly by Ukraine war
By Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC said on Thursday that while war in Ukraine has impacted the…
China says it will resolutely object if U.S. curbs investment in semiconductor industry
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will resolutely object if the U.S. restricts its firms from investing in Chinese semiconductor industry, said…
Italian bonds face a raft of challenges as credit ratings loom
By Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – Italian bonds face a rockier road in the coming months after a period of…