Japan’s Mitsubishi, energy body join Gates’ nuclear project
TOKYO (AP) — Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency have signed an agreement to participate in a…
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Mastercard Profit Surges As Travel Spending Back To Pre-pandemic Levels
(Reuters) -Mastercard Inc beat quarterly profit expectations on Thursday as domestic spending through its cards rose and cross-border volumes grew…
US weekly jobless claims fall for the first time in a month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week following three straight increases amid a surge in cases…
US economy grew 5.7% in 2021 in rebound from 2020 recession
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since Ronald Reagan’s presidency, bouncing back with…
DBS To Announce Purchase Of Citi’s Taiwan Consumer Business -sources
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Singapore’s DBS Group will announce on Friday it is to buy Citigroup’s consumer finance business in Taiwan, two…
Report: 5,000-plus deaths under Ethiopia’s Tigray blockade
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Nearly 1,500 people died of malnutrition in just part of Ethiopia’s blockaded Tigray region over a…
U.S. Lawmakers Ask Treasury To Clarify Digital Assets -Punchbowl News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has asked the Treasury Department for “clarity to the digital asset…
Southwest, profitable again in Q4, expects slow 2022 start
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines posted a narrow $68 million profit for the fourth quarter, aided by full flights during…
McDonald’s ends 2021 strong, but rising costs ding profit
McDonald’s ended 2021 on a high note with U.S. customers spending more and fewer restaurant closures in Europe from coronavirus…
Blackstone Reports Record Fourth-quarter Earnings
By Chibuike Oguh (Reuters) – Blackstone Inc said on Thursday its fourth-quarter distributable earnings rose by 55% to a record…