By Joshua Schneyer (Reuters) – Nearly a year after COVID vaccines became freely available in the U.S., one fourth of American adults remain unvaccinated, and a picture of the economic cost of vaccine hesitancy is emerging. It points to financial risk for individuals, companies and publicly funded programs. Vaccine hesitancy likely already accounts for tens…
By Akanksha Khushi (Reuters) -Instacart Inc on Thursday slashed its valuation by nearly 40% to about $24 billion due to recent market turbulence, underscoring the difficulties U.S. grocery delivery firms are facing as competition heats up. In March last year, when the coronavirus pandemic was raging and doorstep delivery boomed, Instacart was valued at $39…
(Reuters) -Russian stocks dropped on Friday in their second day of trading after a nearly month-long suspension, with losses led by airline Aeroflot, which has lost more than a quarter of its value over two days. The benchmark MOEX stock index was down 2.9% at 2,506.2 points by 0856 GMT, having hit a peak of…
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The United States will work to supply 15 billion cubic metres (bcm) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to European Union markets this year, as Europe seeks to wean itself off Russian gas supplies, according to a factsheet provided by the White House. U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von…
By Saikat Chatterjee LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks are headed for a second consecutive week of gains for the first time in 2022 though sentiment was broadly cautious as markets evaluated the economic risks from the Federal Reserve’s policy tightening and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Technology shares in Hong Kong led losers and weighed on…
HARARE (Reuters) – Global mining giant Anglo American Plc on Friday announced the sale of its remaining shareholding in Thungela Resources, completing its exit from the South African coal business. Under pressure from investors to exit coal businesses worldwide, the owner of gold, platinum and diamond mining companies, Anglo American hived off its entire stake…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan needs to closely watch downside economic risks from rapid commodity inflation caused by the war in Ukraine and its disruption to the global energy supplies, the government said in a monthly report on Friday. The world’s third-largest economy has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels as COVID-19 outbreaks and curbs hinder…
By Sarah McFarlane and Mark John LONDON (Reuters) – The world may be less dependent on oil now than it was during the energy shocks of the 1970s, but the Ukraine conflict is stark evidence of a stubborn craving that can still disrupt economies, confound policymakers and spark political strife. When the Yom Kippur…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, said on Friday it would invest S$1.5 billion ($1.1 billion) in Singapore over the next four years, the newest phase of a S$4.9 billion global investment plan. When Dyson announced the global investment plan in 2020, it said the money would be divided between…
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Rodrigo Campos LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will decide on Friday on Argentina’s $45 billion program, with the country anticipated to clear the final hurdle to rework its debt with the Washington-based lender, according to two sources. The agreement would mark the 22nd IMF program for…
