ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s state-controlled defence and aerospace group Leonardo on Wednesday posted lower first-quarter profits and earnings, but reported a jump in orders and confirmed financial targets for 2023. Net profit stood at 40 million euros ($44.2 million) compared to 72 million euros 12 months earlier, while earnings before interest, taxes and amortisation (EBITA)…
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A California state agency on Monday said it is reviewing the privacy practices of automakers and vehicle technology companies amid concerns about the growing volume of data collected by cars. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) said its Enforcement Division is making inquiries about vehicles embedded with features like location…
(Reuters) -Chipmaker Micron Technology’s shares jumped 7% on Thursday after it predicted a strong recovery in the supply-demand balance for memory and flash storage in 2024. The company’s quarterly results on Wednesday exceeded market expectations and it forecast a strong February quarter in a clear sign that memory chip prices will improve next year to…
NEW YORK (AP) — The rent has come due for America’s small businesses and at a very inopportune time. Landlords were lenient about rent payments during the first two years of the pandemic. Now, many are asking for back rent, and some are raising the current rent as well. Meanwhile, most of the government aid…
(Reuters) -New car sales in Russia fell by a record 78.5% year on year in April, dropping for a tenth month in a row as the sector was hit by acute shortages and soaring prices caused by disrupted logistics and a volatile rouble. New car sales of 32,706 cars in April were less than one-quarter…
By Jesús Aguado MADRID (Reuters) – Spain moved on Monday to regulate rampant advertising of crypto assets, including by social media influencers, tasking the stock market supervisor with authorising mass campaigns and making sure investors are aware of risks. The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies and digital assets pegged to traditional currencies has drawn attention from…
By Humeyra Pamuk and Sakura Murakami KARUIZAWA, Japan (Reuters) -The Group of Seven industrial powers drew together on Tuesday to criticise China’s coercion of Taiwan and Russia’s threat to station nuclear weapons in Belarus, promising to intensify sanctions on Moscow for its war on neighbouring Ukraine. “The strength of the solidarity between the G7 foreign…
By Dietrich Knauth (Reuters) – A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Thursday criticized the Securities and Exchange Commision for casting vague doubts about crypto lender Voyager Digital’s proposed sale to Binance.US, saying the regulator had essentially asked to “stop everybody in their tracks” without explaining how to address its concerns. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Wiles made…
NEW YORK (AP) — Technology companies led a broad rally for stocks Friday as Wall Street notched its best week in 18 months. The gain broke a seven-week losing streak for the market, the longest such stretch since 2001. The S&P 500 rose 2.5% and finished 6.6% higher for the week, its best weekly gain…
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s manufacturing sector contracted further in April as new orders fell and the impact of protests against the government’s plans to increase the retirement age hit business, a survey showed on Tuesday. The HCOB France manufacturing final purchasing managers index (PMI) for April, compiled by S&P Global, fell to 45.6 points from…
