By Supantha Mukherjee STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – WarnerMedia’s HBO Max streaming service will launch in 15 European countries, including Poland, Portugal and Romania, on March 8, making it available in 61 territories across Europe and the Americas. The service, owned by AT&T Inc, entered Europe in October by launching in the Nordics and Spain, with a…
BEIJING (AP) — Stock prices in Tokyo and Sydney followed Wall Street higher Wednesday while China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets were closed for the Lunar New Year. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index gained 0.7% on Tuesday, boosted by gains for energy and tech stocks in a late burst of buying. The Nikkei…
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices eased on Tuesday, giving up early gains as investors took profits, although expectations that supply will remain tight amid a limited output increase by major producers and a solid post-pandemic recovery in fuel demand checked losses. Brent crude for April delivery was down 10 cents, or 0.1%,…
KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — The table tennis coach, the chaplain’s wife, the dentist and the firebrand nationalist have little in common except a desire to defend their hometown and a sometimes halting effort to speak Ukrainian instead of Russian. The situation in Kharkiv, just 40 kilometers (25 miles) from some of the tens of thousands…
By Praveen Menon (Reuters) -A report released by Rio Tinto on Tuesday outlined a culture of bullying, harassment and racism at the global mining giant, including 21 complaints of actual or attempted rape or sexual assault over the past five years. Nearly half of all employees who responded to an external review of the miner’s…
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s biggest airline, ANA Holdings Inc reported on Tuesday a small third-quarter operating profit of 100 million yen ($869,716) and maintained its full-year guidance despite the emergence of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The slightly-above-breakeven figure for the quarter ended Dec. 31 – its first time in the black in eight…
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices climbed on Tuesday, hovering near seven-year highs hit last week, on expectations that a limited production increase by major oil producers and a solid post-pandemic recovery in fuel demand will keep a tight supply condition. Brent crude for April delivery was up 34 cents, or 0.4% at…
BENGALURU(Reuters) – Shares of India’s Tata Motors Ltd fell 3.7% on Tuesday, after the Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) owner reported a bigger quarterly loss than expected and warned of rising inflationary pressures. Automakers worldwide have been roiled by chip shortages, supply chain disruptions, COVID-19 restrictions and rising raw material prices after a short-lived recovery towards…
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices edged higher on Tuesday, trading near seven-year highs hit last week, as investors bet supplies will stay tight, with a limited production hike by major oil producers and a strong post-pandemic recovery in fuel demand. Brent crude for April delivery was up 14 cents, or 0.2% at…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top currency diplomat Masato Kanda said a weak yen has both merits and demerits for the economy due to the country’s changing export patterns and increasing reliance on imports. The remark underscores how a weak yen has become a tricky political issue for Japan’s finance ministry,…
