DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s annual inflation rate eased to 3% in October from 3.1% in September, with higher food…
French unemployment eases back to 14-year low in third quarter
PARIS (Reuters) -Unemployment in France eased back to its lowest in 14 years in the third quarter, official data showed…
Carlyle launches European clean energy developer: ‘We would rather build’
By Isla Binnie NEW YORK (Reuters) – Private equity firm Carlyle Group Inc has formed a unit to build solar…
Sterling, Big Oil and homebuilders: the winners and losers from upcoming UK budget
By Amanda Cooper, Samuel Indyk and Harry Robertson LONDON (Reuters) – The moment of truth is almost here for Britain’s…
Japan’s economy unexpectedly shrinks as hot inflation, global slowdown take toll
By Tetsushi Kajimoto and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s economy unexpectedly shrank for the first time in a year…
JD.Com fintech unit aims to win Beijing approval for HK IPO as soon as year-end – sources
By Julie Zhu, Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce firm JD.Com…
Sri Lanka must implement budget proposals to avoid return to crisis
By Uditha Jayasinghe and Swati Bhat COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka needs to implement budget proposals and reform measures to…
Exclusive-Germany steps up emergency cash plans to cope in blackout – sources
By Tom Sims, Marta Orosz and John O’Donnell FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German authorities are stepping up preparations for emergency cash…
Billionaire climate activist wins board fight at Australia’s AGL Energy
By Sonali Paul MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Shareholders in AGL Energy, Australia’s largest power producer, on Tuesday defied their board and…
Japan’s Olympus says moving from asset sales towards doing deals
By Rocky Swift and Mayu Sakoda TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese medical equipment maker Olympus Corp has largely completed a slew…