AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday that it is not clear whether his government…
Canada records C$3.55 billion budget deficit over first eight months of 2022/23
OTTAWA, Jan 27 (Reuters) – Canada recorded a C$3.55 billion ($2.67 billion) budget deficit for the first eight months of…
Brazil’s central govt posts 54.1 billion reais surplus in 2022, first in 9 years
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s central government reported its first primary budget surplus in nine years, driven by record revenues, but…
China domestic tourism picks up over Lunar New Year as COVID curbs end
BEIJING (Reuters) – Almost a quarter more domestic Chinese tourism trips have been made during this year’s Lunar New Year…
Italy, Lufthansa sign letter of intent over ITA minority stake sale
ROME (Reuters) -Italy’s Treasury on Friday said it had signed a letter of intent with Lufthansa over the sale of…
Tissue maker Essity sees bigger energy hit after earnings beat
(This Jan. 26 story has been corrected to show Essity’s energy costs were helped by subsidies, not that it received…
Salesforce appoints new board directors amid activist investor pressure
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – Salesforce Inc on Friday named three new board directors, including the chief of hedge fund…
Tesla, insurers take different paths to deal with expensive repairs
By Paul Lienert (Reuters) – Tesla Inc’s electric vehicles are expensive to repair – so much so that the automaker…
AmEx shrugs off slowdown worries after forecasting upbeat full-year profit
By Manya Saini (Reuters) -American Express Co’s upbeat profit forecast for the year on Friday eased worries of economic uncertainty…
U.S. consumer moods brighten to kick of 2023, inflation views down
(Reuters) – U.S. consumers entered 2023 with the most optimism in nine months, buoyed by healthy incomes and easing inflation…