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Japan PM Kishida says appropriate for BOJ to keep easy policy
By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday it was appropriate for the central bank to maintain accomodative monetary conditions. The government will retain close coordination with the Bank of Japan to ...
Canadian Solar denies patent infringement claims filed by Maxeon
(Reuters) - Solar technology firm Canadian Solar on Thursday denied allegations of patent infringement by Singapore-based Maxeon Solar related to TOPCon solar cell technology. Earlier this week, Maxeon filed a lawsuit against Canadian Solar in ...
About half of Canadians adjusting retirement plans in light of increasing costs of living: survey
If more expensive everything, heavy interest rates and growing financial stresses have forced you to alter your retirement plans, you’re not alone. A new survey from Narrative Research unveiled about half of the 1,230 respondents (46 per cent) have ...
Futures inch up on higher gold, crude prices; data on tap
(Reuters) - Futures for Canada's main stock index inched up on Thursday, tracking an uptick in the prices of precious metals and crude oil, while investors awaited economic data that could offer clues to the health of the country's economy.
Mercedes partly loses class action case over diesel defeat devices
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German court ruled on Thursday partly in favour of consumers in a class action suit against Mercedes Benz over diesel emissions defeat devices. Some of the German luxury carmaker's diesel models with the Euro 6 grade engines ...
Global smartphone market set to rebound in 2024, report says
By Arsheeya Bajwa (Reuters) - Global smartphone shipments are expected to rebound 3% this year as easing inflation aids a demand recovery in emerging markets and the integration of generative AI attracts buyers to premium devices, a report by ...
Walgreens narrows full-year profit forecast and takes $5.8 billion impairment
(Reuters) - Walgreen Boots Alliance narrowed its profit forecast for fiscal 2024 by on Thursday, citing economic challenges for its retail business, and also took a $5.8 billion impairment related to its VillageMD business. The company now ...
techNL unveils branding for its Innovation Centre on Hebron Way in St. John's
'Converge, collaborate and co-create' are the core of techNL's branding for its new Innovation Centre on Hebron Way in St. John's, set to open later this spring. These three words, according to Innovation Centre president Megan Kay-Fowlow, play a ...
Dutch government to launch plan to keep ASML in Netherlands
By Toby Sterling AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government is expected to lay out initial plans on Thursday to keep the country's largest company ASML, from moving operations outside the Netherlands over concerns ranging from anti-immigration ...
Firmer oil prices expected as demand builds and supply curbs persist: Reuters poll
By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese (Reuters) - Oil prices will gain some momentum this year as demand picks up and output curbs by the OPEC+ producer group continue to squeeze supply that is already being pressured by military conflicts, a Reuters poll ...