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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda attends a press conference after a policy meeting at BOJ headquarters, in Tokyo, Japan March 19, 2024.

Analysis-The yen has a yield problem the BOJ can't easily fix

Brigid Riley |Updated 24 minutes ago |4 min read

By Brigid Riley TOKYO (Reuters) - As the yen plumbs three-decade lows and pressure grows on Japan to intervene or make monetary policy changes, traders figure there is not much Tokyo can do to reverse the currency's slide while interest rates and ...

The logo of Swiss cement maker Holcim is seen at its headquarters in Zug, Switzerland October 26, 2022.

Holcim positive on U.S. demand after Q1 profit beat

John Revill |Updated 35 minutes ago |2 min read

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) -Holcim expects strong demand in North America to continue this year, the building materials and cement maker said on Thursday, after beating first-quarter profit forecasts. "In North America we had a few less ...

The Toyota logo is pictured at the 43rd Bangkok International Motor Show, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 22, 2022.

Toyota pilots EV pickup trucks in key Thai market

Chayut Setboonsarng |Updated 45 minutes ago |2 min read

By Chayut Setboonsarng PATTAYA, Thailand (Reuters) - Toyota launched a public transport pilot on Thursday with nine fully electric Hilux Revo pickup trucks in Thailand, a key Southeast Asian battleground for electric vehicles where Chinese ...

Google, Microsoft and Alphabet logos and AI Artificial Intelligence words are seen in this illustration taken, May 4, 2023.

AI spending worries cast gloom over Alphabet, Microsoft

Sheila Dang |Updated 45 minutes ago |2 min read

By Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Investors appear to be losing patience with Big Tech's prodigious artificial intelligence investments this week after Meta Platforms signaled deeper spending and a long road to profitability. The concession from Meta ...

A worker miniature is placed among printed circuit boards with semiconductor chips, in this illustration picture taken July 5, 2023.

Biden to announce preliminary deal with Micron for up to $6.14 billion in chip grants

Andrea Shalal |Updated 45 minutes ago |2 min read

By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Syracuse, New York, on Thursday to announce a preliminary agreement with memory chip maker Micron Technology for up to $6.14 billion in subsidies for two chip ...

A 3D printed Huawei logo is placed on glass above displayed US flag in this illustration taken January 29, 2019.

Republican Senator Rubio calls for blocking of all US sales to Huawei

Alexandra Alper |Updated 45 minutes ago |2 min read

By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican China hardliner Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to block all sales to Huawei after the sanctioned Chinese tech company released a new AI-enabled laptop powered by an Intel AI ...

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, April 24, 2024.

European stocks slip as mixed earnings offset M&A cheer

Reuters |Updated 4 minutes ago |1 min read

(Reuters) - European stocks slipped on Thursday following mixed earnings from blue-chip companies such as Nestle and Deutsche Bank, while big M&A news in the mining sector powered Britain's FTSE 100 to fresh highs. The pan-European STOXX ...

De Beers delivers first production from underground operations at its Venetia Mine in South Africa in this undated handout picture. ANGLO AMERICAN AND DE BEERS GROUP/ HANDOUT via

Analysis-BHP's proposed bid for Anglo American is a big bet on copper

Mai Nguyen, Siyi Liu |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read

By Siyi Liu and Mai Nguyen BEIJING/HANOI (Reuters) - BHP Group's proposed $39 billion buyout of Anglo American is a big bet on copper that could spark a scramble for mining assets as a bullish demand outlook and tight supply for a mineral crucial ...

Employees stand at a front desk of healthcare section of HCLTech inside its office building on the outskirts of Lucknow, India, March 20, 2024.

Tech companies plug into India's smaller cities for talent

Haripriya Suresh, Sai Ishwarbharath B |Updated 1 hour ago |3 min read

By Sai Ishwarbharath B and Haripriya Suresh MADURAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Indian engineer B. Ramachandran now prefers living in the smaller cities than the major tech hubs of Bengaluru and Chennai. After the pandemic, the 47-year-old moved to ...

A Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle is displayed at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, or Auto China 2024, in Beijing, China, April 25, 2024.

China's largest auto show showcases all-electric future, local brands dominate

Kevin Krolicki, Zoey Zhang, Sarah Wu and Qiaoyi Li |Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read

By Kevin Krolicki, Zoey Zhang, Sarah Wu and Qiaoyi Li BEIJING (Reuters) - China's largest auto show opened in Beijing on Thursday with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world's largest auto ...

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