A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Strong business activity indicators in Europe and an unexpected cooling in the U.S. have carried the euro above $1.07. Investors were encouraged by Tesla's promises of new ...

By Selena Li HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's bourse operator on Wednesday reported a narrower than expected 13% drop in first-quarter profit, as sluggish trading and muted listing activities weighed on its businesses. The profit attributable ...

HANOI (Reuters) - Standard Chartered has cut its forecast for Vietnam's economic growth this year to 6.0% from 6.7%, the bank said on Wednesday, citing lower-than-expected growth in the first quarter and global trade headwinds. "Trade, a key ...

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Asian stocks rose on Wednesday, tracking Wall Street, as an after-hours surge in shares of EV maker Tesla following its promise of new models, and upbeat earnings from some U.S. companies lifted risk ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Capital A, the operator of budget airline group AirAsia, said on Wednesday the contract of its chief executive Tony Fernandes has been extended for the next five years. (Reporting by Danial Azhar; Writing by Rozanna ...

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese tech company Huawei unveiled on Wednesday a new software brand for intelligent driving, marking its latest push to become a major player in the electric vehicle industry. The new brand Qiankun, symbolising a combination of ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Asahi Kasei plans to spend about 200 billion yen ($1.3 billion) to build a battery component factory in Canada, the Nikkei newspaper said on Wednesday. The plant is being built primarily to supply Honda Motor's electric vehicle ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's economy is projected to grow at a faster pace in 2024 than 2023 supported by private consumption and tourism, but uncertainties remain, minutes of the Bank of Thailand's April 10 monetary policy meeting showed on ...

By Milounee Purohit BENGALURU (Reuters) - The biggest economic challenge for the government after the ongoing election is unemployment, according to economists polled by Reuters who expected the world's most populous country to grow a healthy ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Tuesday passed legislation giving TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, about nine months to divest the U.S. assets of the short-video app, or face a nationwide ban. President Joe Biden said he will to sign ...