Thai consumer confidence in June picked up for the first time in six months, bolstered by improved economic activity following an easing of COVID-19 curbs, even as high living costs remained a worry, a survey showed on Thursday.
Norway's Equinor said on Thursday its second-quarter results would be positively impacted by between $400 million and $550 million from trade in natural gas derivatives used to hedge its physical deliveries.
Dalian iron ore recouped from a selloff in the previous session to rise 5% on Thursday, as the dollar eased, although concerns over a global recession and new COVID-19 restrictions in China persisted.
(RTTNews) - Asian stocks rose broadly on Thursday despite the U.S Federal Reserve's minutes of the meeting held last month indicating a hawkish stance.
(RTTNews) - Shares of LG Electronics Inc. (LGEPF.OB) were gaining around 3 percent in South Korean trading after the electronics major reported Thursday a 15 percent year-over-year increase in second-quarter revenues to 19.5 trillion Korean won.
British insurer Legal & General expects to deliver double-digit growth in cash and capital generation in the first half of the year, it said on Wednesday.
German industrial production rose less than expected in May as supply chains problems caused by the war in Ukraine and pandemic-related lockdowns in China make it difficult to process orders, official data showed on Thursday.
South Korea said it will tighten government spending to slow an increase in its debt and keep the debt-to-GDP ratio at mid-50% by 2027, following years of massive stimulus measures that have weakened the country's fiscal situation.
Europe's largest sugar producer Suedzucker posted a sharp surge in first-quarter operating profit on Thursday and confirmed increased earnings forecasts for its new fiscal year, despite the impact of the Ukraine war.
The head of Swiss network operator Swissgas urged the government to guarantee purchases by regional gas utilities that he said in a newspaper interview were struggling to finance deals in a tight market.
Shares of FSN E-Commerce Ventures, the parent of cosmetics-to-fashion retailer Nykaa, jumped 4.8% on Thursday, a day after it said its fashion segment was expanding into the men's innerwear and athleisure category with a new brand.
Italy's former phone monopoly Telecom Italia (TIM) set out a plan to split its fixed network infrastructure from its service businesses in a bid to raise cash and cut debt.
Most Asian stock markets inched up on Thursday as investors juggled concerns over inflation versus a recession after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's June meeting showed officials rallied around an outsized rate hike.
Sri Lanka's central bank raised key interest rates to the highest in two decades on Thursday to bring down record inflation, despite the country wilting under a devastating economic crisis.
UniCredit is working on a "progressive disengagement" from Russia, which is performing well from a financial standpoint, the Italian bank's chief executive told Italian daily Il Sole 24 Ore.
(RTTNews) - European stocks are likely to open higher on Thursday after notes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting indicated that higher U.S. interest rates might be needed to get inflation back to the 2 percent target.
A burning meteor flashed across the sky over the New Zealand capital of Wellington on Thursday, with dozens of witnesses saying they saw a bright light and heard a boom as the fireball passed.
(RTTNews) - The Indonesia stock market moved lower again on Wednesday, one day after snapping the six-day losing streak in which it had plummeted almost 400 points or 7 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index now sits just beneath the 6,650-point plateau although it figures to open