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(RTTNews) - Asian stocks declined on Thursday, tracking steep losses on Wall Street overnight on surging bond yields and mixed earnings news.

Euro zone government bond yields inched higher on Thursday after yet more strong U.S. economic data, as investors waited for the European Central Bank to set interest rates and for U.S. gross domestic product figures.

The Swedish government will run a budget surplus this year, though the country's finances will return to the red in the following two years, the Debt Office said on Thursday in a new forecast.

Spain created thousands of new jobs in the third quarter even as the unemployment rate inched up, as strong demand pushes more people into the labour market, data from the National Statistics Institute (INE) showed on Thursday.

The United States does not have the right to get involved in problems between China and the Philippines, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday at a regular press briefing.

European shares dropped on Thursday due to a rise in U.S. Treasury yields and a slew of weak earnings reports, ahead of the European Central Bank's policy decision later in the day.

As China's government speeds up spending plans to strengthen an economy recovery that has spluttered this year, investors are betting the central bank will help out by easing monetary policy further.

(RTTNews) - Materialise NV (MTLS) announced that the Board has appointed Brigitte de Vet-Veithen as Chief Executive Officer. Brigitte de Vet-Veithen will succeed Fried Vancraen. Vancraen will continue to represent Materialise as the new Chairman of the Board. In the new role, Van

Oil major Repsol said on Thursday Spain's potential extension of a windfall tax on large energy companies, which was included in a coalition deal between centre-left parties seeking to form a government, could hamper its projects in the country.

India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp hopes to recover over $500 million in dividends pending since 2014 for its stake in Venezuelan projects as sanctions on the nation were eased, a source said on Thursday.

Hundreds of police fanned out across the state of Maine hunting for a man wanted in connection with mass shootings at a bar and a bowling alley in the town of Lewiston, as news outlets reported a death toll ranging from 16 to 22, with dozens more wounded.

(RTTNews) - Spanish electric utility company Iberdrola SA (IBDSF.PK) reported Thursday that its nine-month net profit increased 17 percent from last year to 3.64 billion euros. The growth was 22 percent excluding a non-cash exceptional item related to Mexico transaction.

South Africa hooker Bongi Mbonambi has been cleared to play in Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final, World Rugby said on Thursday, after insufficient evidence was found that he used discriminatory language towards England flanker Tom Curry.

Pakistan has finalised a plan to extradite all illegal immigrants, including hundreds of thousands of Afghan nationals, as the Nov. 1 deadline approaches, the caretaker interior minister said on Thursday.

Saudi Arabia's foreign direct investment inflows reached 6.2 billion Saudi riyals ($1.65 billion) in the second quarter of 2023, down 21.2% on a year-on-year basis, the economy ministry said on Thursday.

The Philippine central bank on Thursday raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points in an off-cycle move.

Standard Chartered (StanChart) on Thursday said third-quarter pre-tax profit fell by a third, much worse than analysts had expected, as it took a nearly $1 billion hit from its exposure to China's real estate and banking sectors.

(RTTNews) - French retailer Carrefour Group (CRERF.PK, CRRFY.PK) Thursday said its third-quarter group sales, pre-IAS 29, were 23.629 billion euros, a growth of 0.5 percent on a reported basis, and up 6.9 percent on a constant currency basis. Like-for-like sales grew 9 percent.

Indian shares fell on Thursday, dragged by information technology (IT) stocks after Tech Mahindra's disappointing earnings, while rising U.S. Treasury yields intensified fears of interest rates staying higher for longer.

Chinese stocks fell on Thursday, with the blue-chip index hovering around a 4-1/2 year low amid weak sentiment, as investors remained cautious about China's domestic recovery and overseas risks. Hong Kong stocks also declined.