SEOUL — The announcement by K-pop mega band BTS that members would serve mandatory military service in South Korea has removed a cloud of uncertainty that has hung over their plans. Investors in HYBE Co., BTS’ management group, responded to ...
OTTAWA —Business sentiment has softened in Canada and most firms now think a recession is likely, a Bank of Canada survey showed on Monday, but inflation expectations remain high, leaving the central bank little choice but to continue raising rates. ...
KYIV/WASHINGTON — Russia attacked Ukraine with drones late on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, after a day of strikes on cities in which at least four people were killed and a US warning that it will hold Russia accountable ...
LONDON — Britons are spending more nights in, taking packed lunches to work and eschewing new clothes and treats to ensure they can cover rising energy bills this autumn and winter, according to data from Barclaycard published on Tuesday. While ...
PARIS — French trade unions began a nationwide strike on Tuesday, asking for higher salaries amid decades-high inflation and posing President Emmanuel Macron one of his stiffest challenges since his reelection in May. The strike, which will primarily affect public ...
SEOUL — South Korea’s Hyundai Motor is considering options for its suspended Russia operations that could include selling its manufacturing plant there, South Korean media reported on Tuesday. Many factories in Russia have suspended production and furloughed workers due to shortages of high-tech equipment ...
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has spoken with energy companies as it considers a plan to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to both push down oil prices for consumers and support longer-term demand for producers, two sources familiar with the ...
The world’s largest financial institutions increased their backing of companies in the agriculture, forestry and land use sectors most responsible for deforestation in 2021, a new study showed on Tuesday. Issued by the Forests & Finance Coalition of NGOs, which ...
Company directors could be jailed for not taking appropriate measures to prevent fraud at their organisations under proposals expected to be set out this week. MPs are due to propose an amendment to the economic crime and transparency bill which ...
Companies selling consumer goods face downgrades if political and market volatility continues, the ratings agency S&P has warned. It said ratings pressure was “most likely to be felt” in the retail, consumer products and property sectors as they were most ...