When acquiring a bank over a weekend, certain details might slip. In the case of HSBC Holdings Plc snapping up Silicon Valley Bank’s UK arm that includes the specifics of what was bought.
As Japan and South Korea attempt once again to put their bitter 20th century disputes to rest, it signals a growing recognition in both capitals that their 21st century security may depend on each other.
Inditex SA surprised investors with a plan to significantly increase spending on new stores and e-commerce despite closing more than 1,000 shops over the last three years and amid a wider market slowdown in online growth.
As the dust settles on a shock US banking rout, UK equity investors are turning their focus back on the government’s spring budget to gauge how much of a lift — or hit — authorities could offer to local stock market sentiment.
A planned 500-mile transmission line that would carry wind power across the Southwest is critical to US climate action. Yet its long journey to approval still isn’t over, pointing to more bitter fights ahead.
China’s top wind turbine makers regained market share last year after losing out to smaller players in 2020 and 2021 as developers rushed to meet subsidy deadlines.
Russia’s oil-export revenue fell to lowest in more than a year in February as buyers of the nation’s barrels largely complied with price caps and sanctions, according to the International Energy Agency.
Malawi, already having battled its worst-ever cholera outbreak this year, faces renewed risk of the water-borne diarrheal disease after heavy rains from a tropical cyclone damaged power supplies and other infrastructure.
Ghana’s move to restructure its local-currency and overseas debt is weighing on banks from Africa to the UK.
Honduran President Xiomara Castro said her government would seek to establish formal diplomatic relations with China, potentially depriving Taiwan of one of its few remaining official allies.
