Bloomberg Business

The record pace of French inflation in February was faster than initially thought, keeping up pressure on the government and the European Central Bank to combat price increases.

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt plans to unveil a multibillion-pound expansion of free child care in his budget as part of a package of measures to boost growth and help families weather the cost-of-living crisis, a senior official said.

En route to New Delhi this month, US officials proclaimed themselves satisfied that India is buying Russian oil below G-7 price caps designed to undercut Moscow’s war in Ukraine without disrupting global energy flows.

Concerns about Silicon Valley Bank’s failure are “extremely unlikely” to spread to Japan, according to the nation’s top regional banker.

A Hindu group linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party announced its opposition to marriage rights for same-sex couples, echoing the federal government’s position that marriage should be limited to male-female unions.

Ex-Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating condemned the center-left Labor government’s deal with the US and UK to obtain nuclear submarines, saying the nation’s military sovereignty was being surrendered to the “whim and caprice” of Washington.

Neelkanth Mishra, co-head of Asia Pacific strategy at Credit Suisse Group AG, has resigned from the company and is set to join Mumbai-based Axis Bank Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter.

It’s been a mere four months since artificial intelligence company OpenAI unleashed ChatGPT and — not to overstate its importance — changed the world forever. In just 15 short weeks, it has sparked doomsday predictions in global job markets, disrupted education systems and drawn millions of users, from big banks to app developers.

After being hit during the pandemic harder than pretty much any airline still flying, Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. has a very good chance of posting a net profit this year and returning to full capacity in 2024, according to Chief Executive Officer Ronald Lam.