Ukraine’s Economy Stabilizes After Shock of War
When Russia invaded Ukraine a year ago, the shelves of the Novus supermarket chain in Kyiv quickly emptied as its supply chains - domestic and overseas - collapsed. Fresh produce became scarce and panic buying spread. Oleksiy Panasenko, deputy director general for operations at...
How to Set Financial Goals for Your Future
Setting short-term financial goals, as well as midterm and long-term, is an important step toward becoming financially secure. If you aren’t working toward anything specific, you’re likely to spend more than you should. You’ll then come up short when you need money for unexpected...
Chinese Fret Over Infecting Elderly As Holidays Prompt COVID Warnings
People in China worried on Thursday about spreading COVID-19 to aged relatives as they planned returns to their home towns for holidays that the World Health Organization warns could inflame a raging outbreak. The Lunar New Year holiday, which officially starts from Jan. 21,...
Asian Stocks Drop Amid Default Fears, Nvidia Boosts Chipmaking Shares
Most Asian stocks fell on Thursday as fears of a U.S. debt default persisted amid little progress toward raising the debt ceiling, although chipmaking stocks outperformed tracking a robust outlook from Nvidia. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 0.6%, supported chiefly by nearly 16% jump...
Soils of War: The Toxic Legacy For Ukraine’s Breadbasket
When Ukraine recaptured Kherson in November, Andrii Povod returned to find his grain farm in ruins. Two tractors were missing, most of the wheat was gone and all 11 buildings used to store crops and machinery had been bombed and burned. The farm bears...
Zara Owner Inditex Reports Surge in Annual Profit As Sales Hit Record High
Zara-owner Inditex (BME:ITX) posted a 29% jump in annual profit despite a slowdown in top-line returns in the final quarter, thanks to "historic" growth in sales both in its physical stores and online. The Spanish fast fashion retailer, now helmed by chair Marta Ortega,...
Kim Kardashian seeks Secret of Private Equity Success As Rising Rates Bite
Reality star Kim Kardashian’s arrival at a gathering of the globe’s top deal brokers in Berlin failed to dispel their dark mood as the rising cost of money puts the brakes on the private equity industry. Flanked by bodyguards, Kardashian drew a crowd of...
Main Street investors pressure SEC, confront Wall Street on stock plan
Main Street investors are facing off against Wall Street in an attempt to sway the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in its proposed revamp of stock trading. Individuals coordinating online have flooded the SEC with more than 1,300 comment letters, mostly voicing their support,...
Telekom Reports Q4 Growth, Forecasts Slightly Higher Earnings in 2023
Deutsche Telekom reported better-than-expected-fourth-quarter earnings on Thursday, citing customer growth in Germany and strong performance from T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS), and forecast a slight rise in profits this year. Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation after leases (EBITDA AL) of 9.96 billion euros...
Apple CEO Praises China’s innovation, Long History of Cooperation on Beijing Visit
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) CEO Tim Cook on Saturday used his first public remarks on his visit to China to praise the country for its rapid innovation and its long ties with the U.S. iPhone maker, according to local media reports. Apple CEO Tim Cook on...