By Ron Bousso and Shadia Nasralla LONDON (Reuters) – BP reported on Tuesday a record profit of $28 billion for 2022 and hiked its dividend, but infuriated climate activists by rowing back on plans to slash oil and gas output and reduce carbon emissions by 2030. The blockbuster profit follows similar reports from rivals Shell, …
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By Ismail Shakil and Ben Blanchard OTTAWA/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Canada and Taiwan on Tuesday agreed to start formal negotiations for a deal to encourage two-way foreign investments and deepen their Indo-Pacific partnership in talks that are likely to irk China. Taiwan has been seeking greater diplomatic and moral support from major Western democracies, like Canada, as …
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BENGALURU (Reuters) -India’s Adani Green said on Tuesday its profit jumped more than two-fold in the third quarter, as the total power it supplied to customers increased. Adani Green is one of several Adani Group companies caught in the eye of a storm since Jan. 24 when U.S.-based short-seller Hindenburg Research raised concerns on the …
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JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa’s rand inched higher against the dollar on Tuesday ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that could provide further clues on the U.S. interest rate hike path. At 1545 GMT, the rand traded at 17.6400 against the dollar, about 0.11% stronger than its previous close. The dollar rose …
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By David Shepardson, Jeff Mason and Yew Lun Tian WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) -The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday imposed a temporary security zone in waters off South Carolina during the military’s search for debris from a suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down by a U.S. fighter jet, and the White House said it would keep a …
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By Sam Tobin LONDON (Reuters) -A former London police officer was jailed on Tuesday for more than 30 years for an “unrestrained campaign of rape and abuse of women” over nearly two decades in the latest scandal to hit Britain’s biggest police force. David Carrick, who worked in the Metropolitan Police’s parliamentary and diplomatic protection …
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By Noor Zainab Hussain, Mike Spector and Jessica DiNapoli (Reuters) -Bed Bath & Beyond Inc said on Monday it was planning to raise some $1 billion through an offering of preferred stock and warrants in a last-ditch effort to stave off bankruptcy. The home goods retailer said in securities filings that if it can’t complete …
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By Dominique Vidalon and Stephane Mahe PARIS (Reuters) – Public transport, schools and refinery supplies in France were disrupted on Tuesday as trade unions led a third wave of nationwide strikes against President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to make the French work longer before retirement. Tuesday’s multi-sector walkouts come a day after pension reform legislation began …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Baidu Inc said on Tuesday it would complete internal testing of a ChatGPT-style project called “Ernie Bot” in March, as interest in generative artificial intelligence (AI) gathers steam. The search engine giant’s Hong Kong-listed shares closed up 15.3% on Tuesday, while its U.S shares climbed 11.2% in morning trade. A flurry of …
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By Neil Jerome Morales and Enrico Dela Cruz MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine annual inflation blew past expectations in January to reach a fresh 14-year high on surging food prices, raising the chance of the central bank delivering a larger interest rate hike to tame prices when it meets this month. The consumer price index (CPI) …
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