Japan’s likely next prime minister wrestles coalition backlash

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s likely next premier Sanae Takaichi is already facing criticism from her ruling party’s long-time ...

Thai central bank unexpectedly holds key rate at 1.50%

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s central bank left its key interest rate steady on Wednesday, counter to market expectations for a cut as the economy struggles with a strengthening baht, negative ...

ABB to sell robotics business to Japan’s Softbank in $5.4 bln deal

Investing.com-- Swiss engineering giant ABB Ltd (SIX: ABBN) on Wednesday said it agreed to sell its robotics unit to SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO: 9984) for an enterprise value of $5.38 billion, dropping ...

European Equities Break Out After 25 Years - Is This the Long-Awaited Rotation?

Key point: European equities have broken out to new all-time highs (after 25 years). Another interesting angle on it is the CPI adjusted EURO STOXX 50 which —while looking less impressive than the ...

Amazon to invest $1.16 billion in Belgium by 2027, L’Echo reports

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. tech giant Amazon plans to invest 1 billion euros ($1.16 billion) in Belgium from 2025 to 2027, newspaper L’Echo reported on Wednesday. The company said it will develop ...

Serica Energy trims 2025 forecast after Triton flare system shutdown

Investing.com -- Serica Energy Plc (LON:SQZ) on Wednesday said its production at the Dana Petroleum-operated Triton FPSO has been halted since September 30 due to a flare system issue, with output ...

German industrial output falls more than expected in August

BERLIN (Reuters) -German industrial output fell much more than expected in August due to a sharp decrease in production in the car industry. Industrial production fell by 4.3% compared with the ...

Denmark nears order of 16 Lockheed Martin F-35 jets for up to DKK29b - report

Investing.com -- Denmark is reportedly close to ordering 16 Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets for as much as 29 billion Danish kroner to expand its current fleet. The Nordic country has already ...

Jefferies backs Persimmon as ’Top Pick,’ sees valuation upside for UK builders

Investing.com -- Jefferies said it sees valuation upside for UK housebuilders ahead of the government’s November budget, ...

BYD shares rise as Tesla’s low-cost models underwhelm

Investing.com-- Shares of BYD Co (HK:1211) rose on Wednesday, as Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) unveiling of new low-cost Model Y and Model 3 variants failed to impress investors. The Chinese automaker’s stock ...

Google to invest $10 billion in data center cluster in India - report

Investing.com -- Google plans to invest $10 billion to build a data center cluster with 1 gigawatt capacity in Visakhapatnam, India, according to a report by Economic Times. The project will include ...

Silver: HSBC hikes price forecasts, sees record high soon on gold spillover

HSBC hiked its 2025 average silver price forecast to $38.05 an ounce and its 2026 average price forecast to $44.50/oz, from ...