(Reuters) – China’s largest ride-hailing company Didi Global is seeking fresh capital for its autonomous driving unit that could value it at about $5 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. (Reporting by Janaki Venugopalan in Bengaluru; Editing by Mrigank Dhaniwala) ,,,
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) – Oil prices continued to fall in on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump paused military aid to Ukraine and as markets braced for U.S. tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China to take effect. Brent futures fell 54 cents, or 0.75%, to $71.08 a barrel by 0149 GMT, while U.S....
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s cabinet spokesperson said on Tuesday that the government will take into account TSMC’s development and Taiwan’s position in the global chips industry when reviewing the chip foundry’s investment plans in the United States. Michelle Lee said the Taiwanese government’s position on overseas investment was to view it positive if it contributed...
Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on US goods to start Tuesday, PM Trudeau says Reuters Tue, March 4, 2025 at 2:14 AM UTC 1 min read Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes part in a Lunar New Year event in Ottawa OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will impose 25% tariffs on C$155 billion ($107 billion) worth of U.S....
About 18 million people watched Oscars honor ‘Anora’ Lisa Richwine Tue, March 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM UTC 2 min read 97th Academy Awards – Oscars Show – Hollywood By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -This year’s Oscars telecast that honored independent film “Anora” brought in an estimated 18.1 million U.S. viewers on television and...
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose 1% on Monday as upbeat manufacturing data from China, the world’s biggest crude importer, led to renewed optimism for fuel demand, although uncertainty about global economic growth from potential U.S. tariffs loomed. Brent crude climbed 76 cents, or 1%, to $73.57 a barrel by 0206 GMT...
TOKYO (Reuters) -Seven & i Holdings, the Japanese retail giant at the centre of a takeover battle, is finalising a plan for its president to step down and be replaced by the company’s first foreign chief. President Ryuichi Isaka will resign and be replaced by director Stephen Dacus, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday....
UK launches investigation into TikTok, Reddit over children’s personal data practices Reuters Mon, March 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM UTC 1 min read FILE PHOTO: Illustration shows TikTok app logo (Reuters) – Britain’s privacy watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, on Monday launched an investigation into how TikTok, Reddit and online image sharing website Imgur safeguard...
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – The euro rebounded from a 2-1/2-week low against the U.S. dollar on Monday and sterling also advanced with Europe taking the lead in a renewed push for peace in Ukraine. The Canadian dollar and Mexico peso rose after U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick suggested tariffs set to take effect...
Trump orders new tariff probe into US lumber imports David Lawder and Andrea Shalal Sun, March 2, 2025 at 12:05 AM UTC 3 min read U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with members of the media on the South Lawn before boarding Marine One at the White House By David Lawder and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters)...
