New Zealand plans to require large firms to report gender pay gaps
New Zealand's government plans to compel large businesses to report the state of their gender pay gaps in a bid to increase equity in the workplace, the country's Minister for Women Jan Tinetti announced Friday as the ruling Labour party gears up for an election fight.
2023-08-11 11:53
Country Garden shares hit record low on loss forecast, restructuring fears
By Clare Jim HONG KONG (Reuters) -Shares of China's largest private property developer Country Garden plunged to a record low
2023-08-11 11:25
Gold frail as US dollar, yields hold ground after inflation data
Gold prices hovered near one-month lows on Friday as markets assessed the cooler-than-expected U.S. inflation data, with bullion
2023-08-11 10:45
Australia central bank says worst over for inflation as policy enters 'calibration stage'
SYDNEY The head of Australia's central bank on Friday said policy was in the "calibration stage" as the
2023-08-11 10:29
ECB to pause in September, say slim majority of economists: Reuters poll
By Prerana Bhat BENGALURU The European Central Bank will pause a more than year-long rate-hiking campaign in September,
2023-08-11 10:25
Mushrooms are being farmed in Abu Dhabi's desert
Mushrooms usually sprout from dark, damp forest floor or bloom on fallen tree branches. But now, a startup in Abu Dhabi called Below Farm is growing them in the desert.
2023-08-11 09:59
Bank of Mexico again holds interest rate firm, even as region begins cuts
By Brendan O'Boyle MEXICO CITY The Bank of Mexico maintained its benchmark interest rate at 11.25% on Thursday,
2023-08-11 09:57
Nordson’s Semiconductor Advanced Packaging Solutions Will Be Demonstrated at SEMICON Taiwan 2023
CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 10, 2023--
2023-08-11 09:23
Oil prices tick higher on OPEC demand optimism
By Stephanie Kelly Oil prices edged higher on Friday on optimism from the OPEC producer group that oil
2023-08-11 08:59
Northern Ireland's top police officer apologizes for 'industrial scale' data breach
Northern Ireland’s top police officer has apologized for what he described as an “industrial scale” data breach, in which the personal information of more than 10,000 officers and staff was released to the public
2023-08-11 08:46
Singapore Q2 GDP grows 0.1% q/q, lower than first estimated
SINGAPORE Singapore's economy expanded less than initially estimated in the second quarter, official data showed on Friday, as
2023-08-11 08:17
Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval, subsidiary settle charges of violating US law
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval and its bank subsidiary will pay over $80 million to
2023-08-11 07:24