Category: Western

  • From fashion to cars, Russian markets pose new test for Western brands weighing return

    Written by Roman Corikov and Oga Bubova and Yivgene MOSOCON (Reuters) – Washington’s batch to end the conflict in Ukraine rapidly raised speculation that Western brands may want to return to Russia, but from fashion to cars, the markets that have now evacuated are now more competitive than three years.…

  • Western Digital expects $100 productivity benefit from AI; ‘soft-spin’ likely in October

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  • Russia launches air attacks on Kyiv, western city of Lviv, Ukraine says By Reuters

    Written by Gleb Garanich and Andrey Peron KYIV/LVIV (Reuters) – Russia fired missiles and drones at Kyiv and the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, not far from the border with NATO member Poland, the Ukrainian military said on Wednesday. This comes just one day after Russia struck a military institute…

  • Exclusive-Russia’s Sberbank says India business booming despite Western sanctions By Reuters

    Written by Elena Fabrichnaya and Gleb Bryansky MOSCOW (Reuters) – Trade between Russia and India is booming and bilateral payments are running smoothly without the problems that have hampered trade with other countries, Anatoly Popov, deputy chief executive of Russia’s largest lender Sberbank, told Reuters. Sberbank handles up to 70%…

  • Canada rail shutdown may still delay western grain exports By Reuters

    By Karl Bloom (Reuters) – A rail shutdown in Canada may delay the loading of some bulk grain ships at ports on the country’s West Coast despite a government move to end a standstill at the country’s two largest rail operators, traders and analysts said. More than 20 large cargo…

  • Western miners push for higher metals prices to ward off Chinese rivals By Reuters

    By Ernest Scheider and Pratima Desai SALMON-CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST, Idaho (Reuters) – The United States’ only cobalt mine sits in the woods of northern Idaho, a dilapidated mass of steel and dirt too expensive for its owner to operate after Chinese rivals flooded global markets with cheap supplies of the…

  • Argentina Leads Key Crypto Adoption Metric in Western Hemisphere: Forbes

    According to Forbes data, Argentina currently has the highest cryptocurrency adoption rate of any country in the Western Hemisphere. The rising inflation of the local currency, the peso, and the complicated access to the dollar have been among the primary drivers behind the current adoption of crypto assets, especially USDT.…

  • BHP to suspend Western Australia nickel operations By Reuters

    MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian miner BHP Group said on Thursday it would temporarily suspend operations at its Nickel West and West Musgrave projects from October as it grapples with a sharp drop in metals prices and oversupply in the global market. The world’s largest listed miner is set to review…

  • Canadian Western Bank stock downgreaded by BMO post-acquisition deal By Investing.com

    On Wednesday, BMO Capital revised its position on… Western Canadian Bank (TSX::CN) (OTC: CBWBF), downgraded the stock from outperform to market perform, while simultaneously raising its price target to C$52.00 from C$35.00. This review follows the announcement on Tuesday that Canadian Western Bank has entered into an agreement to be…