Analysts expect the Canadian dollar to rally over the coming year, betting the threat of recession will ease as the U.S.
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd on Thursday reported quarterly profit more than doubled and announced a special dividend of C$1.50 a share, as crude prices soared on tighter energy supplies due to the Ukraine conflict.
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European shares eked out gains on Thursday as some strong quarterly results lent support, while Britain's FTSE 100 underperformed peers after the UK central bank lifted interest rates by the most since 1995.
European shares rose on Thursday following strong results from a slew of companies, with focus squarely on Britain's central bank that is expected to lift interest rates by the most since 1995.
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Chinese chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) on Wednesday announced new memory chip technology that would help it catch up with rivals Micron and SK Hynix, just as Washington considers steeper curbs on Chinese semiconductor companies.
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has scaled back production at its massive smartphone plant in Vietnam, employees say, as retailers and warehouses grapple with rising inventory amid a global fall in consumer spending.
Aero-engineer Rolls-Royce disappointed investors by reporting a bigger-than-expected fall in first-half profit on Thursday, underscoring the challenge facing its new chief executive of restoring the health of its civil aviation business.
Shareholders in Glencore reaped a multi-billion dollar windfall on Thursday, as the company's adherence to thermal coal mining at a time of soaring prices of the material generated record profits for the mining and commodity trading group.
Miner and trader Glencore said on Thursday it would return an additional $4.5 billion to investors, including a share buyback of $3 billion, after reporting a record half-yearly profit mostly due to high coal prices.
As Japan faces its first major battle with inflation in decades, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is extending a rare olive branch to labour unions, who he sees as crucial to his wider push to boost household wealth.
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Satellite company SES's Paris-listed shares slumped as much as 10% on Thursday after the Financial Times reported it was in talks with U.S. rival Intelsat about a possible merger.
Satellite company SES's CEO reiterated on Thursday he saw industry consolidation as a good thing for the highly competitive market, but would not comment on merger rumours after the group posted stronger-than-expected half-year earnings.
French banking group Credit Agricole's shares rose sharply on Thursday after it joined rivals BNP Paribas and Societe Generale in announcing better-than-expected quarterly profits driven by buoyant investment banking.
Credit Agricole joined French rivals BNP Paribas and Societe Generale in announcing on Thursday better-than-expected quarterly profits amid record activity in its investment banking division.
Toyota upgrades forecast even as Q1 net profit slumps
Germany's Lufthansa said on Thursday it expected demand for short-haul flights in Europe to drive growth at its passenger airlines this year, forecasting a return to group operating profit for the full year, pushing its shares higher.
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Toyota Motor Corp's profit slumped a worse-than-expected 42% in its first quarter as the Japanese automaker was squeezed between supply constraints and rising costs.
Japan must prepare for the time the central bank abandons its 0% cap on long-term interest rates and when private investors become the dominant player in the government bond market, said a finance ministry executive overseeing debt issuance.
The state of Tennessee sued Walgreens on Wednesday, accusing the retail pharmacy giant of fueling the state's opioid epidemic by willfully flooding the market with an oversupply of prescription narcotics in violation of consumer protection and public nuisance laws.
Asian stocks rose on Thursday, taking cues from a strong rally on Wall Street after robust economic data and upbeat corporate guidance boosted investor appetite.
Cuba announced it will begin purchasing on Thursday dollars and other convertible currencies at nearly five times the current rate in an effort to undercut the informal money market and capture the funds.
The dollar eased against most major currencies on Thursday as support from the Federal Reserve's hawkish messaging subsided a day before hotly anticipated U.S.
The dollar edged down against most major currencies on Thursday as the positive impact of hawkish Federal Reserve comments faded and investors waited for more signs on the data front to confirm that more large rate hikes to curb inflation were coming.
The dollar held onto recent gains against other major currencies on Thursday, as more Federal Reserve officials reinforced the central bank's determination to slay the highest inflation in decades with aggressive interest rate hikes.
The dollar held onto recent gains on Thursday, helped by several U.S.
The dollar was on the front foot on Thursday, helped by several U.S.
