TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Toyota plans to boost production of hybrid and plug‑in hybrid vehicles to about 6.7 million…
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Shell misses profit expectations, but keeps buyback pace
By Shadia Nasralla and Stephanie Kelly LONDON, Feb 5 (Reuters) – Shell missed fourth-quarter profit expectations on Thursday with an…
Raytheon secures deal to build thousands of missiles for the US, including Tomahawks
WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Raytheon, a unit of RTX, has reached a seven-year agreement with the Pentagon to boost…
Maduro ally Saab, Venezuelan businessman once held in US, arrested again
By Jana Winter WASHINGTON, Feb 4 (Reuters) – Venezuelan official Alex Saab, a Colombian-Venezuelan former businessman once held in the…
Japan’s food exports hit record in 2025 on strong US demand
By Yuka Obayashi TOKYO, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Japan’s exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products rose 12.8% to an…
US defense firms boost spending after Trump calls for expedited arms deliveries
By Aishwarya Jain Feb 2 (Reuters) – Major U.S. defense contractors are significantly ramping up capital expenditure this year in…
Australia reverses course with rate hike, markets bet on more
By Stella Qiu and Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Feb 3 (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank was forced to reverse course and…
South African factory mood lifts in January, Absa PMI shows
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 2 (Reuters) – A gauge of South African manufacturing sentiment improved in January thanks to a pickup in…
Japan PM Takaichi must face bond investors before winning over voters
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a crucial markets test in the…
Pakistan forces kill 145 militants in two-day battle after wave of attacks
By Saleem Ahmed and Ariba Shahid QUETTA, Feb 1 (Reuters) – Pakistani security forces killed 145 militants in a 40-hour…