BUENOS AIRES – Coca-Cola Argentina and bottlers will invest more than $1.4 billion in the South American country to boost production, improve logistics, and optimize infrastructure, the company said in a statement on Thursday.

CoreWeave reduced the size of its U.S. initial public offering and priced its shares below the indicated range, the company said on Thursday, dampening expectations that the listing would boost investor appetite for IPOs. The Nvidia-backed company is now looking…

President Donald Trump’s permanent 25% tariff on imported autos has expanded the global trade war, feeding expectations for higher prices for cars and other products, but doing little to settle the debate about how policies of his two-month-old administration will…

LONDON -Novo Nordisk shares have fallen 25% so far in March and are on track for their biggest monthly drop since July 2002, as investor worries intensify that the obesity drug market pioneer has lost its edge over U.S. rival…

A local official in New York on Thursday rejected Texas’ effort to enforce a $100,000 judgment against a New York doctor accused of sending abortion pills to the state, escalating an unprecedented interstate conflict. Acting Ulster County Clerk Taylor Bruck…

WASHINGTON -The U.S. Justice Department is considering merging the lead agencies enforcing drug and gun laws in a major shakeup as it follows President Donald Trump’s instructions to sharply streamline the government, according to a memo first reported by Reuters….

Barclays said on Thursday it favors fixed income investments over equities for the first time in “several quarters” and warned global economic growth was at risk due to U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating tariff policies. Despite hurdles such as rising…

ISTANBUL  – The Turkish Competition Board said on Thursday it had decided to open an investigation into Apple, Destek Bilisim, Easycep Bilisim, Getmobil Technology and HB Bilisim regarding whether they intervened in the sales prices of resellers.

CHICAGO/NEW YORK – U.S. airlines were flying high less than two months ago on talk of a new golden age, as strong travel demand and tight industry-wide capacity raised the prospect of a multi-year profit boom. But President Donald Trump’s…

NEW YORK/HOUSTON – U.S. oil producers are grappling with geological limits to production growth as the country’s top oilfield ages and produces more water and gas and less oil – and may be nearing peak output. The Permian basin was…

NEW YORK – U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has asked oil and biofuels producers to hash out a deal on the next phase of the nation’s biofuels policy to avoid the kind of political clashes that marked his first term,…

Three Intel board members will not stand for reelection at its 2025 annual meeting, the chipmaker said in a regulatory filing on Thursday, amid a historic transition under newly appointed CEO Lip-Bu Tan. Since late last year, the company has…

Shares of GameStop fell more than 15% on Thursday after the company’s plan to finance its bitcoin pivot raised questions about the timing of its move and its strategy to turn around its struggling retail business. The video game retailer’s…

DHAKA – The United Nations World Food Programme has managed to sustain food assistance for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, though rations have been slightly reduced due to funding shortages, officials said on Thursday. Under the revised system, each refugee in…

Shares of highly shorted Hertz and Avis Budget Group surged on Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to slap a 25% tariff on imported vehicles raised prospects of consumers opting for car rentals instead of buying expensive new cars….

Russia could supply a small nuclear power plant for a mission to Mars planned by billionaire entrepreneur and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, President Vladimir Putin’s international cooperation envoy said on Thursday. The envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said Moscow could discuss the…

COPENHAGEN – Danish government ministers condemned what they called President Donald Trump’s escalated rhetoric on Thursday and praised Greenland’s inhabitants for their resilience in the face of U.S. pressure for control over the Arctic island. Reiterating his desire to take…

PARIS -European leaders vowed on Thursday to strengthen Kyiv’s army to ensure it was the cornerstone of future security in Ukraine, while France and Britain tried to expand support for a planned foreign “reassurance force” in the event of a…

VILNIUS -Rescuers in Lithuania were digging on Thursday into a peat bog in a military training area to recover the vehicle of four U.S. soldiers missing for two days. The soldiers in the M88 Hercules armoured recovery vehicle were on…

WASHINGTON -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had withdrawn his pick to be ambassador to the United Nations because the Republicans need to maintain their slim majority in the House of Representatives to advance his “America First” agenda….

MILAN/BERLIN -Shares in ProSiebenSat.1 fell sharply after the TV group controlled by Italy’s Berlusconi family made a low-ball bid to other investors in the German media group as part of a plan to strengthen its grip on the company. The…

BRASILIA -The Brazilian central bank’s economic policy director Diogo Guillen said on Thursday that when inflation expectations are unanchored, as they are now, interest rates need to be higher for longer. Guillen and central bank chief Gabriel Galipolo both stressed…

WASHINGTON -The International Monetary Fund is continuing to assess the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff plans, including his new 25% auto tariffs, but the global lender’s baseline forecasts do not envision a U.S. recession, IMF spokesperson Julie Kozack said…

MEXICO CITY – Mexico is working to carve out an exemption for its critical autos industry after Washington announced tariffs on imported vehicles, the economy minister said on Thursday. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on auto…

PARIS – The European association of automotive suppliers (CLEPA) on Thursday called on policymakers in Europe to prioritise finding solutions over trade barriers after U.S. President Donald Trump announced 25% tariffs on foreign-made vehicles. “Tariffs of this scale will disrupt…

LONDON -Britain is working intensely with Washington to secure an exemption from U.S. auto tariffs and could review subsidies enjoyed by Elon Musk’s Tesla to better support its industry, finance minister Rachel Reeves said on Thursday. Reeves said Britain should…

LONDON -Philip Morris International began selling its IQOS heated tobacco device in Austin, Texas on Thursday for $60 a piece, an executive told Reuters, kicking off efforts by the world’s largest cigarette maker to build a market for its flagship…

MILAN – John Elkann, the chairman of Stellantis, voiced concerns on Thursday over the impact of 25% U.S. tariffs imposed on the carmaking sector on the cost of vehicles and demand. Speaking to analysts on a conference call, Elkann underlined…