Belgian federal government employees will no longer be allowed to use the Chinese-owned video app TikTok on their work phones, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said on Friday.
Global stocks languished at two-month lows on Friday ahead of Wall Street's opening bell as Silicon Valley Bank shares came under fresh pressure, and investors waited to see how U.S. nonfarm payrolls could shape Federal Reserve thinking on rates.
Futures for Canada's main stock index inched down on Friday as crude oil prices extended declines, while investors cautiously awaited domestic labor market data.
Southeast Asia's biggest urea fertiliser maker PT Pupuk Kalimantan Timur (Pupuk Kaltim) plans to invest at least $1 billion to increase its capacity and set up a soda ash plant, its chief executive said on Friday.
Starbucks Workers United, which represents thousands of U.S. baristas, plans to urge the company's investors to support a shareholder proposal for an independent review of the coffee chain's labor practices, according to a letter seen exclusively by Reuters.
European bank shares tumbled on Friday in the wake of a dramatic sell-off in U.S. lenders as concern spread that the sector will be vulnerable to the rising cost of money.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Friday he was talking to the United States and European Union about the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act amid concern it could make European markets uncompetitive.
British supermarket groups have started to remove some of their customer purchase limits on salad vegetables and fruit after weeks of shortages and empty shelves.
Mitsubishi Motors Corp plans for hybrid and battery electric vehicles to account for all new car sales by the middle of the next decade, beefing up its electrification strategy for staying competitive in key markets.
Societe Generale said on Friday that its board will propose that shareholders elect Eiffage Chief Executive Officer Benoit de Ruffray as an independent board director at its general meeting in May.
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