Continental's ContiTech division to close four plants in Germany
German car parts supplier Continental's ContiTech division is to close four plants and downsize two others, affecting a total of 580 employees, the company said on Thursday.
Swiss December gold exports to the US reach highest since March 2022
Gold exports from Switzerland rose year on year in December as supplies to the United States soared to the highest since March 2022 and offset lower deliveries to top consumer China, Swiss customs ...
US SEC case over massive Allen Stanford fraud ends, judge orders fines
A federal judge ordered an end to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's 16-year-old lawsuit over Allen Stanford's $7.2 billion Ponzi scheme, directing the financier and two former colleagues ...
The vital role of cybersecurity representations and warranties in M&A
Anjali Das and Gregory Parker of Wilson Elser discuss why cybersecurity representations and warranties are essential in mergers and acquisitions and key provisions to mitigate cyber risks effectively.
Clubs spent $8.59 billion on international transfers in 2024, says FIFA study
Clubs worldwide made a record 22,779 international transfers in men's soccer in 2024 for a total spend of $8.59 billion, world soccer's governing body FIFA said in its Global Transfer Report published ...
Belgian airspace closed due to technical issue, local media reports
Belgian airspace has been closed because of a technical issue at air traffic controller Skeyes, Belga news agency and other local media reported on Thursday.
Mexico president presents letter to Google about Gulf of Mexico name change
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday presented a letter the government is sending to Google arguing the Google Maps platform should not accept the change made by President Donald Trump to ...
Brazil's Lula says Petrobras free to decide on fuel price tweaks
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Thursday that Petrobras is the one responsible for deciding on fuel prices, not him, countering media reports that he had authorized the state-run ...
Emirati billionaire Al Habtoor says he is afraid to set foot in Lebanon
United Arab Emirates billionaire Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, who this week scrapped his investments in Lebanon, said the country was still not safe and that he had been threatened with being "slaughtered ...
US pending home sales drop to snap four months of gains
Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes fell in December to snap a four-month streak of increases, with particularly sharp declines in the pricier Northeast and West regions as higher mortgage ...
Trump to hold plane crash briefing at 11 a.m. ET, White House says
President Donald Trump will appear in the White House briefing room at 11 a.m. EST on Thursday to brief Americans on Wednesday's deadly midair collision at Reagan National Airport, the White House ...
Qatar's Emir becomes first head of state to visit Damascus since Assad's fall
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Damascus on Thursday, the first visit by a head of state to the Syrian ...