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Japanese firms agree to 5.26% wage hike, top union group’s preliminary data shows

By Makiko Yamazaki and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Japanese companies have agreed to raise wages by more than 5% for a third consecutive year, early results from annual labour talks showed on Monday, reflecting sustained gains in pay that policymakers see as ...
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Finnair picks Embraer over Airbus for its narrow-body fleet renewal

By Anne Kauranen HELSINKI, March 23 (Reuters) - Finnair will renew its European fleet with an order for 18 E195-E2 narrow-body aircraft from Brazilian manufacturer Embraer, it said on Monday, as it moved away from its current supplier Airbus. The order - the Finnish flag carrier's ...
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Tokio Marine to form partnership with Berkshire Hathaway, initially sell 2.49% stake

TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Tokio Marine Holdings Inc said on Monday it would form a strategic partnership with Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway by initially selling a 2.49% stake through a third-party allotment of treasury shares. Berkshire Hathaway in 2019 kicked off a number ...
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Dollar poised for rally as escalating Middle East conflict spurs haven demand

By Rocky Swift TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - The dollar was poised for a rebound on Monday as retaliatory threats escalated in the Middle East crisis, damping risk sentiment and boosting demand for haven assets. The greenback on Friday closed out its first weekly decline since ...
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Musk says SpaceX and Tesla to build advanced chip factories in Austin

LOS ANGELES, March 22 (Reuters) - SpaceX and Tesla will build two advanced chip factories at a sprawling facility in Austin, Texas, one to power cars and humanoid robots, and another designed for artificial intelligence data centers in space, CEO Elon Musk said on ...
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Oil prices to rise further on Monday as Mideast war escalates

LONDON/SINGAPORE, March 22 (Reuters) - Oil prices look set to rise further on Monday, having closed before the weekend at their highest in nearly four years, after U.S. and Iranian threats to target energy facilities, analysts said on Sunday. U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday ...
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Enhanced role for immigration officers at US airports as shutdown frustrates travels and screeners

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal immigration agents newly ordered to U.S. airports by President Donald Trump to help relieve security line congestion may guard exit lanes or check passenger IDs as a budget impasse has air travelers frustrated over hourslong waits and screeners angry about ...
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Cuba begins to restore power after third nationwide collapse in a month

HAVANA (AP) - Cuba began restoring its energy system on Sunday, a day after a nationwide collapse of the entire grid left millions of people in the dark for the third time this month. Some 72,000 customers in the capital, among them five hospitals, had ...
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Women farmworkers who built their own fight against sexual assault cope with Chavez allegations

NEW YORK (AP) - Almost two decades ago, legendary labor rights activist Dolores Huerta joined Mónica Ramírez at a Chicago event to promote the Bandana Project, a campaign Ramírez had launched to raise awareness about sexual violence against women farmworkers. Huerta spoke there about the ...
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The media may have unmasked Banksy — again. That’s angered some art fans but not ruffled dealers

LONDON (AP) - Years before the rise of Instagram, Banksy figured out that the key to real influence lay in not in being famous, exactly, but in being anonymous. The mystery of his identity has long been part of the value of his art, ...
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Africa’s solar boom faces higher costs as China cuts export subsidies

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - China's decision to end value-added tax rebates on solar panel exports and phase out incentives for making battery storage equipment could push up the cost of solar installations in Africa, which relies heavily on imported Chinese technology. The changes, expected to ...
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Trump’s mixed messages on Iran: ‘Winding down’ the war and easing sanctions but adding more troops

President Donald Trump frequently contradicts himself, sometimes in the same speech, social media post or even sentence. In the past 24 hours, he sent a torrent of mixed signals about the Iran war that raise more questions about the direction of the conflict and ...
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