Jan 3 Reuters U.S. new vehicle sales likely rose by a low doubledigit percentage in 2023 on sustained demand for crossover SUVs and pickup trucks, but analysts fear a challenging year ahead, with high interest rates eating into demand. Automakers ramped up their output to keep up with a surge in consumers interest in new […]

BERLIN, Jan 3 Reuters The number of unemployed people in Germany rose slightly in December, though by much less than analysts had expected, and the 2023 rate was one of the lowest since German reunification, labour office figures showed on Wednesday. The Federal Employment Agency said the number of people out of work increased by […]

AHMEDABAD, India, Jan 3 Reuters India39;s Gujarat state on Wednesday signed initial investment agreements worth 7.17 trillion Indian rupees 86.07 billion with 58 companies operating in sectors such as energy, oil and gas, and chemicals, its government said. The home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Gujarat has been signing these agreements ahead of its […]

TORONTO, Reuters Canada39;s factory sector contracted in December at its steepest pace since the early months of the COVID19 pandemic as the rising cost of manufactured goods crimped demand, data showed on Tuesday. The SP Global Canada Manufacturing Purchasing Managers39; Index PMI fell to a seasonally adjusted 45.4 in December from 47.7 in November, its lowest […]

SINGAPORE, Jan 3 Reuters Bangladesh nearly tripled its coalfired power output in 2023, a Reuters analysis of government data showed, helping it tide over the worst power shortages in over a decade and slash rising generation costs. Coal rose to prominence in Bangladesh39;s power mix in 2023 at the expense of cleaner fuels, as the […]