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Most Asian markets rise with earnings, US data in view
Most Asian markets rise with earnings, US data in view
by  AFP

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, with hopes for earnings this week from tech titans helping to offset worries about the Federal Reserve's interest rate plans ahead of the release of key US growth and inflation data.

Norway women bring seaweed to culinary heights in Europe
Norway women bring seaweed to culinary heights in Europe
by  AFP

In the glacial waters of the Lofoten archipelago in Norway's far north, Angelita Eriksen uses a knife to cut a handful of seaweed that will soon end up in a fancy European eatery. "It can be quite cold, as we can stay out for about an hour along the shore", with lower legs and hands submerged in the chilly water.

EU lawmakers to greenlight new spending rules
EU lawmakers to greenlight new spending rules
by  AFP

The EU hopes to move towards healthier public finances after the expected passage of reforms to the bloc's spending rules on Tuesday in the European Parliament. EU negotiators finally reached agreement on the reform in February and now the European Parliament must give its final green light.

Tesla earnings a 'moment of truth' for Musk after stumbles
Tesla earnings a 'moment of truth' for Musk after stumbles
by  AFP

Tesla CEO Elon Musk faces heightened pressure with Tuesday's earnings report to reassure investors that recent stumbles are simply unexpected speed bumps -- and not indications of a road to decline. Tuesday's earnings and conference call are a "moment of truth" for Tesla and Musk, constituting "one of the most important moments in the company's history in our view," said a note from Wedbush.

Honda to build major EV plant in Canada: govt source
Honda to build major EV plant in Canada: govt source
by  AFP

Japanese auto giant Honda will open an electric vehicle plant in eastern Canada, a Canadian government source familiar with the multibillion-dollar project told AFP on Monday. The Honda plant, to be built an hour outside Toronto, in Alliston, will also produce electric-vehicle batteries, joining existing Volkswagen and Stellantis battery plants.

Chile steel plant reopens as tariffs imposed on Chinese imports
Chile steel plant reopens as tariffs imposed on Chinese imports
by  AFP

Chile's biggest steel plant has resumed activities after the government imposed a temporary tariff on Chinese imports. Then on Saturday, Chile's finance ministry imposed a temporary tariff ranging from 25 percent to 34 percent on Chinese steel imports.

New EU spending rules bring back debt discipline focus
New EU spending rules bring back debt discipline focus
by  AFP

With an energy crisis and record high inflation in the EU's rearview mirror, Brussels believes the time has come for the bloc to focus on ensuring sound public finances. The indebted countries -- for example, Italy whose debt is 140 percent of GDP -- believed the pact was a straitjacket that penalised public investment.

Denmark launches its biggest offshore wind farm tender
Denmark launches its biggest offshore wind farm tender
by  AFP

The Danish Energy Agency on Monday launched its biggest tender for the construction of offshore wind farms, aimed at producing six gigawatts by 2030 -- more than double Denmark's current capacity. This is a massive investment in the green transition," Kristoffer Bottzauw, head of the Danish Energy Agency, said in a statement.