finance

Image for SocGen's weak trading revenue overshadows forecast-beating results

Finance

SocGen's weak trading revenue overshadows forecast-beating results

Image for Germany's PNE loses bid for Vietnam wind project, in new blow to foreign investors

Finance

Germany's PNE loses bid for Vietnam wind project, in new blow to foreign investors

Image for Toyota names former secretary of chairman Toyoda as next CEO

Finance

Toyota names former secretary of chairman Toyoda as next CEO

Image for Supply chain chaos becomes aviation's 'new norm' as demand hits records

Finance

Supply chain chaos becomes aviation's 'new norm' as demand hits records

Image for Hims & Hers' $49 weight-loss pill jolts everyone, except its stock

Hims & Hers' $49 weight-loss pill jolts everyone, except its stock

Date: February 6, 2026

NEW YORK, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Hims & Hers sent a shockwave through the pharmaceutical industry on Thursday with its announcement of a weight-loss pill with a $49-a-month introductory price. Its shares...

Image for Iran says talks with US in Oman were 'good start', will continue

Iran says talks with US in Oman were 'good start', will continue

Date: February 6, 2026

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States are set to hold high-stakes negotiations in Oman on Friday over Tehran's nuclear programme, but a dispute over the agenda suggests...

Image for Bitcoin rallies, tops $70,000 as risk assets stabilize

Bitcoin rallies, tops $70,000 as risk assets stabilize

Date: February 6, 2026

SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Bitcoin made a 16-month low and tested key $60,000 support on Friday, as a global selloff in technology stocks deepened and washed out risky bets across asset classes. The...

Image for Dollar heads for weekly rise, yen slumps ahead of Japan's election

Dollar heads for weekly rise, yen slumps ahead of Japan's election

Date: February 6, 2026

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar steadied near a two-week high on Friday, poised for its strongest weekly performance since November as a rout in stocks driven by AI-...

Image for Stocks, bitcoin rally, regaining some lost ground with precious metals

Stocks, bitcoin rally, regaining some lost ground with precious metals

Date: February 6, 2026

By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Asian stocks extended losses into a second day in early trading on Friday as a selloff on Wall Street intensified, with precious metals and...

Image for Oil prices climb on worries of possible Iran-US conflict

Oil prices climb on worries of possible Iran-US conflict

Date: February 6, 2026

By Florence Tan SINGAPORE, Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. crude futures extended their decline on Friday, on track for their first weekly drop in weeks, as concerns of supply disruption in the Middle East...