Romania shutting down reactor at Cernavoda nuclear plant
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania on Thursday began a controlled shutdown of the second reactor at its Cernavoda…
Romania rushes to sink barges in Danube to keep nuclear power plant running
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania raced on Thursday to sink four barges laden with rock into the Danube…
Chinese chipmaker CXMT shares soar in blockbuster Shanghai IPO
HONG KONG (AP) — Shares of CXMT, China’s largest memory chipmaker, soared Monday after they began trading in…
Iranian strikes hit Kuwait desalination plant, exposing Mideast water vulnerability
Iranian strikes on Friday hit a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait, damaging one of the key…
Taiwan’s TSMC pledges another $100 billion to expand its US chipmaking capacity
HONG KONG (AP) — Major Taiwan computer chipmaker TSMC said Thursday it plans to spend another $100 billion…
Orbán-era foreign minister quits Hungary’s parliament for job with Chinese automaker BYD
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s former foreign minister resigned from his parliamentary seat on Wednesday to join Chinese…
Oil prices jump and Asian shares slip as US and Iran carry out airstrikes
BANGKOK — Oil prices jumped and Asian shares were mostly lower Monday after the U.S. carried out airstrikes…
Volkswagen sales numbers drop 8.6% as automaker cuts models
BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen reported weak sales numbers on Friday, a day after the giant German automaker announced…
Germany plans to take 40% in defense contractor KNDS
BERLIN (AP) — The German government said Monday that it intends to take a 40% stake in defense…
A Japan reactor’s restart highlights problem in spent nuclear fuel stockpile
KASHIWAZAKI, Japan (AP) — Japan has resumed operations at the world’s largest nuclear power plant to help the…
Factories face soaring costs as Iran war causes supply shocks
By Jonathan Cable, Leika Kihara and Lucia Mutikani LONDON/TOKYO/WASHINGTON, June 1 (Reuters) – The economic shock from the…
Trump took a pass on Spirit Airlines after earlier private sector stakes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had no qualms about a government takeover of Spirit Airlines, so long…