#Joe_Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and “reiterated his clear position” on a possible invasion of the Gaza border city of Rafah, the #White_House said. A statement issued by the White House did not give more details of that part of the conversation. Washington has said that it could not

  #Nigeria secured a $600 #million investment in seaport infrastructure from Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk, the presidency said in a statement on Sunday. The investment was secured during a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and Moller-Maersk Chairman Robert Maersk Uggla on the sidelines of a World Economic Forum meeting in Saudi Arabia. “We believe

  #Deutsche_Bank said on Sunday that it would “#carefully assess” options for a possible #settlement in litigation over its takeover of #Postbank that has required it to make provision for claims of up to 1.3 #billion_euros ($1.39 #billion). #Germany’s largest lender made the statement as part of a Q&A for investors posted on its website.

  #Hong_Kong-based insurer #AIA Group on Monday posted a 31% rise in its first-quarter value of new business (#VONB) on a constant #exchange currency basis helped by strong performance across segments, and announced an additional $2 #billion share #buyback. #AIA Group also announced an “enhanced capital management policy” under which it will target payout of

  #Singapore_Telecommuni#cations on Monday forecast non-#cash impairment provisions of S$3.1 #billion ($2.28 billion) for second-half of 2024 which would lead to the telecom giant reporting a net loss for the period. The #company also warned that it would report a lower net profit for the full-year ended March 31, 2024. About S$2 #billion of the

  The #cost of #car #insurance in the #UK rose 1% in the first quarter, a #survey showed on Monday, indicating an easing in the rise of premium seen last year. The data from the Association of British Insurers’ (#ABI) #Motor Insurance #Tracker showed that insurers continued to absorb growing costs, with the average claim

  #China’s industrial #profits fell in March and slowed gains for the #quarter compared to the first two months, official data showed on Saturday, raising doubts about the strength of a recovery for the world’s second-biggest economy. Cumulative profits of China’s industrial firms rose 4.3% to 1.5 trillion yuan ($207.0 billion) in the first quarter

  #Star_Entertainment said on Monday its Executive #Chairman #David_Foster will leave step down just weeks after being appointed to the role, adding to an exodus of senior management at the beleaguered Australian casino operator. The management departures come at a time when the casino operator faces a second inquiry into its Sydney casino operations investigating