#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