MIAMI (Reuters) -Supply chains for major planemakers Boeing and Airbus are showing signs of moderate improvement, the chief executive of Saudi start-up Riyadh Air said on Thursday. Securing adequate parts, for both new and existing planes, has been a major problem for the airline industry in recent years. The causes ranged from general disruption emanating from the COVID-19 pandemic to...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Standard Chartered ( SCBFF ) announced on Friday a $1.5 billion share buyback and a higher earnings target, after reporting its annual profit rose 18% on the back of record growth in its wealth business and strong markets performance. The London-based bank reported pretax profit for 2024 of $6 billion, up from $5.1 billion the year...

TOKYO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Moody's Ratings said on Friday it has downgraded its rating of Nissan Motor ( NSANF ) credit by one notch to junk status, citing a weak and worsening outlook for the Japanese automaker's credit profile. The credit-rating firm cut Nissan's ( NSANF ) senior unsecured rating to Ba1 from Baa3 and maintained its negative outlook....

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -The yen retreated on Friday from a 2-1/2 month high hit after of a jump in Japanese inflation, while the dollar was set for its third weekly drop in a row as traders calculated the start of Donald Trump's second term has been mostly bluster on the tariff front. The yen broke through chart resistance at 150 per...