SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Supertanker freight rates jumped after the U.S. expanded sanctions on Russian oil trade and sent traders rushing to book ships to pick up supply from other countries to go to China and India, shipbrokers and traders said. Chinese and Indian refiners are seeking alternative fuel supplies as they adapt to severe new U.S. sanctions on Russian producers...

(Reuters) -Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli on Tuesday said its sales grew 7.8% organically last year, coming in a touch below market expectations, hit by record high cocoa prices and weakened consumer sentiment. The maker of Lindor chocolate balls said its overall sales were 5.47 billion Swiss francs ($5.97 billion) in 2024. That missed analysts' average forecast of 5.49...

Jan 14 (Reuters) - Jamco Corp ( JMCCF ): * U.S. INVESTMENT FUND BAIN CAPITAL WILL ACQUIRE AIRCRAFT INTERIOR MATERIAL MANUFACTURER JAMCO, NIKKEI SAYS * BAIN CAPITAL'S TOTAL ACQUISITION PRICE WILL BE ABOUT 100 BILLION YEN, INCLUDING JAMCO'S DEBT, NIKKEI SAYS Source text: Further company coverage: ...

Jan 14 (Reuters) - BP said on Tuesday that lower refining margins would hurt its fourth-quarter profit by $100 million to $300 million and that it expects oil trading to be weak. ...