(Corrects the start of manufacturing period of the recalled vehicle to 2022, not last year) TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor ( TM ) has suspended taking orders for its Prius model cars to address a product recall due to faults found on rear door handle parts, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Toyota ( TM ) is recalling 135,305 Prius vehicles...

HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC ( HSBC ) is expected to cut an additional 20 investment banking jobs in Asia on a deals slump, takes the total cuts to around 30 this week, three sources with knowledge of the matter said. The Asia-focused lender started the layoffs on Tuesday in the region, when it notified around a dozen bankers. HSBC...

PARIS (Reuters) - LVMH shares rose on Wednesday, after the first quarter sales figures from the world's largest luxury group offered an element of reassurance to investors concerned about the industry's outlook, particularly in China. LVMH shares were up by around 2% in early session trading. On Tuesday, LVMH reported that sales for the quarter ending in March rose 3%...

LONDON (Reuters) -British consumer price inflation slowed by less than expected to a two-and-a-half-year low of 3.2% in annual terms in March, down from a 3.4% increase in February, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday. The Bank of England - which has an inflation target of 2% - and economists polled by Reuters had forecast an annual rate...