China reports new African swine fever outbreak in Guangxi region
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China detected African swine fever in pigs being transported to Guangxi region from outside provinces, the…
‘Alarming upsurge’ in measles has devastating impact, WHO warns
LONDON (Reuters) – Measles is staging a devastating comeback in epidemics across the world as the virus exploits dangerous gaps…
Exclusive: Regulators weigh ‘startle factors’ for Boeing 737 MAX pilot training – Transport Canada executive
MONTREAL/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Global regulators are looking at “startle factors” that can overwhelm pilots as they consider revised protocols for…
Final Thomas Cook holiday-makers to fly home to Britain
FILE PHOTO: An Airbus A320 of Thomas Cook Airlines lands at Duesseldorf Airport, Germany September 23, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay LONDON…
HSBC to cut up to 10,000 jobs in drive to slash costs: FT
FILE PHOTO: A man walks past a logo of HSBC at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia August 6, 2019.…
Scientists find toxic fungus near Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
Poison Fire Coral fungus is seen in Cairns, Queensland, Australia, in this undated picture obtained from social media. RAY PALMER…
Australia to fund research on medicinal cannabis as demand grows
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia will provide A$3 million ($2.03 million) for research on the use of cannabis to help cancer…
Motorbike ride-sharing alleviates Dhaka traffic chaos
(This September 27 story has been refiled to correct first name of Pathao CEO to Hussain, no other changes to…
No vaping ban U-turn, says Indian official, as protests fizzle
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s government has no plan to roll back a ban on electronic cigarettes, an official told…
China criticizes new U.S. sanctions over Iranian oil deals
BEIJING/NEW YORK (Reuters) – China on Thursday criticized the United States for imposing new U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
WeWork chief Neumann’s top lieutenants step up as successors
(Reuters) – As WeWork parent We Company’s CEO Adam Neumann asked Artie Minson and Sebastian Gunningham to separately take care…
U.S. slaps new sanctions on Chinese entities over Iran oil
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States is imposing new sanctions on certain Chinese entities and people who it accuses…
Prudential, M&G to split in October into two FTSE 100 firms
FILE PHOTO: The logo of British life insurer Prudential is seen on their building in London, Britain March 17, 2019.…
Juul boss exits in vaping crisis as Philip Morris, Altria end merger talks
(Reuters) – The chief executive of e-cigarette maker Juul stepped down on Wednesday, with his company beset by a regulatory…
Exclusive: Boeing settles first Lion Air lawsuits for at least $1.2 million apiece – sources
CHICAGO/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) has settled the first claims stemming from the crash of a Lion Air 737…
Thomas Cook Germany in rescue talks with investors
BERLIN (Reuters) – Thomas Cook’s German tour business filed for insolvency on Wednesday in a move aimed at separating its…
Stocks fall as Trump impeachment talk grows; sterling up after Brexit ruling
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global stocks fell for a third day on Tuesday as a push by…
Asian shares edge lower as U.S. House readies Trump impeachment inquiry
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks fell on Wednesday after the U.S. lawmakers called for an impeachment inquiry into President Donald…
WeWork’s Neumann surrenders control, CEO role following investor revolt
(Reuters) – WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann agreed on Tuesday to resign as chief executive and give up majority voting control,…
U.S. lawmakers propose $1 billion fund to replace Huawei equipment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. House panel unveiled bipartisan legislation this week that would authorize $1 billion for small and…
Nike’s first quarter shines as direct-to-consumer push gains momentum
(Reuters) – Nike Inc’s (NKE.N) quarterly revenue and profit beat market expectations on Tuesday as a push to sell sneakers…
Explainer: Why Asia’s biggest economies are backing hydrogen fuel cell cars
TOKYO (Reuters) – China, Japan and South Korea have set ambitious targets to put millions of hydrogen-powered vehicles on their…
Hydrogen hurdles: a deadly blast hampers South Korea’s big fuel cell car bet
SEOUL (Reuters) – Aiming to cash in on a major push by South Korea to promote fuel cell vehicles, Sung…
As Thomas Cook customers return home, blame game begins
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Prime Minister Boris Johnson and unions questioned the part played by Thomas Cook’s richly rewarded bosses…
Trump’s China trade rhetoric turns harsh at U.N., says won’t take ‘bad deal’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump delivered a stinging rebuke to China’s trade practices on Tuesday at the…
Huawei CFO fighting U.S. extradition says her rights were violated
VANCOUVER (Reuters) – Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou returned to a Vancouver court on Tuesday as her lawyers argued…
SoftBank mulls bringing 40 companies to Brazil
FILE PHOTO: The logo of SoftBank Group Corp is displayed at the SoftBank World 2017 conference in Tokyo, Japan, July…
Shares edge up after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance edged higher on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve…
Factbox: Tariffs in place or planned for nearly all goods traded by U.S. and China
(Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are meeting in Washington this week to find ways to defuse a trade…
House Democrats ask if Trump interfered in DOJ automaker antitrust probe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Thursday asked the White House to turn over documents that would show…
Explainer: U.S.-China trade talks – where they are and what’s at stake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senior U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Washington on Thursday and Friday in an attempt to…
Electric vehicle startup Rivian gets a jolt from big Amazon.com van order
DETROIT (Reuters) – Electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive LLC got a big boost from one of its investors on Thursday…
Huawei talks up own apps with Mate 30 challenge to Apple, Samsung
MUNICH (Reuters) – Huawei unveiled its new smartphones to challenge Apple’s (AAPL.O) iPhone 11 on Thursday, talking up slick design…
Tech investors: No broad lessons seen in WeWork valuation drama
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two top technology investors cautioned against drawing broadconclusions about the valuation of private companies from questions…
Saudi attacks rattle shippers’ plan to switch fuels
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Refinery outages in Saudi Arabia following weekend attacks on its oil facilities could deal a blow…
Trump adviser says U.S. president ready to escalate trade war if no deal agreed soon: SCMP
(Reuters) – A trade adviser to Donald Trump has said the U.S. president is ready to escalate the ongoing trade…
India’s Eros Now ties up with Microsoft’s Azure platform
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Eros Now said on Thursday it is tying up with Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform to host…
Chinese officials to visit U.S. farmland as trade talks continue: U.S. agriculture chief
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue speaks during an event hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump with workers…
U.S., Chinese trade deputies face off in Washington amid deep differences
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese deputy trade negotiators were set to resume face-to-face talks for the first time in…
Banker tells German fraud trial he made millions from ‘astronomical’ trades
BONN (Reuters) – A British investment banker at the center of Germany’s biggest fraud trial told judges on Thursday he…
Shares rise after Fed rate cut, oil prices gain
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of global equity performance rose within 1% of a record high on Thursday, a…
After LSE’s sharp rebuff, HKEX begins investor charm offensive
LONDON (Reuters) – Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (0388.HK) is embarking on a three-week charm offensive with London Stock Exchange…
Waning ECB stimulus bets push bond yields higher
LONDON (Reuters) – Global bond yields rose on Monday, amid growing caution over the extent to which the European Central…
Qualcomm-Samsung axis brings 5G to the masses as Huawei struggles
SAN FRANCISCO/BERLIN (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) promised on Friday to bring 5G mobile phones to the masses with a…
Vuitton to hire more French handbag makers as Chinese sales boom
BEAULIEU-SUR-LAYON, France (Reuters) – LVMH’s (LVMH.PA) Louis Vuitton brand will hire another 1,500 manufacturing staff in France by 2022, as…
Fed’s Powell says politics play no role in interest-rate decisions
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during the “The Economic Outlook and Monetary Policy” panel discussion hosted by the…
U.S.-China trade conflict could take years to resolve: Kudlow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday the United States wants “near term” results from…
Apple says Uighurs targeted in iPhone attack but disputes Google findings
FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at the screen of her mobile phone in front of an Apple logo outside its…
U.S. launches antitrust probe into California automaker agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether the decision of four automakers in July to reach a…
EPA, DOT say California actions on auto emissions appear to be ‘unlawful’
FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sign is seen on the podium at EPA headquarters in Washington, U.S.,…
Exclusive: WeWork to press on with IPO launch despite valuation concerns – sources
(Reuters) – WeWork owner The We Company plans to proceed with an investor roadshow for its initial public offering (IPO)…
Roku targets UK as smart TV platform duel with Amazon hots up
BERLIN (Reuters) – Streaming company Roku, whose software runs one in three smart TVs in the United States, is turning…
Vietnam culls 4.7 million pigs as African swine fever spreads
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has culled about 4.7 million pigs to contain an outbreak of African swine fever that has…
Drugmakers file second court challenge to Canada’s new drug price rules
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s main pharmaceutical industry lobby group, along with 16 of its member companies, filed a lawsuit on…
China vice premier urges hog production recovery amid swine fever
FILE PHOTO: A man disinfects a pig farm in Guangan, Sichuan province, China August 27, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING (Reuters) –…
Asia shares rise on trade talks hope, firm U.S. data; safe havens sold
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks gained on Friday, joining a global trend as investors took heart from firm U.S. economic…
Ebola survivors face kidney problems and risk of premature death
LONDON (Reuters) – People who survive Ebola virus infection face a dramatically higher risk of dying – probably from severe…
WHO welcomes Facebook pledge to curb anti-vaccine misinformation
LONDON (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Thursday it welcomed a commitment by Facebook that it would direct…