Congo begins giving experimental Ebola vaccine to medics
MBANDAKA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Congo began administering an experimental Ebola vaccine to medical staff in the northwestern…
Model 3 price hype helps Tesla shares bounce
(Reuters) – Shares in Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) jumped more than 4 percent on Monday as investors were encouraged by the…
Australia’s Santos gets final sweetened $10.8 billion bid from Harbour Energy
(Reuters) – U.S.-based Harbour Energy made a final offer of $10.8 billion for Australia’s Santos Ltd (STO.AX) on Monday, hiking…
U.S., China putting trade war on hold, Treasury’s Mnuchin says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade war with China is “on hold” after the world’s largest economies agreed to drop…
South Korea’s LG Group chairman dies from illness at 73
SEOUL (Reuters) – The chairman of South Korea’s LG Group, Koo Bon-moo, instrumental to transforming the country’s fourth-largest conglomerate into…
South Korea’s LG Group chairman dies at 73
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group said its Chairman Koo Bon-moo passed away on Sunday due to…
South Korea’s LG Group chairman Koo Bon-moo dies: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – Koo Bon-moo, the chairman of South Korea’s fourth-largest conglomerate LG Group, passed away on Sunday due to…
China agrees to import more from U.S., no sign of $200 billion figure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has agreed to significantly increase its purchases of U.S. goods and services, the two countries said…
Big Ag turns to peas to meet soaring global protein demand
(Reuters) – Cargill, the global grains trader, sees the future of protein in the humble pea. FILE PHOTO: A box…
China agrees to import more from U.S, no sign of $200 billion number
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has agreed to take measures to boost imports from the United States to reduce America’s trade…
Trump urged U.S. Postal Service to double package rates for Amazon: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has personally pushed the postmaster general to double the rates the U.S. Postal Service…
Sanctioned Russian oligarch Vekselberg cuts Swiss stakes
ZURICH (Reuters) – Russian oligarch Viktor Vekselberg has cut his holdings in Swiss companies OC Oerlikon (OERL.S) and Schmolz +…
Boeing’s foldable wingtip for new 777s gets approval
(Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) on Friday won approval from the U.S. regulator Federal Aviation Administration for the company’s new…
U.S. gun lobby takes aim at ‘gun-hating’ banks Citi, BofA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. gun lobby is taking aim at “gun-hating” banks after Citigroup Inc and Bank of America…
Campbell Soup CEO quits; company cuts forecast, to review portfolio
(Reuters) – Campbell Soup Co Chief Executive Officer Denise Morrison unexpectedly stepped down on Friday, as the company issued a…
Deutsche Boerse to include tech stocks in MDAX and SDAX in index shakeup
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Boerse, the German stock exchange operator, is planning a major shakeup of the composition of three…
Wall Street posts weekly loss as banks, chipmakers weigh
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended lower on Friday after a choppy trading session as bank and chipmaker…
ISS sides against two Tesla directors, backs split of Musk’s roles
BOSTON (Reuters) – Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommended on Friday that investors vote against Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) directors…
Proxy adviser ISS recommends votes against two Tesla directors
BOSTON (Reuters) – Proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services recommended on Friday that investors cast proxy votes against Tesla Inc (TSLA.O)…
U.S., China talks focus on cutting trade gap, $200 billion target disputed
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China is “meeting many” Trump administration demands to cut its trade surplus with the United States, but…
U.S., China talks focus on cutting trade deficit, China denies $200 billion target
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he was determined to stop China from “taking our jobs,…
Airbus loses ground in bid to sell jets to United: sources
PARIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Airbus’s hopes of winning an immediate respite from slow sales of its A330neo jetliner with an…
Apple pays Ireland first tranche of disputed taxes
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Apple has paid 1.5 billion euros ($1.18 billion) into an escrow account set up by the Irish…
Exclusive: BP chief sees shale, OPEC cooling oil markets
LONDON (Reuters) – BP (BP.L) Chief Executive Bob Dudley expects a flood of U.S. shale and the reopening of OPEC…
Porsche to recall 60,000 SUVs for emissions problems: German regulator
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) sports-car brand Porsche has been asked by Germany’s KBA automotive regulator to recall around 60,000…
China denies it offered package to slash U.S. trade gap by $200 billion
BEIJING (Reuters) – China denied on Friday that it had offered a package to slash the U.S. trade deficit by…
China halts U.S. sorghum dumping probe amid signs of trade thaw
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China said on Friday it was dropping an anti-dumping probe into imports of U.S. sorghum, a conciliatory…
Uber chief product officer to leave in latest executive departure
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden is leaving the ride-hailing company, an Uber spokesman told Reuters…
China offering Trump package to slash U.S. trade deficit, officials say
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China is offering U.S. President Donald Trump a package of trade concessions and increased purchases of American…
China offers Trump package to slash U.S. trade deficit: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has offered U.S. President Donald Trump a package of proposed purchases of American goods and other…
CBS votes to end Redstone control, needs court approval
(Reuters) – CBS Corp’s (CBS.N) board on Thursday approved a special dividend that would cut controlling shareholder Shari Redstone’s stake…
Trump doubts success in rebalancing U.S.-China trade as talks get underway
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said on Thursday that China had become “very spoiled” on trade with the United…
Brookfield in talks to acquire stake in Kushner-owned tower: source
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Brookfield Property Partners is in talks to acquire a stake in a Fifth Avenue office tower…
Delaware judge rules in favor of Redstone family in CBS dispute
(Reuters) – A judge declined on Thursday to issue a restraining order against Shari Redstone, allowing her to exert control…
U.S., China launch trade talks to avert tariff war, economic damage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China launch a second round of trade talks on Thursday to try to…
U.S. gunmaker Remington emerges from bankruptcy
(Reuters) – Remington Outdoor Co Inc FREDM.UL, one of the largest U.S. makers of firearms, has emerged from Chapter 11…
Walmart’s first quarter margins under pressure, e-commerce rebounds
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walmart Inc on Thursday said profit margins during the first quarter remained under pressure due to…
Diesel fallout is responsibility of carmakers: German minister
BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmakers will have to take responsibility for the fallout from their cheating in diesel cars’ emission…
Walmart U.S. e-commerce sales up 33 percent in first quarter, comparable sales match estimates
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Walmart Inc on Thursday reported a 33-percent rise in U.S. e-commerce sales during the first quarter,…
Merck KGaA’s lung cancer drugs show promise in early-stage trials
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Merck KGaA said two of its experimental oncology drugs showed early signs of promise in certain…
Maersk says U.S. sanctions make doing business in Iran impossible
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The world’s largest container shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) said Thursday it would shut down its business…
Big proxy adviser ISS does not support Facebook’s Zuckerberg in proxy vote
BOSTON (Reuters) – Top proxy adviser Institutional Shareholder Services on Wednesday recommended Facebook Inc investors withhold support from five directors…
Cisco quarterly revenue rises 4.4 percent
(Reuters) – Network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc reported a 4.4 percent rise in quarterly revenue on Wednesday, its second…
Trump tweets: China has ‘much to give’ in trade negotiations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said in tweets on Wednesday that “nothing has happened” with China’s ZTE Corp…
Evolus investors frown as FDA declines to approve Botox rival
(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators on Wednesday declined to approve Evolus Inc’s (EOLS.O) rival product to Allergan Plc’s (AGN.N) Botox,…
Lachlan Murdoch to be CEO of new Fox after Disney deal
(Reuters) – Twenty First Century Fox (FOXA.O) said on Wednesday Executive Chairman Lachlan Murdoch will serve as chairman and CEO…
Sivantos and Widex in $8 billion merger to create No.3 in hearing aids
COPENHAGEN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Hearing aid makers Widex and Sivantos are merging to create an industry number three that can invest…
Evolus investors frown as FDA declines to approve Botox rival
(Reuters) – U.S. health regulators on Wednesday declined to approve Evolus Inc’s (EOLS.O) rival product to Allergan Plc’s (AGN.N) Botox,…
Canada government ready to cover some Kinder Morgan pipeline losses
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada is prepared to cover any losses Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd might suffer if a proposed oil…
Deutsche Boerse’s chairman signals may not serve full term
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The chairman of Deutsche Boerse’s (DB1Gn.DE) supervisory board said on Wednesday he would not insist on serving…
Netflix’s next act: feeding the service with its own movies
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – As Hollywood studios unleash their summer blockbusters into theaters, Netflix Inc is trying to give film…
Deutsche Boerse CEO on the hunt for acquisitions
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Boerse’s (DB1Gn.DE) chief executive is on the lookout for acquisitions as one of the pillars of…
Novartis top lawyer exits in wake of Trump attorney deal
ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis (NOVN.S) General Counsel Felix Ehrat will leave the Swiss drugmaker over his role in a $1.2…
Novartis ditches lawyer as head rolls over Trump lawyer deal
ZURICH (Reuters) – Novartis (NOVN.S) General Counsel Felix Ehrat will leave the Swiss drugmaker over his role in a $1.2…
Amazon cuts Whole Foods prices for Prime members in new grocery showdown
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Whole Foods Market are making a surgical strike in the already brutal grocery price…
U.S. lawmakers push back on Trump talk of helping China’s ZTE
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday rejected any plan by President Donald Trump to ease restrictions on China’s ZTE…
Asian shares lower as North Korea suspends talks, U.S. yields shoot higher
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Asian markets fell in early trade on Wednesday after Pyongyang called off talks with Seoul, throwing a…