AstraZeneca plots China robot offensive to counter price cuts
WUXI, China/LONDON (Reuters) – With smart cancer diagnostics, one-stop-shop diabetes kits and AI systems to improve ambulance pick-ups for patients…
Survey: The longer migrants remain in Norway, the less they integrate (DEBATE)
Although refugees who come to Norway rapidly integrate into the labor market, the gap between their and locals’ employment will…
Headwinds before takeoff for new Thai Airways team
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Struggling national carrier Thai Airways International PCL is pinning hopes of a revival to its 1990s heyday…
UK police reassure public in Salisbury as 2 diners fall ill
Interested in United Kingdom? Add United Kingdom as an interest to stay up to date on the latest United Kingdom…
Global shares knocked after new U.S. tariff threat on Chinese goods
LONDON (Reuters) – European share markets followed Asian counterparts lower on Monday as investors took fright at news Washington was…
Even low levels of traffic pollution tied to heart damage
(Reuters Health) – People exposed to even low levels of air pollution are more likely to develop structural changes in…
U.S. regulator approves Teva migraine drug, shares rise
(Reuters) – Shares of Israeli drugmaker Teva Pharmaceutical Industries rose over 5 percent in after-hours trading on Friday after the…
Iran says Saudi Arabia and Russia have taken oil market ‘hostage’: SHANA
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s OPEC governor said on Saturday that Saudi Arabia and Russia have taken the oil market “hostage”…
Oil mixed as China tariff talk scotches early rally
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices pulled back on Friday on concerns additional U.S. tariffs would be placed on Chinese…
Brazil space station open for small satellite business
ALCANTARA SPACE CENTER, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil is ready to launch small commercial rockets from its space base near the…
Take Five: World markets themes for the week ahead
LONDON (Reuters) – Following are five big themes likely to dominate the thinking of investors and traders in the coming…
American News Networks Are Trying to Make “Bremain” a Thing
In the lead-up to the UK’s referendum on whether to leave or remain in the European Union, US cable news…
Oil prices rise on declining U.S. crude stockpiles, looming Iran sanctions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Wednesday following a report of declines in U.S. crude inventories and as looming…
Russia says ASF might have come to China from the EU
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The African Swine Fever (ASF) virus may have came to China from the European Union, Russian agriculture…
Merck KGaA, Pfizer’s immuno-drug shown to alleviate kidney cancer
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Merck KGaA said that its immunotherapy Bavencio, jointly developed with Pfizer, delayed the progression of kidney cancer…
Unilever single holding company shares to start trading in December
LONDON (Reuters) – Consumer goods giant Unilever (ULVR.L) (UNc.AS) said simplifying its parent company structure from two UK and Dutch…
European F-35 fighter jet users push to drive down operating costs
BERLIN (Reuters) – The U.S. military and European operators of the radar-evading F-35 fighter jet have agreed to work together…
Oil up as U.S. drilling stalls, Iranian sanctions bite
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday as U.S. drilling stalled and investors anticipated lower supply once new U.S.…
Oil climbs as U.S. drilling stalls, Washington sanctions against Iran loom
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday as U.S. drilling for new production stalled and as the market eyed…
SEC halts trading in two cryptocurrency products, citing market confusion
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Sunday it was immediately suspending trading in two…
May wraps ‘suicide vest’ around UK over Brexit, says Johnson
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal wraps “a suicide vest around the British constitution” and hands the…
Chequers plan is only deal on the table with EU: Britain’s Javid
LONDON (Reuters) – British interior minister Sajid Javid said on Sunday that the prime minister’s so-called Chequers plan was the…
Anti-fascist activists attempt to intervene in nationalist march Poland
Anti-fascist activists attempted to intervene in a nationalist march in commemoration of Poland’s post-World War II anti-communist fighters, known as…
Two health scares at U.S. airports tied to Mecca pilgrims: U.S. officials
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Two major health scares at U.S. airports involving inbound flights are related to pilgrims returning from the…
Trump tells Apple to make products in U.S. to avoid China tariffs
(Reuters) – U.S. President Trump tweeted on Saturday that Apple Inc (AAPL.O) should make products inside the United States if…
Erdogan Tightens His Grip on Turkey
The most pivotal elections in modern Turkish history are taking place June 24th. If Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins, the once…
Turkey financial crisis: Should Europe prop up Erdogan? | DW English
Turkey’s financial crisis has brought the country to the brink of economic collapse; its currency is in free fall: Should…
VW faces 9.2 billion euros investor suit over dieselgate scandal
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen faces a trial next week as investors seek 9.2 billion euros ($10.7 billion) in compensation arguing…
Apple to provide online tool for police to request data: letter
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) plans to create an online tool for police to formally request data about its users…
Novartis sells U.S. generics assets to India’s bargain-hunting Aurobindo
ZURICH/BENGALURU (Reuters) – New Novartis Chief Executive Vas Narasimhan has further reshaped the Swiss drugmaker, announcing on Thursday he is…
Department of Justice looks into social media firms over free speech
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Justice Department said on Wednesday it has convened a meeting with state attorneys general to discuss…
Ruins & Rubble: Hazy prospects for rebuilding Homs, Syria
With no end in sight for the war in Syria, pictures of total devastation can be seen throughout the country.…
Steinhoff’s former CEO says not aware of accounting irregularities at company
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Steinhoff’s former chief executive, Markus Jooste, told a parliamentary inquiry investigating an accounting scandal at the…
Steinhoff’s former CEO rues joint venture with Austrian businessman Seifert
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Steinhoff’s (SNHJ.J) former chief executive Markus Jooste told a parliamentary inquiry his main mistake during his…
Unilever confronts the ‘chairdrobe’ as consumers rethink laundry
LONDON (Reuters) – On any given day, the chair in Raven Rose’s Ewing, New Jersey, bedroom might be draped with…
Emerging markets and equities reel as dollar flexes muscles
LONDON (Reuters) – The sell-off in emerging markets gathered pace on Wednesday and global stocks fell for the fourth day…
Facebook, Twitter face U.S. Congress over foreign bids to tilt politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top executives from Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) will defend their companies in the U.S.…
Steinhoff’s former CEO says not aware of accounting irregularities
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Steinhoff’s (SNHJ.J) former chief executive Markus Jooste was not aware of any accounting irregularities when he…
Bayer cuts forecasts on Monsanto delay as lawsuits pile up
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Bayer cut its earnings forecast on Wednesday due to delays to its $63 billion takeover of Monsanto,…
The Global Philosopher: Should borders matter? BBC News
Michael Sandel explores the philosophical justifications made for national borders. Using a pioneering state-of-the-art studio at the Harvard Business School,…
The contagion concerns from Turkey’s currency crisis
Bulltick Capital Head of Global Research Kathryn Rooney Vera on the fallout from Turkey’s financial crisis. source
U.S. arbitration court can rule on Vattenfall’s German nuclear claim: paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – A U.S. arbitration court has rejected a German government petition that said the panel had no right…
Deutsche Bank to exit Eurostoxx 50 in blow to lender: documents
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) will be booted from the Eurostoxx 50 index of leading European stocks, documents seen…
U.S. oil prices rise as Gulf oil rigs evacuated ahead of hurricane
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. oil prices rose on Tuesday, breaking past $70 per barrel, after two Gulf of Mexico oil…
The long road to build the new Gotthard rail tunnel
1999: kick-off for a mammoth Swiss project that was to last 17 years. The task was to build a new…
Turkey’s Erdogan calls US sanctions a ‘stab in the back’
Wall Street Journal Editorial Board member Dan Henninger, Prudential Chief Market Strategist Quincy Krosby and FBN’s Connell McShane on the…
Oil prices higher as U.S. sanctions limit Iran exports
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday, supported by concerns that falling Iranian output will tighten markets once U.S.…
Oil falls on rising output from OPEC and United States
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday amid rising supply from OPEC and the United States, outweighing concerns that…
Turkey is an important part of NATO: Peter Brookes
Heritage Foundation Senior Fellow Peter Brookes on the fallout from Turkey’s financial crisis. source
The potential risks from Turkey’s financial crisis on US banks
GOP pollster Lee Carter, Wall Street Journal digital reporter Shelby Holliday and FBN’s Charlie Gasparino on the potential fallout from…
UK’s Sky to invest in Israeli VC fund and open Berlin office
(Reuters) – Pay-TV group Sky plans to step up investments in tech start-ups in Europe and the Middle East by…
Exclusive: Brazil prosecutors hope to strike deal lifting glyphosate injunction
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil federal prosecutors are negotiating with health authority Anvisa and the agriculture ministry to reach a deal…
Turkey’s future in NATO in doubt?
Laura Wells, a freelance journalist based in Turkey, on the fallout from Turkey’s financial crisis. source
Out of Sorrell’s shadow, Mark Read poised for top job at ad giant WPP
(Note strong language in final paragraph) FILE PHOTO: Mark Read, Co-Chief Operating Officer of advertising agency WPP leaves following their…
How did U.S.-Turkey relations become so strained?
Laura Wells, a freelance journalist based in Turkey, on Turkey’s financial crisis and the future of U.S.-Turkey relations. source
Dispense pretending Turkey is a US ally: Christian Whiton
Former President George W. Bush senior adviser Christian Whiton on Turkey’s financial crisis and relations with the U.S.. source
Asia stocks makes modest gains as trade optimism extends Wall Street’s bull run
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were mostly higher on Thursday, buoyed by a firmer finish on Wall Street, which hit…