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…
Mexico tourism mostly unaffected by Thomas Cook closure: ministry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The collapse of British travel firm Thomas Cook will not have a “significant impact” on Mexico’s…
Germany offers Thomas Cook’s Condor 380 million euro bridging loan
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will guarantee a 380 million euro ($418.6 million)bridging loan for Condor, the German airline owned by…
About 45 Tunisian hotels affected by the collapse of Thomas Cook
TUNIS (Reuters) – About 45 hotels have been affected in Tunisia after the collapse of Thomas Cook, and the government…
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…
Big companies commit to slash emissions ahead of U.N. climate summit
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Almost 90 big companies in sectors from food to cement to telecommunications are pledging to slash…
M&S suffers fresh blow as finance chief quits
(Reuters) – Marks & Spencer Group Plc (MKS.L) said on Saturday its chief financial officer, Humphrey Singer, was stepping down…
Commerzbank planning to cut 4,300 jobs as part of strategic review
FILE PHOTO: A sign for an ATM of Commerzbank is seen next to the headquarters of Deutsche Bank (R) in…
Trump signs order aimed at development of better flu vaccines
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks to address the media before boarding Marine One for a trip to New…
Mediaset strikes deal to fend off Vivendi’s withdrawal risk
FILE PHOTO: The Mediaset tower is seen in Cologno Monzese neighbourhood Milan, Italy, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini MILAN (Reuters)…
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…
Military strike against Iran would result in ‘all-out war’: Zarif
DUBAI (Reuters) – Any U.S. or Saudi military strike against Iran would bring “all-out war”, Tehran said on Thursday, keeping…
France’s CNP and Brazil’s Caixa seal $1.7 billion insurance deal
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the company logo of Caixa Economica Federal bank in downtown Rio de Janeiro August 20,…
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…
Burger King scraps plastic toys in children’s meals, launches amnesty
(Reuters) – Burger King will stop handing out plastic toys in its children’s meals and said on Thursday it was…
U.S. stock exchange competition to heat up in 2020 with new entrants
NEW YORK (Reuters) – At least three new U.S. stock exchanges are expected in 2020, executives from the companies said…
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…
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…
Exclusive: France’s CNP and Brazil’s Caixa close to reaching $1.7 billion insurance deal – sources
FILE PHOTO: A view shows the company logo of Caixa Economica Federal bank in downtown Rio de Janeiro August 20,…
Mediaset strikes deal to limit withdrawal rights impact in pan-EU TV deal
FILE PHOTO: The Mediaset tower is seen in Cologno Monzese neighbourhood Milan, Italy, April 7, 2016. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini MILAN (Reuters)…
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…
Factbox: Animal health sector aims to emulate Zoetis biotech leap
FILE PHOTO: Moose, a six-year-old English Bulldog with B-cell lymphoma, receives trial medical treatment at the Tufts Veterinary Medical School…
Biotech is going to the dogs – and big profits await
(Reuters) – For Jessica Lescault there is no question that her 6-year old English bulldog “Moose” deserves cutting-edge biotechnology cancer…
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…
Factbox: Animal health sector aims to emulate Zoetis biotech leap
FILE PHOTO: Moose, a six-year-old English Bulldog with B-cell lymphoma, receives trial medical treatment at the Tufts Veterinary Medical School…
Biotech is going to the dogs – and big profits await
(Reuters) – For Jessica Lescault there is no question that her 6-year old English bulldog “Moose” deserves cutting-edge biotechnology cancer…
Sick and elderly: Some EU nationals struggle to prove UK residency ahead of Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – Sonja Brain, 84, is losing her sight and bed-bound in hospital after a cancerous tumor was removed…
U.S. cases of vaping-related illness rise to 530 as outbreak widens
CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. health officials said on Thursday there are now 530 confirmed and probable cases and seven deaths…
France and Germany united on strategy to fight global slowdown: French minister
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz arrive to attend…
Southwest passengers get no damages for flights canceled by de-icer shortage: U.S. judge
(Reuters) – Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) won the dismissal of a proposed class-action lawsuit seeking damages for stranded passengers on…
Scientists release sterile mosquitoes in Burkina to fight malaria
SOUROUKOUDINGA, Burkina Faso (Reuters) – Scientists in Burkina Faso have deployed a new weapon in the fight against malaria, and…
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…
Europe orders urgent Airbus helicopter checks after Norway crash
OSLO (Reuters) – European regulators have ordered immediate checks on recently delivered versions of some Airbus helicopters after a crash…
Sanofi to pay Lexicon $260 million for terminated partnership
The logo of Sanofi is seen at the company’s research and production centre in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, August 6, 2019. REUTERS/Charles…
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…
Dordrecht: Three dead in shooting in Dutch city
Police in Rotterdam, about 18 miles northeast of Dordrecht, said in a post on Twitter that another person was seriously…
3 killed in shooting in Dutch city; 1 seriously wounded
A Dutch police officer and two children died and a woman was seriously wounded in a shooting Monday at a…
Johnson to suspend UK Parliament after latest Brexit defeat
The simmering showdown between Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Britain’s Parliament over Brexit came to a head as lawmakers delivered…
Lloyds and Barclays hit by $4 billion insurance mis-selling claims
LONDON (Reuters) – Lloyds (LLOY.L) and Barclays (BARC.L) on Monday said a surge in late claims could see them pay…
For decades, Ireland’s mother and baby homes were shrouded in secrecy. Some say the veil still hasn’t lifted
Like other women who gave birth at the Tuam mother and baby home in Ireland, the nuns didn’t forbid O’Flaherty’s…
Spanish singer Camilo Sesto dies at 72
Sesto died of a cardiorespiratory arrest, according to his manager, Eduardo Guervos. Guervos told state-run Televisión Española that Camilo was…
France says 1,500 died in summer’s heat wave
France’s health minister says 1,500 people died in this summer’s heat wave in France — but a campaign of public…
Israeli PM’s office airbrushes Netanyahu’s ‘Yeltsin’ gaffe
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office has released a video that clumsily tries to edit out a gaffe where he…
Stockpiles of tomatoes? UK retailers bristle at demands of no-deal Brexit
LONDON (Reuters) – A British demand for supermarkets to prepare for a potentially chaotic no-deal Brexit by stockpiling food is…
In new blow, Cabinet minister quits Boris Johnson government
Embattled British Prime Minister Boris Johnson suffered a new blow Saturday when a Cabinet minister resigned, saying she did not…
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…
Exclusive: U.S. congressional probe finds possible lapses in Deutsche Bank controls – sources
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. congressional investigators have identified possible failures in Deutsche Bank AG’s (DBKGn.D) money laundering controls in…
Fed Chair Powell repeats vow to act ‘as appropriate’
ZURICH (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve will continue to act “as appropriate” to sustain the economic expansion in the…
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…