Trade war, spy claims cloud horizon for China airshow
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Trade frictions with the United States and accusations of industrial espionage are set to cast a cloud…
All-UK customs Brexit deal report is ‘speculation’: PM May’s office
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s office has dismissed as “speculation” a newspaper report that suggests an all-UK…
Forget gridlock, Republican win may be better for stocks
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that his favorite measure of success, the stock market, is…
Emirates seeks Rolls-Royce A380 engine deal, nothing finalised
DUBAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Emirates is edging towards a deal with Rolls-Royce (RR.L) to power its latest Airbus (AIR.PA) A380…
Alphabet misses Wall Street revenue estimates; shares fall
(Reuters) – Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) on Thursday missed analysts’ quarterly revenue estimates for the first time in at…
One trillion yuan: China state carmaker FAW gains huge credit line
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s state-owned automaker FAW Group said it signed a deal with 16 banks for a credit line…
China reports new African swine fever outbreak in Guizhou province
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported a new African swine fever outbreak in the province of Guizhou on Thursday. The new…
Verizon beats Wall Street estimates, shares hit 18-year high
(Reuters) – Verizon Communications Inc (VZ.N) reported quarterly profit and net new phone subscribers well ahead of Wall Street estimates…
J&J makes $2.1 billion offer to buy out Japan cosmetics firm Ci:z
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Tuesday it is acquiring all outstanding shares of…
Exclusive: CrowdStrike hires Goldman Sachs to lead IPO – sources
(This October 19 story corrects penultimate paragraph to show that Tenable shares have gained, not declined, since the company’s IPO)…
With market on edge, investors look to tech trio
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The pressure is on for Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft as they prepare to report quarterly results…
Euro, pound rally on Brexit concession; global stocks dip
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks dipped on Friday, dragging a global index into a fourth consecutive weekly loss, while the…
China moves to lift confidence as economic growth hits weakest pace since 2009
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic growth cooled to its weakest quarterly pace since the global financial crisis, with regulators moving…
Wall St. slides on Saudi Arabia, Italy concerns
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks fell more than 1 percent on Thursday as the European Commission issued a warning…
Dividend windfall: Santander latest target in Germany’s giant fraud probe
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Spain’s Santander (SAN.MC) is the latest bank to be caught up in Germany’s biggest post-war fraud investigation…
McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republicans could try again to repeal Obamacare if they win enough seats in U.S. elections next month,…
Asia shares ride Wall Street bounce, China muted
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian equities got some welcome relief on Wednesday after upbeat U.S. earnings reports drove a rebound on…
China’s Dabeinong reports suspected African swine fever case on related farm: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – One of China’s top animal feed producers said on Tuesday an affiliated firm has culled nearly 20,000…
Unwelcome guest: U.S. tariffs loom at China’s biggest trade fair
BEIJING (Reuters) – Amid gathering gloom over the state of the Chinese economy, exporters of motorcycles, tractors, photocopiers and Christmas…
Wall Street opens lower as Saudi tensions add to concerns
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks dropped at open on Monday as rising tensions between Western powers and Saudi Arabia added to…
Exclusive: HNA held talks with Ant, others as it weighs options for IT unit Pactera – sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s HNA Group is exploring an outright sale and other options for its IT outsourcing unit…
U.S. to seek currency chapters in trade talks with Japan, others: Mnuchin
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday that Washington wants to include a provision…
Mnuchin says U.S. will seek currency provision in trade deal with Japan, others
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Saturday Washington would like to include a provision…
China echoes IMF pledges to avoid using currency as trade war tool
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – China’s top central banker on Saturday pledged to keep the yuan currency’s value “broadly stable,”…
IMF members pledge to avoid using currencies as trade weapon
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Saturday its members pledged to refrain from competitive currency…
Ford picks BBDO as lead creative agency in blow to Britain’s WPP
(Reuters) – Ford (F.N) has chosen Omnicom’s (OMC.N) BBDO as its lead creative advertising agency in a symbolic blow to…
Danske shares slide as U.S. criminal inquiry spooks investors
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danske Bank’s (DANSKE.CO) deepening money laundering scandal dragged its shares to a four-year low on Friday as…
Strong U.S. job growth expected in September; wages seen rising
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. economy likely created jobs at a brisk clip in September, with the unemployment rate probably…
Lilly’s diabetes drug data impresses, hurts rival Novo’s shares
(Reuters) – Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.N) said on Thursday its new two-in-one diabetes drug was successful in lowering blood…
Dollar and global bonds track surge in Treasury yields, stocks sag
LONDON (Reuters) – A rise in U.S. Treasury yields to their highest levels since mid-2011 pulled global bond yields higher…
Honda to invest $2.75 billion in GM’s Cruise self-driving unit
WARREN, Mich (Reuters) – Honda Motor Co Ltd (7267.T) will invest $2.75 billion in General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Cruise Automation,…
Powell: U.S. outlook ‘remarkably positive’ with low unemployment, tame inflation
BOSTON (Reuters) – U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Tuesday hailed a “remarkably positive outlook” for the U.S. economy…
Oil near four-year high as Washington’s Iran sanctions loom
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil markets were firm on Tuesday, with Brent crude holding near four-year highs reached the previous day…
Canadian dollar, stocks rise as NAFTA salvaged
LONDON (Reuters) – Optimism about a reconstituted free trade agreement among the United States, Canada and Mexico and what it…
NAFTA talks run up against deadline; U.S. tariffs remain tough issue
OTTAWA (Reuters) – With little time left ahead of a deadline to agree to a renewed NAFTA, Canadian and U.S.…
GM will recall more than 3.3 million vehicles in China: market regulator
BEIJING (Reuters) – General Motors’ joint venture in China, Shanghai GM, will recall more than 3.3 million Buick, Chevrolet and…
Trump rejects Canada leader’s request to meet, unhappy with NAFTA talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he rejected Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s request for a meeting during…
Fed likely to lift rates, possibly end ‘accommodative’ policy era
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With the Federal Reserve widely expected to raise interest rates on Wednesday, financial markets are focused on…
Oil above $80 lifts stocks, offsets trade and bond market chill
LONDON (Reuters) – European shares rose and Wall Street was set for a stronger open on Tuesday, as oil above…
The night a Chinese billionaire was accused of rape in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS/NEW YORK (Reuters) – With the Chinese billionaire Richard Liu at her Minneapolis area apartment, a 21-year-old University of Minnesota…
Special Report: Juul copycats flood e-cig market, despite FDA rule
(Reuters) – The sleek Juul electronic cigarettes have become a phenomenon at U.S. high schools, vexing educators and drawing regulatory…
Comcast outbids Fox with $40 billion offer for Sky in auction
LONDON (Reuters) – Comcast (CMCSA.O) beat Rupert Murdoch’s Twenty-First Century Fox (FOXA.O) in the battle for Sky (SKYB.L) on Saturday…
White House optimistic on China trade; no date for more talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is optimistic about finding a way forward in its trade dispute with China, but…
Futures flat as oil gains offset chipmaker falls
(Reuters) – Stock index futures handed back initial gains on Friday to point to a flat opening for U.S. markets,…
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…
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…
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…
Trump ‘likely’ to announce new China tariffs as early as Monday: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to announce new tariffs on about $200 billion on Chinese imports…
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…
Tariffs threaten market-leading tech, consumer stocks
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. technology and consumer discretionary stocks have been insulated from global trade tensions, but if another…
Wall Street propped up by gains for bank stocks
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks inched higher for a fifth day on Friday, as declines in real estate and utilities were…
Amazon’s Bezos says Trump should be ‘glad’ of media scrutiny
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) Chief Executive Jeff Bezos said on Thursday the company would announce a decision on…
China bans feeding of food waste to hogs in provinces with African swine fever
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has banned the use of food waste as pig feed in provinces that have reported African…
U.S. firms in China feeling ‘clear and far reaching’ trade war pinch: survey
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – American companies in China are being hurt by tariffs in the growing trade war between Washington and…
U.S. producer prices post first drop in one-and-a-half years
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. producer prices unexpectedly fell in August, recording their first drop in 1-1/2 years, as declines in…
Wall Street gains as Apple, tech rebound; oil lifts energy shares
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday as Apple led a jump in technology shares and a gain…
China seeks WTO backing for $7 billion sanctions on U.S. over dumping duties
GENEVA (Reuters) – China told the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday it wanted to impose $7 billion a year…