Canada’s Trudeau self-isolates as wife is tested for coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau hold white roses as they attend a…
Canceled Teck oil sands project underscores global climate-energy policy tension
WINNIPEG, Manitoba/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Teck Resources Ltd’s surprise decision to cancel a planned C$20.6 billion ($15.6 billion) oil sands mine…
Mastercard to add 1,500 technology jobs in Ireland
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Mastercard Inc plans to hire 1,500 more staff in Dublin over the next three to five years,…
Exclusive: Germany’s Stada buys 15 GSK consumer health brands
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Private equity-backed generic drugmaker Stada STAGn.D said it has agreed to buy 15 consumer healthcare products from…
Oil slides 4% on demand concerns as coronavirus spreads
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped by 4% on Monday as the rapid spread of the coronavirus in countries outside…
Boeing scours idle 737 MAX plant for industrial snags
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Insiders note an “eerie” calm at Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX factory, formerly a bustling hub that…
Hundreds of Americans flown home from cruise ship, 14 with coronavirus
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif./GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 300 American cruise liner passengers, including 14 who tested positive for…
Cathay Pacific flags ‘significant’ drop in first-half profit, capacity cuts due to coronavirus
FILE PHOTO: A passenger walks to the First Class counter of Cathay Pacific Airways at Hong Kong Airport in Hong…
GM shuts Australia, NZ operations; sells Thai plant to Great Wall
NEW YORK/BEIJING (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) said it would wind down its Australian and New Zealand operations and…
Exclusive: Italian government leaning towards third term for Eni CEO – sources
ROME/MILAN (Reuters) – The Italian government is leaning toward reappointing Claudio Descalzi as CEO of state-controlled oil firm Eni, provided…
EU industry chief tells Facebook to adapt to EU, not other way round
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU industry commissioner Thierry Breton said on Monday it was for Facebook to adapt to Europe’s standards,…
Apple unlikely to meet revenue guidance due to coronavirus impact
(Reuters) – Apple Inc (AAPL.O) said on Monday it would not meet its revenue guidance for the March quarter because…
Brazilians evacuated from China amid coronavirus land in Brazil
Brazilian citizens from China’s coronavirus-struck Wuhan, arrive at the Air Force base of Anapolis, State of Goias, Brazil, February 9,…
I’m not reckless: China courier braves coronavirus to keep city supplied
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Guo Qiang, a deliveryman, knows his family is worried that he’s returned to work during the coronavirus…
Dozens of Asia trade fairs, conferences postponed amid coronavirus fears
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – More than two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in Asia have been postponed because of…
China virus claims second life off mainland, Macau casinos told to close
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – The coronavirus outbreak claimed its first life in Hong Kong on Tuesday, compounding the international financial…
No box of chocolates: South Korea border town laid low by swine fever, not shells from North
PAJU, South Korea (Reuters) – For the first time in 10 years, Kong Ji-ye’s chocolate-making machines sit idle in Paju…
U.S. declares coronavirus health emergency, bars foreign nationals who visited China
WASHINGTON Reuters) – The Trump administration, while insisting the risk to Americans from coronavirus is low, nevertheless declared a public…
PG&E proposes board revamp in revised bankruptcy plan
FILE PHOTO – A PG&E truck carrying an American Flag drives past PG&E repair trucks in Paradise, California, U.S. November…
Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stop as virus fear mounts worldwide
CHICAGO/PARIS (Reuters) – Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global…
Japan plans to fly citizens home from China’s virus-hit Wuhan
FILE PHOTO: Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi delivers his speech during a press briefing with Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi…
Bayer faces fourth U.S. Roundup cancer trial in Monsanto’s hometown
(Reuters) – Bayer AG (BAYGn.DE) is set to face a fourth U.S. jury trial over allegations that its Roundup weed…
China shuts transport, temples, Disneyland as virus toll rises to 25
XIANNING, China (Reuters) – China stepped up measures to contain a virus that has killed 25 people and infected more…
Angola’s Dos Santos named as suspect over alleged fraud at oil firm: Lusa news agency
FILE PHOTO: Isabel Dos Santos, daughter of Angola’s former president, sits for a portrait during a Reuters interview in London,…
U.S. Supreme Court lets Flint, Michigan residents sue over water contamination
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday let residents of Flint, Michigan pursue a civil rights lawsuit against…
New China virus claims sixth victim as holiday travel stokes risk
BEIJING (Reuters) – The toll from a new virus in China rose to six deaths and more than 300 cases…
China confirms person-to-person spread of new virus as fourth death reported
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The Chinese official investigating a pneumonia outbreak stemming from a new coronavirus said the disease can spread…
JPMorgan to buy Paris building to bring euro teams from London
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. bank JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) said it plans to buy a building in central Paris…
China reports new virus cases, raising concern globally before key holiday
BEIJING (Reuters) – China reported four more cases of pneumonia believed to be caused by a new coronavirus strain, causing…
Netflix opens Paris office, plans new French-language series
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. television streaming company Netflix has opened a new Paris office and plans to develop more than…
Lawyers for Huawei CFO call Canada prosecutor’s arguments ‘circular’
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou leaves her home to attend a case management conference in advance of her extradition…
U.S., China reset trade relationship with Phase 1 agreement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China announced an initial trade deal on Wednesday that will roll back some…
UK tobacco shares rise on U.S. e-cigarette ban exemptions
(Reuters) – Shares in British American Tobacco (BATS.L) and Imperial Brands Plc (IMB.L) rose on Friday after the U.S. health…
Polish bird flu outbreak spreads, with four more cases
WARSAW (Reuters) – Four more outbreaks of bird flu have been reported across Poland, authorities said on Friday, bringing the…
Democrats ask U.S. Supreme Court to save Obamacare
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives and 20 Democratic-led states asked the Supreme Court on Friday to…
Novartis, Merck and Allergan join those raising U.S. drug prices for 2020
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Novartis AG, Merck & Co Inc and Allergan Plc were among companies that raised U.S. prices…
Egypt competition watchdog approves Uber acquisition of Careem with conditions
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian regulators have approved Uber’s $3.1 billion acquisition of regional rival Careem after agreeing to a set…
Manager of McDonald’s franchise in Peru says faulty drinks machine caused deaths
LIMA (Reuters) – The general manager of the company that operates McDonald’s restaurants in Peru told local television that the…
Telenor says Huawei will still play role in 5G rollout
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Telenor (TEL.OL) will use equipment from Huawei in building Norway’s 5G network, the telecoms operator said on…
U.S.-China trade deal cuts tariffs for Beijing promise of big farm purchases
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China cooled their trade war on Friday, announcing a “Phase one” agreement that…
Saudi Aramco tops Crown Prince’s $2 trillion goal as shares surge
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco (2222.SE) topped the $2 trillion target sought by Saudi leader Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…
Fed holds rates steady, expects moderate economic growth next year
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday held interest rates steady and signaled borrowing costs are likely to…
U.S. Supreme Court justices lean toward insurers on $12 billion Obamacare claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared sympathetic to claims made by health insurers seeking $12 billion…
Choppy markets leave U.S. bank bonus decisions in limbo
NEW YORK (Reuters) – December is always a month of suspense on Wall Street, as dealmakers, traders and money managers…
Bankrupt PG&E reaches $13.5 billion settlement with California wildfire victims
(Reuters) – California’s bankrupt power producer PG&E Corp (PCG.N) said on Friday it had reached a $13.5 billion settlement with…
Fiat appeals to Europe’s top court against $33 million EU tax order
FILE PHOTO: The logo of car manufacturer Fiat is seen in Zurich, Switzerland October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/FIle Photo BRUSSELS…
China November exports fall, but import growth hints of recovering demand
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports in November shrank for the fourth consecutive month, underscoring persistent pressures on manufacturers from the…
Britain’s Tesco considers Asia exit
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest retailer, Tesco (TSCO.L), has signaled a further retreat from its once lofty global ambitions by…
Proxy adviser ISS opposes plan by Hudson’s Bay chairman to take firm private
(Reuters) – Institutional Shareholder Services said on Friday it recommends shareholders vote against a plan by the chairman of Hudson’s…
Saudi, Russia push through deeper new oil cuts
(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Russia spearheaded a deal on Friday in which OPEC and its allies committed to some…
Saudi Aramco says IPO priced at top to make it world’s biggest IPO
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – State-owned oil giant Saudi Aramco has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at the top of its…
Google co-founders step aside as Pichai takes helm of parent Alphabet
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are stepping aside as leaders of the Internet behemoth…
GM, LG Chem to build $2.3 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Ohio
WARREN, Mich. (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) and South Korea’s LG Chem (051910.KS) said on Thursday they will invest…
Airbus faces delivery challenge, poised to win jet order race
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus (AIR.PA) must hand a record number of aircraft to customers in December to meet delivery goals,…
Huawei mounts legal challenge against FCC over rural carrier customers
SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) – China’s Huawei mounted a legal challenge against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday after…
Boeing says 737 MAX approval delays could hit production
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Significant additional regulatory requirements or delays in returning Boeing Co’s (BA.N) 737 MAX to commercial service could…