Trump coy on China trade deal before meeting Xi
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump sent mixed signals on Thursday about the prospects for a trade deal with China, saying an agreement was close but he was not…
Exclusive: Visa, Mastercard offer tourist card fee cut in EU antitrust probe – sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Visa and Mastercard have offered to trim the fees merchants pay on card payments by tourists in the European Union in an attempt to stave off possible…
U.S. SEC fines Citibank more than $38 million for mishandling ADRs
Commuters walk past a Citibank branch in the Manhattan borough of New York, U.S., March 18, 2017. REUTERS/Ashlee Espinal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Citibank (C.N) will pay more than $38 million…
UBS warns staff over China travel after banker held in Beijing: source
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Swiss bank UBS Group AG. (UBSG.S) has asked its China wealth management staff to reconsider their travel plans to the country after authorities there asked one…
Google to charge Android partners up to $40 per device for apps: source
(This Oct. 19 story has been refiled to fix wording in fourth paragraph) A 3D printed Android mascot Bugdroid is seen in front of a Google logo in this illustration…
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 quickly to calm nervous investors as a years-long campaign to…
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 involving a share-trading scheme that the authorities say cost taxpayers…
U.S. environmental agency says in talks with Volvo over emissions issue
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Wednesday it has been in talks with Volvo over the last few weeks about an issue with catalytic converters causing…
Daimler, BMW offer concessions to ease EU concerns on car-sharing deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German luxury carmakers Daimler (DAIGn.DE) and BMW (BMWG.DE) have offered concessions to address EU antitrust concerns about their plan to combine their car-sharing businesses, the European Commission…
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 tree lighting will join thousands of other companies peddling their…