Ex-security aide to Macron says he betrayed president
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Amazon earnings skyrocket on cloud computing, advertising
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) posted a profit that was double Wall Street targets on Thursday and forecast a strong…
Factbox: Tributes paid to former Fiat Chrysler CEO Marchionne
(Reuters) – Former Fiat Chrysler Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne, one of the auto industry’s most tenacious and respected auto chiefs,…
Trump eases car tariff threat as U.S., EU launch talks to quell trade tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In what the EU chief called a “major concession,” U.S. President Donald Trump agreed on Wednesday to…
Strike-hit Ryanair warns of job losses as cuts Dublin fleet
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair (RYA.I) has told more than 300 pilots and cabin crew that they risk losing their jobs…
GSK’s new R&D head bets on genetics with $300 million 23andMe deal
LONDON (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline’s new research boss aims to turbo-charge the British group’s drug discovery engine with a $300 million…
Shares get China stimulus boost, bonds show the strain
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares climbed for a third day running on Tuesday, as China promised fiscal action to support…
Veolia says Laruelle to become CFO, Brachlianoff COO
PARIS (Reuters) – French water and waste group Veolia (VIE.PA) said in a statement executive committee member Claude Laruelle had…
Investigators raid home of Macron’s ex-bodyguard
French investigators on Saturday raided the house of one of French President Emmanuel Macron’s former top security aides, a man…
Fiat Chrysler picks Jeep boss as CEO as Marchionne’s health worsens
MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – Sergio Marchionne was replaced as chief executive of Fiat Chrysler (FCA) on Saturday by the head of…
Asian stocks choppy, sentiment shaken by sliding yuan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Most Asian stock markets retreated on Friday after China allowed its yuan currency to slide further, stoking…
Bulgaria reports another case of ovine rinderpest
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria reported on Thursday another case of the highly contagious Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) close to…
Ryanair says biggest-ever strike to ground 600 flights next week
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Ryanair is to cancel more than 12 percent of its flights for two days next week in…
Boeing in talks with Airbus, others for German helicopter bid
LONDON (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) is in talks with Airbus (AIR.PA) and other companies about joining its bid for…
France needs ‘food safety police’ to avoid new Lactalis crisis: report
PARIS (Reuters) – France should appoint a “food safety police” and increase fines on those who sell contaminated products to…
Japan shares jump as yen bows to strong dollar
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares followed Wall Street higher on Wednesday as a bullish outlook from the head of the…
Asia stocks sag after oil slides, dollar steady before Fed speech
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks sagged on Tuesday, weighed by a sharp decline in crude oil prices as Libyan ports…
Fast-growing e-cigarette maker Juul to launch in UK
LONDON (Reuters) – Silicon Valley e-cigarette start-up Juul Labs is bringing its small flash drive-sized vaping device to the United…
Thyssenkrupp in leadership turmoil as chairman quits
DUESSELDORF/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The chairman of Germany’s Thyssenkrupp (TKAG.DE) has resigned, following the company’s chief executive under pressure from activist…
CRISPR gene editing can cause risky collateral DNA damage: study
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists studying the effects of the potentially game-changing gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 have found it can cause…
Britain to unveil model of planned new fighter jet: source
FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – Britain’s Defence Minister Gavin Williamson will unveil a model of the country’s proposed new fighter jet…
Planemakers to kickstart Farnborough jetliner order battle
FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – Aerospace firms Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) will kickstart a contest for tens of billions of…
Boeing concerned about tariff talk, but no business impact yet
LONDON (Reuters) – Boeing Co (BA.N) is concerned about the impact of possible trade tariffs on the cost of running…
Planemakers plot course through trade, Brexit worries to air show deals
FARNBOROUGH, England (Reuters) – Aerospace firms are setting out wares from luxury jets to lethal drones at back-to-back British air…
U.S. oil boom delivers surprise for traders – and it’s costly
LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The world’s biggest oil traders are counting hefty losses after a surprise doubling in the price…
Sky shares leap as Comcast and Fox lock horns in bid battle
LONDON (Reuters) – Sky (SKYB.L) shares leapt to an 18-year high on Thursday as investors bet a transatlantic battle for…
China says ‘bully’ United States started a trade war
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States has started a trade war and China will defend itself, Chinese Vice Minister of…
Oil prices flat as IEA warns of output capacity limits
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied on Thursday after sharp losses the previous session as the International Energy Agency (IEA)…
Ex-Apple worker charged with stealing self-driving car trade secrets
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. authorities on Monday charged a former Apple Inc employee with theft of trade secrets, alleging…
U.S. judge allows lawsuits over Monsanto’s Roundup to proceed to trial
(Reuters) – Hundreds of lawsuits against Monsanto Co by cancer survivors or families of those who died can proceed to…
Sterling slides as foreign minister’s resignation heaps pressure on May
LONDON (Reuters) – Sterling slid on Monday after the resignation of the British foreign minister heaped pressure on Prime Minister…
Air France KLM’s traffic rises, transport boss touted as new CEO
PARIS (Reuters) – Air France KLM (AIRF.PA), hit by strikes and without a CEO since May, reported higher passenger traffic…
Paypal to spend $3 billion a year on M&A: CEO to German paper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – PayPal Holdings Inc is on the lookout for further acquisitions following its recent takeover of iZettle, the…
France says Europe united against U.S. tariffs as Germany eyes negotiation
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) – The French government insisted on Sunday that Washington should expect united retaliation from Europe to further…
Euro zone budget could be conditional on discipline: IMF’s Lagarde
AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France (Reuters) – IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Saturday that a proposed joint euro zone budget could…
China to keep on path of reform, opening markets: Li
SOFIA (Reuters) – China will stick to the path of opening its markets and other reforms that has lifted its…
Investigators may use files seized from VW law firm: court
KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) has lost a legal challenge to prevent prosecutors from examining unpublished documents about its…
Trade war worries drag world stocks lower, yuan steadies
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks were dragged lower on Wednesday by growing anxiety ahead of Washington’s end of week deadline…
Exclusive: China presses Europe for anti-U.S. alliance on trade
BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) – China is putting pressure on the European Union to issue a strong joint statement against President Donald…
Asian shares, yuan on shaky ground on specter of Sino-U.S. trade war
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks were on shaky ground on Wednesday while the Chinese yuan stood near 11-month lows as…
Oil falls as Saudi output rises to compensate for disruptions
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell by more than one percent on Monday as investors eyed rising supplies in Saudi…
VW CEO says arrest of Audi’s Stadler hard to comprehend: Bild am Sonntag
BERLIN (Reuters) – The CEO of Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE), Herbert Diess, told a German newspaper the arrest of Audi head Rupert…
Amazon to buy PillPack in potentially disruptive drug retail push
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would buy small online pharmacy PillPack, a move that will put the…
Fox shareholder urges Murdoch to give Comcast time to beat Disney bid
(Reuters) – TCI Fund Management Ltd, a large Twenty-First Century Fox Inc (FOXA.O) shareholder, has urged Fox executive chairman Rupert…
Boeing’s engine proposal deadline looms for new mid-market jet: report
SEATTLE (Reuters) – Three of the largest engine makers face a Wednesday deadline to provide Boeing Co (BA.N) with formal…
Deutsche Bank’s U.S. brokerage fined $1.4 million for reporting problems
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank AG’s (DBKGn.DE) U.S. securities division agreed to pay a $1.4 million fine to the…
Global stocks slide on intensifying trade row, dollar wobbles
TOKYO (Reuters) – World stocks extended a sell-off on Tuesday as an escalating trade fight between the United States and…
Clamor for GSK shingles shot points to bigger profits
LONDON (Reuters) – GlaxoSmithKline is facing “unprecedented” demand for its new shingles vaccine Shingrix, suggesting the product could be a…
Uber battles to keep London license in court appeal
LONDON (Reuters) – Uber goes to court on Monday to overturn a decision stripping it of its license in London…
Half of EU business leaders cut UK investment over Brexit: survey
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Britain’s looming departure from the European Union has led nearly half of big companies from the rest…
UK ministers take aim at business over Brexit warnings
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government and business leaders clashed in a deepening row over Brexit on Sunday after a…
EU to respond to any U.S. auto tariff move: report
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union will respond to any U.S. move to raise tariffs on cars made in the…
Asian shares edge ahead, oil subdued before OPEC meeting
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares crept ahead on Thursday as a lull in the Sino-U.S. trade tussle and talk of…
World shares snap five-day losing streak on China policy easing
LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks steadied near three-week lows on Wednesday and Chinese markets bounced after recent sharp falls as…
3 men die of 6 wounded in southern Sweden drive-by shooting
Three of the six men who were injured in a drive-by shooting in the center of Sweden’s third-largest city, have…
Asian shares fall as Sino-U.S. trade spat intensifies
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares retreated on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump cranked up trade tensions with China by…