Theranos founder Holmes, former president indicted for fraud
(Reuters) – Theranos Inc founder Elizabeth Holmes and the embattled blood-testing company’s former president were indicted on charges that they…
Theranos founder Holmes, former president indicted for fraud
(Reuters) – Theranos Inc founder Elizabeth Holmes and the embattled blood-testing company’s former president were indicted on charges that they…
International fund managers turn to financials, tech as trade worries rise
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The rising tensions over global trade policy are prompting some top-performing international fund managers to look…
Residents of Diyarbakir welcome news on Ocalan peace talks with Turkey
SHOTLIST 1. Various shots of street scenes in Diyarbakir 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): Vox Pop, Mehmet Turhan, Resident: “We saw today…
Qualcomm-NXP deal still waiting for China nod: sources
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is yet to approve U.S. chipmaker Qualcomm Inc’s (QCOM.O) proposed $44 billion acquisition of NXP Semiconductors…
Pope Francis and Turkish President Erdogan hold news conference
Pope Francis on Friday condemned the Islamic State group’s assault on Christians and other religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.…
Trump vows to deal with ‘unfair trade’ ahead of tense G7 summit
LA MALBAIE, Quebec (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out at Canada and the European Union on Friday, setting…
UK’s House of Fraser to close 31 stores, 6,000 jobs at stake
LONDON (Reuters) – British department store group House of Fraser said on Thursday it has proposed closing 31 stores in…
In Missouri, J&J faces biggest trial yet alleging talc caused cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lawsuit by 22 ovarian cancer patients against Johnson & Johnson went to trial on Wednesday…
Emirates sees oil, dollar ‘double whammy’, but demand strong
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The president of Emirates airline said the rare combination of higher oil and a stronger dollar, which…
Walmart sells majority of Brazil unit, takes $4.5 billion charge
NEW YORK/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Monday that it has sold an 80 percent stake in…
Walmart sells majority of Brazil unit, takes $4.5 billion charge
NEW YORK/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Walmart Inc (WMT.N) said on Monday that it has sold an 80 percent stake in…
Global airlines slash profit outlook as fuel costs jump
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Global airlines on Monday slashed their forecast for industry profits in 2018 on a spike in fuel…
Bayer launches $7 billion cash call to fund Monsanto deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayer (BAYGn.DE) launched a 6 billion euros ($7 billion) rights issue on Sunday, a cornerstone of the…
With Trump tensions high, Merkel reaches out to Macron on Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel has offered her most detailed response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s ideas for reforming…
Italy’s euroskeptics and their currency ideas take center-stage
ROME (Reuters) – If Italy leaves the euro, it will be late on a Friday night. FILE PHOTO: A two…
Adidas takes 12-10 lead over Nike in World Cup shirt deals
BERLIN (Reuters) – Adidas (ADSGn.DE) can declare itself the winner over arch rival Nike (NKE.N) in the upcoming soccer World…
Novartis readies anti-sexism message for migraine drug
ZURICH (Reuters) – With women hardest hit by migraine headaches, Swiss drugmaker Novartis is gearing up its marketing message to…
Macron talks to Trump, says tariffs illegal and a mistake
French President Emmanuel Macron has told U.S. President Donald Trump that the new U.S. tariffs on European, Mexican and Canadian…
Fiat Chrysler boss to tackle Europe, bet on Jeep in his last lap
BALOCCO, Italy (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI) boss Sergio Marchionne is expected to show on Friday how the carmaker plans…
Uber, Waymo in talks about self-driving partnership: Uber CEO
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc is talking with Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) autonomous driving unit Waymo about…
Oil prices dip on unexpected growth in U.S. crude stocks
SEOUL (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped on Thursday, weighed down by a surprise rise in U.S. crude inventories and by…
Sorrell plots comeback with new listed company after WPP exit
(Reuters) – Martin Sorrell is staging a comeback just six weeks after he was ousted from WPP (WPP.L), using the…
Rolls-Royce says tripling capacity to fix Trent 1000 engine problems
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Rolls-Royce (RR.L) said it would add maintenance facilities and people to triple its capacity to fix…
Nestle plans to cut up to 500 IT jobs in Switzerland
ZURICH (Reuters) – Nestle (NESN.S) plans to eliminate up to 500 information technology jobs at its Swiss headquarters as its…
Shares fall on Italian turmoil, euro near 6-1/2 month lows
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares fell on Tuesday and the euro hovered near 6-1/2 month lows as early elections loomed…
US and EU again at odds over Airbus subsidies at WTO
GENEVA (Reuters) – The European Union told the World Trade Organization’s dispute settlement body on Monday that it had acted…
Britain could sell 10 percent stake in RBS as soon as this week: Sky News
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could sell a 10 percent stake in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS.L) as soon as this…
Germany grills Daimler boss over extent of Vito van emissions fix
BERLIN/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s Transport Ministry quizzed Daimler (DAIGn.DE) Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche on Monday over how many Mercedes-Benz vans…
EU makes it easier for companies to produce generic medicines for export
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Monday proposed to change intellectual property rules to let pharmaceutical companies produce generic…
India steps up hunt for origin of mysterious brain-damaging virus
MUMBAI/KOCHI (Reuters) – India began a fresh round of tests to trace the origin of a rare brain-damaging virus that…
French industrialist Serge Dassault dies at 93
PARIS (Reuters) – French billionaire industrialist Serge Dassault, whose group builds Rafale warplanes, died in Paris on Monday aged 93,…
Oil falls as OPEC, Russia look to raise output amid U.S. surge
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, extending even steeper declines from Friday, as Saudi Arabia and Russia said…
Oil prices fall as top three producers look to boost supplies
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday, extending a steep decline in the previous session, as the market eyed…
Cyclone shuts Sembcorp Salalah water production plant
DUBAI (Reuters) – Sembcorp Salalah Water and Power Co SSPW.OM, which operates an electricity generation and seawater desalination plant in…
Daimler faces scrutiny of 120,000 Vito, C-Class diesels: BamS
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler (DAIGn.DE) faces an investigation of 40,000 diesel Vito vans and 80,000 C-Class model cars for possible…
Exclusive: Tesla flies in new battery production line for Gigafactory
FRANKFURT/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc has flown six planes full of robots and equipment from Europe to California in…
U.S. jury fails to reach verdict in latest J&J talc trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A South Carolina jury on Friday could not agree on a verdict in a case of…
U.S. jury fails to reach verdict in latest J&J talc trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A South Carolina jury on Friday could not agree on a verdict in a case of…
Audi CEO says diesel crisis not over and vows to stay on: report
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Audi Chief Executive Rupert Stadler said the diesel emissions affair was not over and promised to stay…
New privacy law forces some U.S. media offline in Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – Major U.S.-media outlets including the LA Times and Chicago Tribune were forced to shutter their websites in…
Daimler threatened with recall of over 600,000 diesel models: Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Daimler faces a recall order for more than 600,000 diesel-engine vehicles including C-Class and G-Class models because…
Third Indian state checks suspect cases in outbreak of rare brain-damaging virus
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Officials in a third Indian state were checking on Friday if two people had been infected with…
Thyssenkrupp CEO feels heat after investor vote of no confidence
FRANKFURT/DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – Heinrich Hiesinger’s position as Thyssenkrupp’s CEO is more precarious than it has ever been as he…
Facebook users unite! ‘Data Labour Union’ launches in Netherlands
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Activists in Amsterdam on Wednesday launched the ‘Datavakbond’ or “data labor union”, which hopes to elect leaders…
Facebook’s Zuckerberg to apologise to EU lawmakers over data leak
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg arrived to meet European Union lawmakers on Tuesday ready to apologise for a…
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi VC invests first $50 million in startups
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance’s new venture capital fund has agreed five investments in four months totaling $50…
Beer maker AB InBev pumps up the volume in Africa
JOHANNESBURG/BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – Sitting outside the ramshackle Vimba Tavern in Johannesburg’s Alexandra township, Patrick Mashego swigs from a one-liter bottle…
EU parliament to broadcast Zuckerberg hearing
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A European Parliament meeting on Tuesday with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be broadcast live, parliamentary officials…
Britain unlikely to investigate Comcast bid for Sky, says minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said it was unlikely to refer Comcast’s (CMCSA.O) bid for Sky (SKYB.L) for a lengthy investigation…