KRTL BioTech

Latest News on private equity markets

The decade that saw volatility trading come of age

What do you do when daily stock market gyrations all but dry up? Apparently, trade volatility like never before.



5 years ago

China's December factory activity set to expand for a second month: Reuters poll

China's factory activity likely expanded again in December on stronger external demand and an infrastructure push at home, but the pace of growth is set to ease as markets await more certainty on a U.S.-China trade truce, a Reuters poll showed.



5 years ago

Oil edges up on upbeat data, Middle East unrest

Oil prices held on to three-month highs on Monday, underpinned by optimism over an expected China-U.S. trade deal and upbeat industrial data, while traders kept a close watch on the Middle East following a U.S. air strike.



5 years ago

BoE's Carney says finance must act faster on climate change

Financial services have been too slow to cut investment in fossil fuels, a delay that could lead to a sharp increase in global temperatures, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said in an interview broadcast on Monday.



5 years ago

More than 150 flights canceled in Germany as Lufthansa's Germanwings hit by strikes

Around 180 flights in Germany were canceled on Monday due to cabin crew strikes at Lufthansa's budget airline Germanwings, in a bid to put pressure on management in wage talks.



5 years ago

EU seeks reset in trade talks with U.S. - trade chief Hogan

The European Union's new trade commissioner, Irishman Phil Hogan, was quoted on Monday as saying he would seek a reset of EU/US trade relations on a number of contentious issues when he meets his U.S. counterpart for the first time next month.



5 years ago

Oil steady on upbeat data, Middle East unrest

Oil prices held on to three-month highs on Monday, underpinned by optimism over an expected China-U.S. trade deal and upbeat industrial data, while traders kept a close watch on the Middle East following U.S. air strikes in Iraq and Syria.



5 years ago

World stocks hold onto gains, dollar under pressure

World stocks clung to recent gains on Monday following healthy advances in Asia on hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal, a more optimistic growth outlook and a softer dollar, while the euro climbed to a 4-1/2 month high.



5 years ago

Oil rises to three-month high on upbeat data, Middle East tension

Oil prices rose to three-month highs on Monday, underpinned by optimism over an expected China-U.S. trade deal and upbeat industrial data, while traders kept a close watch on the Middle East following U.S. air strikes in Iraq and Syria.



5 years ago

'Do Not Sell My Info': U.S. retailers rush to comply with California's new privacy law

U.S. retailers including Walmart Inc will add "Do Not Sell My Info" links to their websites and signage in stores starting Jan. 1, allowing California shoppers to understand for the first time what personal and other data the retailers collect, sources said.



5 years ago

U.S. sanctions block hurry-up work on Russian gas pipeline: officials

Any companies that rush to finish building a Russian natural gas export pipeline to Germany that came under U.S. sanctions this month risk being penalized, senior U.S. officials said on Sunday.



5 years ago

MTN reviewing allegations after being named in U.S. complaint

South African telecoms firm MTN on Monday said it was reviewing allegations raised in a U.S. complaint which accuses several firms of paying protection money to extremist groups in Afghanistan.



5 years ago

Wall Street holds near record levels in thin holiday trading

U.S. stocks opened flat on Monday, holding near all-time highs, with the S&P 500 on course for its best year since 2013.



5 years ago

China's Liu He to sign Phase 1 trade deal in U.S. this week: report

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will visit Washington this week to sign a "Phase 1" trade deal with the United States, the South China Morning Post reported on Monday.



5 years ago

Here's what you need to know about your 2020 Medicare costs

The program's 61 million beneficiaries should consider how Medicare's yearly cost adjustments affect their health-care budgets, experts say.

5 years ago