Airbnb wins fight to remain exempt from European property rules
U.S. homesharing site Airbnb on Thursday won its battle to remain exempt from onerous European property regulations, as the EU's top court ruled it was an...
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Ant Financial appoints Simon Hu as CEO, part of Alibaba's executive shuffle
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and its fintech affiliate Ant Financial announced a string of top level executive changes on Thursday, amid an ongoing restructuring...
UK accounting watchdog extends probe into EY audit of Thomas Cook
Britain's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has added an extra year to its investigation into accountant EY's audit of Thomas Cook, the holiday company that collapsed in...
Exclusive: BP's incoming CEO won't initially take up Rosneft board seat - company sources
Incoming Chief Executive Bernard Looney will not take up either of BP's seats on the board of Rosneft when he takes over in February because of...
SoftBank's Yahoo Japan exits Oyo's Japan apartment venture
SoftBank-controlled Yahoo Japan has pulled out of a Japanese apartment rental venture with Oyo Hotels and Homes, in the latest setback for the loss-making Indian startup.
Norwegian Air hoping to agree Boeing 737 MAX compensation this year
Norwegian Air hopes to agree compensation from Boeing by year-end over the grounding of the 737 MAX, the airline's acting CEO said, as it counts the...
Stocks near record highs, Sweden ends negative rates
World stocks drifted down from the week's record highs on Thursday, while the crown gained as Sweden's central bank became the first to raise interest rates...
Wall Street stays near record high as Mnuchin says trade pact to be signed in January
Wall Street hovered near record highs on Thursday as U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Washington and Beijing would sign an initial trade deal in early...
Oil hovers near three-month highs, supported by low U.S. inventories, trade progress
Oil prices hovered near the highest in three months in thin pre-Christmas trading on Thursday, buoyed by the previous day's news that U.S. crude inventories declined...
Goldman Sachs is in talks with the US government to settle 1MDB scandal for about $2 billion
A settlement would lift a cloud that has hung over Goldman and its CEO David Solomon since he took over in late 2018.
This map shows where people with the best – and worst – credit card habits live in the US
The amount of time it takes people in different cities to repay their credit card debt varies vastly.
Adidas and Beyonce to launch gender-neutral collection
Adidas will start selling a new collection designed with singer Beyonce on Jan. 18 in a relaunch of her Ivy Park brand that includes shoes, clothes...
Goldman Sachs may admit guilt, pay $2 billion fine to settle U.S. 1MDB probes: source
Goldman Sachs Group Inc is in talks with the U.S. government and a state regulator to possibly pay up to $2 billion and admit guilt to...
U.S.-China to sign 'phase one' trade pact in early January: Mnuchin
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Friday the United States and China would sign their so-called phase one trade pact at the beginning of January,...
Spending bill aims to rescue some workers' pensions, but not everyone makes the cut
Congress is looking to push through a bill to protect coal miners' pensions this week. But that raises the question as to what will happen to...