Stocks tick up on upbeat China factory reports, trade talk hopes
Global shares shuffled marginally higher on Monday to stand just short of the record peak struck in January 2018, with buyers encouraged by upbeat China manufacturing...
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Hong Kong Airlines must improve financial position or risk losing license: government
Hong Kong Airlines, controlled by cash-strapped Chinese conglomerate HNA Group, must shore up its financial position by Dec. 7 or it risks the suspension or loss...
China's factory activity surprises with fastest expansion in three years: Caixin PMI
China's factory activity showed surprising signs of improvement in November, with growth picking up to a near three-year high, a private sector survey showed on Monday,...
'You don't just build a bank overnight': Banking start-up Starling is taking financial services by storm
Digital-only bank Starling is being watched by some of the biggest banks – and they'll probably try to copy its model, according to CEO Anne Boden.
Cyber Monday strategies: the do's and don'ts this shopping season
It pays to be smart this Cyber Monday. While there are things to do to make sure you are getting the best deals, there are also...
States fight bonus pay for CEO of OxyContin maker Purdue
The chief executive officer of OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma LP should not collect a potential $1.3 million bonus when he has been accused of contributing to the...
U.S. proposes 100% tariffs on French Champagne, cheese, handbags over digital tax
The U.S. government on Monday said it may slap punitive duties of up to 100% on $2.4 billion in imports of French Champagne, handbags, cheese and...
Stocks drop as Trump's Latin American tariffs revive trade angst
Asian shares skidded on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump stunned markets with tariffs against Brazil and Argentina, recharging fears about global trade tensions, while weak...
Exclusive: Brazil's Odebrecht in talks to stave off Braskem sale, keep payout - sources
Creditors of Brazil's Odebrecht SA are in advanced talks to let the corruption-ensnared conglomerate keep its crown jewel asset, listed petrochemical company Braskem SA , for...
State AGs fight bonus pay for CEO of OxyContin-maker Purdue
The chief executive officer of OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma LP should not collect a potential $1.3 million bonus when he has been accused of contributing to the...
U.S. vows 100% tariffs on French Champagne, cheese, handbags over digital tax
The U.S. government on Monday said it may slap punitive duties of up to 100% on $2.4 billion in imports of French Champagne, handbags, cheese and...
Britain's Reckitt Benckiser gives new parents more paid leave
British household goods maker Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc said on Tuesday it was extending its paid leave globally for new mothers from 16 weeks to 26...
Trump's tariff ambush risks pushing Brazil closer to China
U.S. President Donald Trump's surprise decision to slap metals tariffs on Brazil is a blow to President Jair Bolsonaro's aim of forging closer ties with Washington...
UnitedHealth forecasts 2020 earnings, midpoint below estimates
Health insurer UnitedHealth Group on Monday issued its adjusted earnings forecast for 2020, the midpoint of which was below analysts' estimates.
U.S. vows 100% tariffs on $2.4 billion of French products over digital services tax
The U.S. government on Monday said it could slap additional duties of up to 100% on $2.4 billion in French imports of Champagne, handbags, cheese and...