Block Friday: French activists try to disrupt discount shopping day
Activists staged protests against online retailer Amazon around France on Friday and tried to blockade a shopping mall in Paris, denouncing as rampant consumerism the U.S....
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Social equity must be central to urban tech innovations
FastCompany Alex Ryan Nov 26, 2019 The lesson to learn from so many tech efforts that have drawn protest: social equity must become central to every...
Saudi Aramco IPO's retail tranche attracts $12.6 billion: lead manager
Saudi Aramco sold 1,481,613,280 shares worth 47.4 billion Saudi riyals ($12.64 billion) to retail investors, while institutional orders amounted to 118.86 billion riyals in the first...
Global stocks dip on trade worries as record high stays elusive
World shares slipped on Friday as a leading index strained for a record high, with investor nerves from Asia to Europe gnawing away over how or...
Stock futures slip as trade tensions return after U.S. legislation on Hong Kong
U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday as trade tensions resurfaced after China rebuked President Donald Trump's decision to ratify a bill backing protesters in Hong...
The '90s revival is dead for retail, leaving some stock winners and losers in the trend's wake
The retro rival is past its peak, according to Wall Street firm Jefferies, and there will be clear winners and losers as the decade returns to...
Brent oil prices weaken ahead of OPEC+ meeting
Oil prices dipped on Friday in muted activity because of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday while OPEC watchers expect an extension to a pact to throttle oil...
Oil to be stuck in a rut in 2020 as slowing demand fuels glut: Reuters poll
Oil prices will remain subdued in 2020 as growth concerns weigh on demand and fuel a glut of crude, a Reuters poll showed on Friday ahead...
Main Street could see smaller crowds this Small Business Saturday, survey shows
A new CNBC/SurveyMonkey survey released Friday shows waning enthusiasm for Small Business Saturday this year. It shows that 39% of respondents plan to patronize a small...
French activists protest against Amazon in Black Friday backlash
Activists staged protests against online retailer Amazon around France on Friday, denouncing the rampant consumerism typified by the annual Black Friday shopping frenzy.
Euro zone inflation rises quicker than expected in November
Euro zone inflation accelerated faster than expected in November on a rise in food and services prices, likely comforting European Central Bank policymakers even if some...
Farm machinery makers, Brazil banks working on private financing - Deere
Agricultural machine manufacturers are working with banks in Brazil to avoid a repeat of slumping sales when public financing is expected to run out next year,...
Renault-Nissan to reboot alliance with new overseer
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi plan to appoint a general secretary at the helm of their partnership to boost cooperation and reboot joint operations after the departure...
Exclusive: Brazil, China, UAE firms in second round of bids for Petrobras refineries - sources
Brazil's state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA has selected four groups for the second round of bidding for four refineries up for sale, including China's Sinopec,...
Singapore tells Facebook to correct user's post in test of 'fake news' laws
Singapore instructed Facebook on Friday to publish a correction notice on a user's social media post under a new 'fake news' law, raising fresh questions about...