On eve of China import fair, EU warns of 'promise fatigue'
The European Union said that China should make rapid and substantial improvements to the business environment or risk "promise fatigue."
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U.S. cites progress in U.S.-China trade talks
U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin made progress on a variety of issues during a telephone call on Friday with China's Vice...
Factbox: GM strike sends ripples across auto parts suppliers
Several auto parts makers and suppliers have lowered their full-year forecasts and disclosed hits to quarterly earnings from the 40-day strike at No.1 U.S. carmaker General...
Trump wants UK trade deal but concerns remain about EU: U.S.'s Kudlow
U.S. President Donald Trump would like to make a trade deal with Britain but his administration is concerned with European stipulations as the United Kingdom remains...
Amazon's bid to acquire stake in Indian retailer faces antitrust hurdle: sources
India's antitrust body has sought more information from Amazon.com Inc about its planned acquisition of a stake in India's Future Retail , sources with knowledge of...
Musk to go off Twitter ... again
Elon Musk is going offline from Twitter after questioning "the good" of the social networking site.
Goldman Sachs says antitrust to heat up in 2020, pressure Facebook, Google shares for 'years'
Republican and Democrat distrust of big tech poses a threat to companies like Google and Facebook, according to Goldman Sachs.
Fosun Tourism to buy Thomas Cook, related hotel brands for $14.3 million
China's Fosun Tourism Group said on Friday it would acquire the Thomas Cook and related hotel brands for 11 million pounds ($14.25 million), in a bid...
Three flight attendant unions voice alarm after 737 MAX hearings
Unions representing flight attendants at the three U.S. airlines that operate Boeing Co's 737 MAX said they are more reluctant to support the grounded jet's return...
China may impose $3.58 billion in annual trade sanctions on U.S.: WTO panel
A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel said on Friday that China could slap compensatory sanctions on U.S. imports worth $3.579 billion annually for the U.S. failure...
Exclusive: U.S. opens national security investigation into TikTok - sources
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AIG's profit misses estimates on life unit review, catastrophe losses
American International Group Inc missed analysts' estimates for third-quarter profit on Friday due to weakness in the insurer's life and retirement unit and a difficult period...
Shares, crude prices rise on U.S., China data
World equity markets surged and crude prices rose on Friday after a stronger-than-expected U.S. employment report, a surprise bounce in Chinese manufacturing and optimism over U.S.-China...
Shell appoints new head of downstream business
Royal Dutch Shell has appointed Huibert Vigeveno to head its downstream business, the refining, trading and marketing operations that are to become a key pillar for...
AbbVie 2019 revenue forecast tops Wall Street estimates while it eyes future Botox sales
AbbVie Inc on Friday forecast 2019 revenue above Wall Street estimates and expressed confidence in future sales of blockbuster wrinkle treatment Botox, which it will acquire...