Hays to buy Thomas Cook British stores in reprieve for up to 2,500 staff
Hays Travel will buy all Thomas Cook's British travel agent shops, potentially saving up to 2,500 jobs, Britain's insolvency agency said on Wednesday, in a rare...
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Exclusive: Airbus defense unit sees cash challenge, adopts efficiency plan
Airbus Defence and Space has issued an internal warning of significant challenges in meeting cashflow and other targets for 2019 as it rolls out an internal...
China's Hikvision says U.S. blacklisting could hurt in the short-term
China's Hikvision said on Wednesday a decision by the U.S. government to place it on a trade blacklist could have a short-term impact on the video...
After spurned play for LSE, Hong Kong bourse to seek deeper China embrace
Hong Kong stock exchange boss Charles Li ignited his unrequited overture to the London Stock Exchange with a riff on Romeo and Juliet as a corporate...
Hays Travel to buy Thomas Cook's UK stores: government agency
Britain's insolvency agency said on Wednesday that Hays Travel had reached an agreement with Thomas Cook Group Plc to buy 555 stores of the collapsed travel...
Oil falls a third day as U.S.-China trade tensions may limit demand
Oil prices slipped for a third consecutive session on Wednesday as tensions escalated between the United States and China prior to this week's trade talks, raising...
China plans to restrict visas for U.S. visitors with 'anti-China' links
China is planning tighter visa restrictions for U.S. nationals with ties to anti-China groups, people with knowledge of the proposed curbs said, following similar U.S. restrictions...
Exxon Mobil considers sale of Malaysian offshore assets for up to $3 billion: Bloomberg
U.S. energy giant Exxon Mobil Corp is considering a sale of its Malaysian upstream offshore assets for up to $3 billion, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday.
Halliburton cuts 178 employees in Colorado: filing
Top U.S. hydraulic fracturing provider Halliburton this week said it would cut 178 employees in Colorado, according to a state filing.
Thyssenkrupp CEO announces sweeping job cuts
Thyssenkrupp will make sweeping job cuts and give an update on the new company structure in November, the company's new Chief Executive Martina Merz told employees...
H&M's outlet brand Afound tweaks strategy towards online
(This October 8 story has been refiled to clarify in paragraph 3 that Afound sells the H&M group's brands)
Investors get lost in Big Oil's carbon accounting maze
Wide variations in the way oil companies report their efforts to reduce carbon emissions make it difficult to assess the risk of holding their shares as...
Oil prices dip for third day as U.S.-China trade doubts grow
Oil prices slipped for a third consecutive session on Wednesday as tensions escalated between the United States and China prior to this week's trade talks, raising...
Asian shares, oil ease as U.S.-China standoff spreads
Asian stocks fell the most in a week on Wednesday as the United States and China's broadening dispute over trade and foreign policy showed little sign...
Japan's Fast Retailing likely hit by South Korea boycott; succession plans in focus: analysts
A South Korean boycott of Japanese goods is seen dragging down sales at Fast Retailing Co Ltd's Uniqlo stores, denting otherwise strong financial results due to...