Softbank names Ralf Wenzel to oversee joint ventures in Latin America
Japan's Softbank Group Corp named entrepreneur Ralf Wenzel as chief executive at its Latin American Tech Hub, with the goal of creating joint ventures among Softbank-backed...
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Timeline: Highlights of the 15-year Airbus, Boeing trade war
The World Trade Organization is poised on Wednesday to open the door to hefty U.S. tariffs on European goods over illegal subsidies for Airbus, pushing a...
Samsung ends mobile phone production in China
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has ended mobile telephone production in China, it said on Wednesday, hurt by intensifying competition from domestic rivals in the world's biggest...
Volkswagen registers unit in Turkey ahead of production decision
Volkswagen has established a subsidiary in Turkey's western Manisa province, the country's Trade Registry Gazette showed on Wednesday, as the company nears a final decision on...
WTO to back U.S. tariffs over Airbus subsidies
The World Trade Organization is poised on Wednesday to open the door to hefty U.S. tariffs on European goods over illegal subsidies for Airbus, pushing a...
WeWork Japan gets new CEO, days after We Company founder quits
WeWork Japan on Wednesday named a new head of local operations, just days after the co-founder of the We Company stepped down following a botched attempt...
Oil prices mixed ahead of U.S. crude stocks data
Oil prices were mixed on Wednesday as Brent crude extended losses due to depressed global stock markets, but U.S. crude rose slightly after industry data showed...
Tesco boss to leave next year after calling turnaround complete
Tesco boss Dave Lewis will step down next summer after declaring the turnaround of Britain's biggest retailer complete, handing over to Ken Murphy, a former executive...
Shares fall to one-month low after U.S. manufacturing hit
A major global share index hit its lowest level in a month on Wednesday after U.S. manufacturing activity tumbled to more than a decade low, sparking...
Veteran investor Gilbert to leave Standard Life Aberdeen
Veteran investor Martin Gilbert will leave Standard Life Aberdeen next year, ending a career spanning more than three decades at the helm of one of Britain's...
Samsung Electronics ends mobile phone production in China
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has ended mobile telephone production in China, it said on Wednesday, hurt by intensifying competition from domestic rivals in the world's biggest...
ASOS shakes up board to revive fortunes
Online fashion retailer ASOS Plc on Wednesday revamped its board by naming several new directors, including Ocado Solutions Chief Executive Officer Luke Jensen, as it looks...
WTO decision on U.S. aircraft subsidy retaliation rights due at 1400 GMT
The World Trade Organization said it would publish at 4 p.m. (1400 GMT) its decision on a U.S. request to take action against the European Union...
Surprise drop in U.S. crude stocks lifts oil prices
Oil rebounded from several days of falling prices after industry data showed a surprise drop in U.S. crude inventories and offset weak economic readings in the...
Huawei phones lose access to install Google's apps - Bloomberg
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's newly launched Mate 30 devices have lost their access to manually install Google's Android apps, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.