France and Germany united on strategy to fight global slowdown: French minister
France and Germany are agreed on a joint strategy to respond to a global economic slowdown at a time of international trade tensions, French Finance Minister...
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Ryanair plans 500-700 job cuts as O'Leary bags bonus
Ryanair's Chief Executive Michael O'Leary said he plans to cut 500-700 jobs at the airline as shareholders narrowly approved a bonus scheme on Thursday that could...
Biotech is going to the dogs - and big profits await
For Jessica Lescault there is no question that her 6-year old English bulldog "Moose" deserves cutting-edge biotechnology cancer treatment as much as any human patient.
Factbox: Animal health sector aims to emulate Zoetis biotech leap
A commercial breakthrough in the field of complex therapeutic proteins for dogs by sector leader Zoetis has roused rivals to action in a hunt for biotechnology...
Ryanair expects return of Boeing 737 MAX in February-March 2020
Ryanair expects to be flying the first of its grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft by late February or the start of March, which would require the...
VW, Porsche to recall around 227,000 cars over airbag, seatbelt issues: report
Volkswagen and Porsche have to recall around 227,000 cars due to problems with airbags and seatbelt pre-tensioners, Germany's Stuttgarter Zeitung said on Thursday.
China's growth could slip below 6%, analysts warn, as trade war takes toll
China's economic growth risks slipping below the lower-end of Beijing 2019 target of 6% in the third quarter or over the next year, analysts warn, but...
Shares inch higher after Fed cut, BOJ keeps powder dry
A positive start in Europe nudged the main world share indexes and bond yields higher on Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Reserve's second interest rate cut...
France's CNP and Brazil's Caixa seal $1.7 billion insurance deal
France's CNP Assurances SA has reached a deal worth 7 billion reais ($1.7 billion) with Caixa Economica Federal [CEF.UL] to sell insurance in the bank's more...
Wall Street mixed as Microsoft climbs and Apple dips
Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday, with a gain in Microsoft offsetting a dip in Apple, a day after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates as...
Wall Street ends mixed as Microsoft, Apple offset
Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday, with a dip in Apple Inc shares offsetting a gain in Microsoft Corp shares a day after the Federal Reserve...
There's a 'great correlation' between a good company culture and profits, ESG investors say
Investors Afsaneh Beschloss and Clifton Robbins think incorporating ESG will be the best way to improve returns moving forward.
Trian and P&G highlight activist-corporate collaboration after 'fog of war'
Eighteen months after officially burying the hatchet in one of America's most bitter proxy contests, Procter & Gamble Co CEO David Taylor and billionaire investor Nelson...
Mediaset strikes deal to fend off Vivendi's withdrawal risk
Mediaset had reached an agreement with an investor to facilitate its plan to create a pan-European platform, the company said on Thursday, in a move to...
House Democrats ask if Trump interfered in DOJ automaker antitrust probe
Two key U.S. lawmakers on Thursday asked the White House to turn over documents that would show if President Donald Trump interfered or directed a Justice...