Oil advances as geopolitical tensions offset slack demand
Oil prices edged higher on Friday on worries about Middle East tensions, though a flagging global economic growth outlook amid the U.S.-China trade war capped gains.
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Canada's new cannabis licensing favors richer companies, experts say
A new licensing process for legal cannabis producers in Canada limits the ability of smaller companies to attract investment, which could leave the fledgling industry dominated...
Factbox: How Australia plans to curb Facebook and Google's market power
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has found, after an 18-month investigation, that Google and Facebook hold enormous power in the country's online advertising and news...
Asian shares slide as ECB holds off easing, earnings mixed
Asian share prices dropped on Friday following mixed U.S. earnings reports and after the European Central Bank disappointed those investors who had expected an immediate easing...
Oil prices nudge up as geopolitical tensions counter sluggish demand
Oil prices edged higher on Friday on worries about Middle East tensions, offset by a flagging global economic growth outlook amid the U.S.-China trade war.
French carmaker Renault cuts 2019 revenue outlook
French carmaker Renault on Friday cut its 2019 revenue outlook, on the back of falling demand and tough conditions within the automotive industry.
China probe finds FedEx may have held back over 100 Huawei packages: report
Chinese authorities investigating FedEx Corp suspect the U.S. delivery company illegally withheld more than 100 packages of Huawei Technologies and that it also violated other laws,...
Renault cuts revenue goal after weaker first half
Renault warned that revenue may decline this year, scrapping a previous goal, after first-half profit was hit by weakening car demand and an earnings collapse at...
London Stock Exchange in talks to buy Refinitiv for $27 billion
The London Stock Exchange Group Plc said on Friday it was in discussions to acquire financial data analytics provider Refinitiv Holdings Ltd for $27 billion, including...
London Stock Exchange says it is in talks to buy Refinitiv for $27 billion
The London Stock Exchange Group Plc said on Friday it was in discussions to acquire financial data analytics provider Refinitiv Holdings Ltd for $27 billion, including...
LSE says it is in talks to buy Refinitiv for enterprise value of $27 billion
The London Stock Exchange Group Plc said on Saturday it was in talks to buy data analytics platform Refinitiv for a total enterprise value of about...
Alphabet, Starbucks drive Wall Street to record high
Robust earnings from Alphabet and Starbucks pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes to record highs on Friday, with support from data showing U.S. economic growth...
LSE in talks to combine with Refinitiv: source
The London Stock Exchange Group Plc is in talks to combine with Refinitiv, less than a year after buyout firm Blackstone Group Inc acquired a majority...
Boeing 737 MAX groundings plague U.S. airlines even as bookings grow
American Airlines Group Inc and Southwest Airlines Co warned on Thursday of an increasing financial toll from the prolonged Boeing 737 MAX grounding this year even...
SoftBank Group's $108 billion Vision Fund 2 draws in Microsoft, Apple
SoftBank Group Corp announced on Friday a second Vision Fund aimed at investing in technology firms, saying it has secured memoranda of understanding (MOU) for about...