Oil prices little changed on U.S. inventory data, hopes for trade deal
Oil futures edged up on Wednesday as government data showed U.S. crude inventories fell more than expected, while the prospect of a trade deal between Washington...
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Senior U.S.-Chinese trade negotiators to confer before Trump-Xi G20 meeting
The top U.S. trade negotiator said on Wednesday it is in the interests of China and the United States to have a successful trade pact and...
Harley-Davidson strikes deal to build smaller bike in China
Harley-Davidson Inc will partner with China's Qianjiang Motorcycle Co to build a new smaller motorcycle than its trademark "big hogs", making good on promises to move...
Barclays names Gruber as chemicals head for Europe and Middle East: source
Barclays has named Gabriel Gruber as the new head of its chemicals banking team for Europe and the Middle East as it seeks to win more...
Explainer: Who pays Trump's tariffs, China or U.S. customers and companies?
U.S. President Donald Trump says China pays the tariffs he has imposed on $250 billion of Chinese exports to the United States.
Southwest pilots to seek Boeing compensation for subpoena expenses
Southwest Airlines Pilots Association (SWAPA) plans to seek compensation from Boeing Co for "every dollar" of money spent cooperating with the U.S. Justice Department's criminal probe...
Loonie rallies as hotter inflation clips rate cut bets
The Canadian dollar strengthened to a five-day high against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, as investors reduced bets on a Bank of Canada interest rate cut...
Wall St. pauses with Fed meeting in focus
Wall Street's main indexes were flat on Wednesday, as investors refrained from taking positions ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy statement that is expected to open...
Explainer: Will China dump U.S. bonds as a trade weapon? Not so fast
The trade war between Beijing and Washington has stoked concern in financial markets that China might opt to weaponize its holdings of more than $1.1 trillion...
U.S. trade chief expects to meet China's vice premier ahead of G20
The top U.S. trade negotiator on Wednesday said he expects he and the U.S. Treasury secretary will meet the Chinese vice premier ahead of the G20...
Deutsche Bank seeks to shed risky assets as part of overhaul: sources
Deutsche Bank is aiming to cut up to a quarter of its riskiest assets in the next few years, people familiar with the matter said, shedding...
Sanofi plans 466 job cuts as part of R&D reshuffle
Sanofi on Wednesday said a reorganization of its research and development operation in Germany and France would result in 466 job cuts in the two countries.
Renault CEO Bollore has no plans to reduce Nissan stake
Cutting its stake in alliance partner Nissan is not on Renault's agenda, the French carmaker's chief executive Thierry Bollore said on Wednesday after a global vehicle...
KLM signs preliminary deal for 15 Embraer E195-E2 planes
Brazilian planemaker Embraer SA said on Wednesday that Dutch airline KLM had signed a letter of intent to buy 15 of its E195-E2 planes and taken...
Airbus fights back with big name buyers after Boeing showstopper
Airbus sealed plane deals with industry heavyweights Bill Franke and American Airlines on Wednesday, bouncing back from the potential loss of a major customer a day...