Swiss Re presses ahead with flotation of $4.5 billion British unit
Swiss Re is pressing ahead with a flotation of British subsidiary ReAssure on the London Stock Exchange, the world's second largest reinsurer said on Friday, a...
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Stocks target best week since April on rate-cut hopes; U.S. jobs data awaits
European shares climbed on Friday as hopes that central banks would loosen policy offset trade friction and the threat of global recession, putting them on track...
IBM, T-Systems scrap mainframe venture after German criticism
IBM has withdrawn an application for anti-trust approval for a mainframe computing venture with T-Systems, the IT services arm of Deutsche Telekom, after the German cartel...
European shares boosted by rate-cut hopes before U.S. jobs data
European stocks gained ground on Friday as hopes that central banks would loosen policy offset trade friction and the threat of global recession, putting indexes on...
Swiss Re plans $4.5 billion IPO for UK unit to help expansion
Swiss Re is pressing ahead with plans to float its $4.5 billion UK life insurance business in London to put it under a more favorable regulatory...
Europe's 5G to cost $62 billion more if Chinese vendors banned: industry
A ban on buying telecoms equipment from Chinese firms would add about 55 billion euros ($62 billion) to the cost of 5G networks in Europe and...
Is the U.S. economy about to contract? Three charts say maybe not
Weak U.S. hiring data led investors to raise bets on Friday the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates later this year to stave off a...
Kraft Heinz completes internal investigation on procurement practices
Kraft Heinz Co said on Friday the company's internal investigation into its procurement practices and internal controls assessment is now complete and expects to report its...
FedEx to end Amazon contract for FedEx Express plane service
FedEx Corp said on Friday it has decided to not renew its contract with Amazon.com Inc for U.S. cargo delivery through FedEx Express, the unit that...
Oil rises nearly 3% as Saudi signals OPEC deal extension, stocks rally
Oil prices rose nearly 3% on Friday, climbing further from five-month lows hit this week, after Saudi Arabia said OPEC was close to agreeing to extend...
U.S.-Mexico talks drag over 'third country' push
Talks between Mexico and the United States to stave off tariffs dragged on Friday as negotiators battled over a U.S. demand that Mexico accepts more Central...
FedEx Express cuts ties with Amazon for domestic contract
FedEx Corp said on Friday it has decided to not renew its contract with Amazon.com Inc for U.S. cargo delivery through FedEx Express.
Global stocks rally, and yields, dollar fall; data fans rate cut talk
Major world stock indexes jumped and U.S. Treasury yields tumbled on Friday after a slowdown in U.S. job growth fueled hopes of a U.S. interest rate...
Here's where the jobs are — in one chart
CNBC studied the net changes by industry for May jobs based on the data from the Labor Department.
Weak U.S. employment report raises red flag on economy
U.S. job growth slowed sharply in May and wages rose less than expected, raising fears that a loss of momentum in economic activity could be spreading...