French protesters take to streets over pension reform but numbers dwindle
PARIS (Reuters) – Strikes against pension reforms shut schools and caused transport chaos around France on Tuesday, but the number of people taking to the […]
World's richest countries need to behave like adults in climate fight: Kerry
MADRID (Reuters) – The world’s richest nations are failing to “behave like adults” and act firmly enough to meet global warming targets set in the […]
McDonald's could sell over 250 million Beyond Meat burgers in U.S. annually: UBS
(Reuters) – McDonald’s Corp is selling only 20-30 plant-based Beyond Meat burgers per day in Canadian restaurant testing, although sales are reaching 100 burgers a […]
Women under 35 run Finland as world's youngest leader takes office
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Thirty-four-year-old Social Democrat Sanna Marin took office in Finland on Tuesday as the world’s youngest serving prime minister, heading a coalition with […]
Leak of UK trade papers was well-planned, professional operation: sources
LONDON (Reuters) – Whoever leaked UK-U.S. trade papers online ahead of Britain’s general election took extensive precautions to cover their tracks, which experts who suspect […]
Choppy markets leave U.S. bank bonus decisions in limbo
NEW YORK (Reuters) – December is always a month of suspense on Wall Street, as dealmakers, traders and money managers at big U.S. banks wait […]
Blanketed in ash, no survivors: Paramedic describes New Zealand volcano devastation
(Reuters) – A paramedic who flew to help victims of the New Zealand volcanic eruption said on Tuesday what he saw was a “shocking experience”, […]
Oil prices slip again as specter of trade war, demand concerns haunts market
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dropped on Tuesday for a second straight session as the cons of a slowing global demand outlook outweighed the pros […]
U.S. Democrats sharpen the impeachment knives as Republicans defend Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Democrats on Monday sought to bolster the case for impeaching President Donald Trump, describing his pressuring of Ukraine to investigate a […]
Nokia halts legal action against Daimler with mediation offer
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia (NOKIA.HE) has called a temporary halt to legal action against Daimler (DAIGn.DE) in the hope the German […]
Activists storm into Maltese government HQ demanding PM's resignation
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Activists staged a protest in government headquarters for five hours on Monday to demand the immediate resignation of Maltese Prime Minister Joseph […]
China says people held in Xinjiang camps have 'graduated', condemns U.S. bill
BEIJING (Reuters) – People held in camps in China’s Xinjiang region have now “graduated” and new trainees will have the freedom to come and go, […]
Non-Saudi buyers got 23% of Aramco IPO institutional tranche: Al Arabiya TV
RIYADH (Reuters) – Non-Saudi investors were allocated 23% of the institutional tranche of Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering (IPO), an executive at one of the […]
Oil prices slip as weak China exports highlight trade war impact
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday after data showed that Chinese exports declined for a fourth straight month, sending shivers through a market […]
Oil prices stumble on weak China exports hangover
TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Monday after data showing China’s overall exports of goods and services shrank for a fourth straight month, sending […]
Capital One is a banking-peer bargain, even with recent gains: Barron's
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Capital One Financial Corp (COF.N) could climb significantly if investors look beyond its well-known credit card arm to see […]
More French protests see roads blocked, trains disrupted and scuffles in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Truckers blocked roads in about 10 regions around France on Saturday to protest against a planned reduction in tax breaks on diesel […]
Germany's SPD slip in polls after choosing new leftist leaders
BERLIN (Reuters) – Support for Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) has fallen after members last week chose as leaders a leftist duo who are skeptical about […]
PG&E says reached $13.5 billion agreement with wildfire victims
(Reuters) – Bankrupt California power producer PG&E Corp said on Friday it had reached a $13.5 billion agreement to resolve individual claims relating to the […]
U.S. bankruptcy watchdog takes aim at Philly refiner's executive bonus plan
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A plan to pay seven executives of the bankrupt Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refiner as much as $20 million in bonuses […]
Turkey's Halkbank will use all rights to halt U.S. Federal Court ruling
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s majority state-owned Halkbank said on Friday that it will use all its legal rights to challenge a U.S. Federal Court ruling […]
Factbox: Statistics on rape in India and some well-known cases
(Reuters) – Indian police shot dead four men on Friday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian in the city of Hyderabad, […]
'Moving right along'? Shares nudge up after Trump trade talk
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares ticked up on Friday, buoyed by comments from U.S. President Donald Trump that talks aimed at dialling down the damaging […]
China-built Tesla cars recommended for subsidies: ministry
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industry ministry has placed Chinese-built Tesla Inc. (TSLA.O) Model 3 cars on a list of vehicles recommended to receive subsidies for […]