SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – Businesses in the San Francisco Bay Area may open for curbside retail and manufacturing, while fan-free professional sports events might be allowed as soon as June, as California continued to loosen coronavirus health restriction... More »
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – This year’s holiday season could be tighter for many Americans if the U.S. government imposes tariffs on another $300 billion worth of Chinese imports – because that will include tech products, game consoles, toys, cribs, orname... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks slipped again on Friday, following their weakest day in six weeks, as downgrades to growth forecasts weighed and bleak numbers from Umicore, Skanska, and Rockwool outweighed a sales beat at L’Oreal. The pan-European STOXX 600... More »
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Brett Kavanaugh, nominated on Monday to be a Supreme Court justice by U.S. President Donald Trump, is a long-time skeptic of business regulations, especially on rules limiting harmful emissions, although he has called global warming an “... More »
FILE PHOTO: Steel pipes for sale are displayed at a shop in the Mullae-dong steel product district in Seoul July 13, 2010. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak/File Photo HOUSTON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. oil and gas industry on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s ... More »
In a crowded field of more than 240 startups in self-driving cars, six companies -- four of them in Silicon Valley -- have achieved unicorn status, with valuations of $1 billion or more, according to industry estimates and publicly available data. Here's a clo... More »
German industrial production jumped more than expected in August, posting its biggest monthly increase in more than six years, data showed on Monday, in a further sign that Europe's biggest economy is set for solid growth in the third quarter. More »
European shares hovered around three-month highs on Tuesday as a sell-off in Spanish stocks eased and financials gained following another record-breaking session on Wall Street. More »
Contractors for U.S. commercial construction are optimistic about the industry's health in the next 12 months though finding skilled labor still poses challenges, according to a third-quarter survey released on Monday. More »
FILE PHOTO: A robotic arm fills a glass with Bavarian Weiss beer at the booth of German company Kuka at the world’s biggest industrial fair, “Hannover Fair”, in Hanover, Germany April 24, 2017. Germany has approved rules to make it easier to block the sale of ... More »
Hugo Shong, IDG Capital Global Chairman, at IDG headquarters in Beijing, China, August 21, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer IDG Capital, a private equity and venture capital firm, will deploy greater resources and time in companies as they grow, in contrast to some quic... More »
Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Mexico’s Economy Minister, addresses the Detroit Economic Club in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., March 3, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook Mexico’s government on Tuesday warned Mexican companies that it would not be in their best “interests”... More »
The corporate headquarters of Caterpillar Inc. the world’s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines, based in Peoria, Illinois August 5, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Haynes Federal law enforce... More »
A Caterpillar grader works at a development in Arvada, Colorado March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Rick Wilking After U.S. authorities raided Caterpillar Inc’s Peoria, Illinois, headquarters as part of a criminal investigation Thursday, the company stated the search was p... More »
A logo of Toshiba Corp is seen outside an electronics retail store in Tokyo, Japan, February 14, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Japan’s Toshiba Corp (6502.T) is preparing a potential $2 billion divestment of smart meter group Landis+Gyr, hoping to rake in capital af... More »
A Swiss flag is pictured in front of the Federal Palace (Bundeshaus) is pictured in Bern, Switzerland, January 16, 2017. Picture taken on January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse U.S. medical implant maker Zimmer Biomet’s (ZBH.N) decision on a potential $40 m... More »
Bain, Apollo and Lone Star have been shortlisted in the sale of building materials maker Xella, a potential 2 billion euro ($2.18 billion) deal, according to several people close to the transaction. More »
Companies including drywall and building materials manufacturer Continental Building Products are including exceptions in US leveraged loan credit agreements that could bypass auditors’ opinions and make it harder for banks to declare a default. More »
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike speaks in front of Tokyo 2020 Olympics emblem during an interview with Reuters at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo, Japan, October 12, 2016. REUTERS/Toru Hanai Tokyo’s governor said on Wednesday that now was the last ... More »
KUNMING, China/VIENTIANE For the southwestern city of Kunming, China’s plan to extend a high-speed rail link 3,000 km (1,875 miles) south to Singapore is already a boon: pristine expressways, a gleaming station and something of a real estate boom, as young buy... More »
DUBAI Dubai has opened what it said was the world’s first functioning 3D-printed office building, part of a drive by the Gulf’s main tourism and business hub to develop technology that cuts costs and saves time. The printers – used industrially and also on a s... More »
LONDON The Chinese slowdown is forcing many Western companies to take a hard look at their businesses there, leading many to reduce investments, costs and product lines and to tackle increasing bad debts. Double digit growth rates during the first decade of th... More »
NEW YORK (This version of the story corrects title of analyst in second paragraph, shows Thornburg has reduced, not eliminated currency in 10th paragraph.) The prospect of Greece defaulting on its debt has long been viewed as the recipe for a global stock mark... More »
