BEIJING (Reuters) – Profits at China’s industrial firms grew in October for a sixth consecutive month and at their quickest pace since early 2017, pointing to a steady recovery in […]
Stocks touch record high as investors cheer Biden transition, vaccines
LONDON (Reuters) – Global shares on Wednesday hit record highs and were on course for their best month ever, with investors cheering the prospect of a smooth handover of power […]
Rich Americans increasingly looking for second passports
NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) – Eric Schmidt acquired all the typical trappings of a mega-rich US citizen: a superyacht, a Gulfstream jet, a Manhattan penthouse. One of his newest assets is […]
Nearly 100 whales die after mass stranding in New Zealand
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 km (497 miles) off New Zealand’s east […]
Gap misses profit estimates on higher costs from online shift
(Reuters) – Gap Inc fell short of Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday as a pivot to online sales fueled a surge in marketing and shipping costs, sending […]
NATO, EU invite Biden to rebuild transatlantic ties
Slideshow ( 2 images )BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The head of NATO and a top European Union official on Monday invited U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to rebuild transatlantic ties and meet […]
Biden to name Kerry as U.S. climate envoy, emphasizing diplomacy's role in the fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will name former Secretary of State John Kerry as special climate envoy, his transition team said on Monday, a sign that Biden views […]
S&P 500, Dow dip on concerns over rising COVID-19 infections
(Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Dow slipped on Friday with a surge in coronavirus cases threatening to derail a fragile economic recovery, even as plans were announced for […]
Corteva sticks with CEO amid Starboard pressure -sources
FILE PHOTO: Jim Collins, CEO of Corteva Agriscience, speaks during an interview on CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., June 3, […]
Death toll from Iota slowly rises in Central America amid ongoing rescue efforts
Slideshow ( 5 images )TEGUCIGALPA/MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The death toll from storm Iota is slowly rising in Central America as authorities on Thursday said they’d recovered more bodies buried […]