[ad_1] (Reuters) – More than a year of work to bring Amazon.com Inc’s headquarters and tens of thousands of jobs to New York City ended on Thursday with a couple of phone calls. Jay Carney,
How Amazon scrapped its plans for a New York headquarters
Russian court extends custody of Baring Vostok’s Calvey until April
[ad_1] MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Saturday ordered Michael Calvey, the U.S. founder of one of Russia’s biggest private equity firms accused of fraud, to be kept in custody until April 13. Founder
Pence chastises EU, rejects Merkel’s call to work with Russia
[ad_1] MUNICH (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence rebuked European powers over Iran and Venezuela on Saturday in a renewed attack on Washington’s traditional allies, rejecting a call by Germany’s chancellor to include Russia
Exclusive: China ride-hailing giant Didi plans Chile, Peru launches to take on Uber
[ad_1] SANTIAGO/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is planning to take on U.S. rival Uber in some of Latin America’s fastest-growing markets, recruiting managers in Chile, Peru and Colombia, according to job
Merkel calls Russia a partner, urges global cooperation
[ad_1] MUNICH (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel delivered a robust defence on Saturday of Germany’s foreign trade relations and ties with Russia, urging global leaders meeting in Munich to work together to tackle the world’s
Famed Cullinan mine banks on big diamonds to drive down debt
[ad_1] CULLINAN, South Africa (Reuters) – The owner of one of the world’s most famous diamond mines could be about a decade away from clearing its multi-million-dollar debts, in a sign of the struggles facing
Wall Street rallies on trade optimism
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street rallied on Friday, with the Dow and the Nasdaq posting their eighth consecutive weekly gains as investors grew hopeful that the United States and China would hammer out
Fed policymakers see one U.S. rate hike, or none, as growth slows
[ad_1] BIRMINGHAM, Ala./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – When the Federal Reserve last month adopted a new “patient” approach to monetary policy, it gave no specific guidance about how long its policy pause would last, or how
Airbus CEO tells Germany to reform arms policy for good of Europe
[ad_1] MUNICH (Reuters) – Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders urged Germany to press ahead with plans to create common European regulations on arms exports, saying the issue posed a litmus test for Berlin’s ambitions to
Automakers brace for U.S. government report on import tariffs
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A confidential Commerce Department report due to be sent to Donald Trump on Sunday is widely expected to clear the way for the U.S. president to threaten tariffs on imported autos