[ad_1] STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Electrolux shares hit an eight-month high on Friday after the home appliances maker announced plans to spin off its most profitable business to shareholders and beat earnings forecasts. FILE PHOTO: A
Global sugar deficit in 2019/20 seen at 1.36 million tonnes: Green Pool
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The world sugar market is on course for a shortfall of 1.36 million tonnes (raw value), analyst Green Pool said on Friday in its first forecast for the 2019/20 season. A labourer
Rush to stockpile sweeps UK factories ahead of Brexit: PMI
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British factories stockpiled goods in January at the fastest rate since records began in the early 1990s as they braced for a potentially chaotic Brexit in less than two months’ time,
Big cash holdings in Europe signal unease over stock market outlook
[ad_1] MILAN (Reuters) – Stocks may have started the new year on a better footing but equity investors in Europe are hanging on to unusually big cash piles, signalling growing unease over the market’s prospects.
Expert views: Government steps up rural funding in last budget before election
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government poured extra money into support for farmers and a rural jobs programme, delivering on Friday its last budget before a general election due by May with the
Budget 2019: Government steps up rural funding in last budget before election, deficit rises
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Hindu nationalist-led government poured extra money into support for farmers and a rural jobs programme, delivering on Friday its last budget before a general election due by May with
India’s buffalo meat exports to plunge amid China clampdown on illegal imports
[ad_1] MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s buffalo meat exports are set to plunge 15 percent to their lowest in six years, a leading industry body told Reuters, as world No.1 meat consumer China clamps down on
Dewan Housing falls for fifth straight day on mismanagement claims
[ad_1] A woman walks past a signboard of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd. (DHFL) outside its office on the outskirts of Mumbai, January 31, 2019. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo (Reuters) – Shares of Indian home loan
Sensex, Nifty steady ahead of budget presentation
[ad_1] MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s financial markets were steady on Friday morning as traders remained on the sidelines, awaiting details on the extent to which the government will spend on populist measures in a pre-election
Asian shares off four-month high as China data disappoints
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian shares backed away from four-month highs on Friday as a dismal survey on Chinese factory activity dulled optimism about the prospects for a Sino-U.S. deal on tariffs. FILE PHOTO: An