[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China will step up fiscal spending this year to support its economy, focusing on further cuts in taxes and fees for small firms, finance ministry officials said on Wednesday. A migrant
Google, Facebook spend big on U.S. lobbying amid policy battles
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s Google disclosed in a quarterly filing on Tuesday that it spent a company-record $21.2 million on lobbying the U.S. government in 2018, topping its previous high of $18.22
Gold steady on global growth, Sino-U.S. trade worries
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold prices held steady on Wednesday, as mounting concerns over a slowing global economic growth and uncertainty around Sino-U.S. trade tensions dampened appetite for risk. FILE PHOTO: People buy gold ornaments at
Oil prices extend falls as economic slowdown worries weigh on markets
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A pump jack operates in the Permian Basin oil production area near Wink, Texas U.S. August 22, 2018. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices extended falls from the previous session
Google spends big on U.S. lobbying amid antitrust, bias battles
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google disclosed on Tuesday that it spent a company-record $21.2 million on lobbying the United States government in 2018, topping its previous high of $18.22 million in
Wall St drops as economic outlook, corporate forecasts sour
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks ended lower on Tuesday, snapping a four-session rally, as a gloomy global economic growth outlook, trade concerns and disappointing company forecasts dampened sentiment. FILE PHOTO: A street sign,
Hedge funds push for overhaul at eBay
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Hedge funds Elliott Management and Starboard Value have taken stakes in eBay Inc (EBAY.O) and are pushing for changes including the sale of some of the e-commerce company’s businesses. In a letter
Facing losses in Brazil, GM turns to Sao Paulo state for tax breaks
[ad_1] SAO PAULO (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s (GM.N) Brazil unit is in advanced talks with Sao Paulo state to receive tax incentives, the company told public officials and union representatives at a meeting on
UK pay growth hits fresh 10-year high as employment soars
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British workers’ pay growth hit a new 10-year high and employment grew by much more than expected in the three months to the end of November, as the labour market remained
Brazil’s Bolsonaro uses Davos speech to appeal to big business
[ad_1] DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – Brazil’s new right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro threw out the welcome mat for big business and foreign investors on Tuesday, telling a summit of CEOs in Davos that his government would