[ad_1] (Reuters) – Harley-Davidson Inc on Friday named a board member hailed for turning around the Puma brand’s near-bankrupt business as its interim chief as the motorcycle maker gropes for an effective strategy to woo
USTR vows to push for trade deals with Britain, EU; seeks reforms at WTO
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday said it would focus on concluding new trade agreements with Britain, the European Union and Kenya over the coming year, while strictly enforcing trade laws and
Wall St. bounce too little, too late as world stocks post shock weekly decline
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Coronavirus panic sent world stock markets tumbling again on Friday, with an index of global stocks setting its largest weekly fall since the 2008 global financial crisis, and over $5
Oil prices sink to lowest in over a year, biggest weekly drop since 2016
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices slumped for a sixth day in a row on Friday to their lowest in more than a year, causing futures to drop by the most in a week
Coronavirus outbreak rains on dealmakers’ M&A parade
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The steep market drop triggered by the global coronavirus outbreak has led many companies to hit the ‘pause’ button on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), sabotaging the hopes of corporate advisers
China’s economy expected to rebound from virus hit – Chinese official
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s economy will take a big hit in the first quarter due to widespread work stoppages caused by the fast-spreading coronavirus, but should recover rapidly unless the outbreak worsens again, a
S&P 500 drops for seventh day, posts biggest weekly fall since 2008 crisis
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The S&P 500 fell for the seventh straight day on Friday and the benchmark index suffered its biggest weekly drop since the 2008 global financial crisis on growing fears the
Google employee who was at Zurich office tests positive for coronavirus
[ad_1] (Reuters) – An employee of Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google, who had been in the Zurich office, has tested positive for coronavirus, the company said on Friday. “The Zurich office, like all other offices, remains
VW offers to buy out minority shareholders in Audi
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The logo of Volkswagen is pictured at the LA Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) said on Friday it had
Ex-Barclays bankers cleared over 2008 Qatar fees in blow to UK fraud office
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Three former Barclays executives were unanimously acquitted on Friday of charges they helped funnel 322 million pounds ($418 million) in secret fees to Qatar in return for rescue financing during the