[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A woman looks at her phone as she walks past a branch of Lloyds bank in London, Britain, July 20, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest domestic lender Lloyds Banking
Lenovo’s third-quarter beat, confidence on managing virus impact boost shares
[ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Lenovo Group, the world’s biggest PC maker, posted a better than expected profit on Thursday and said its global operations would help it tackle short-term headwinds from China’s coronavirus outbreak, sending
Manufacturers entangled in logistical nightmare as virus-hit China limps back to work
[ad_1] SHANGHAI/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Blocked highways. Stranded workers. Dwindling supplies. Shipping and air freight companies also hamstrung. Workers wearing face masks load cargo to a truck next to containers at a railway cargo terminal, as
Asian stocks slip as virus’ global impact puts markets on edge
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks eased and currency markets were skittish on Thursday, as virus cases rose in South Korea and Japan even as China added more stimulus via a rate cut to support
Latest Rosneft sanctions ratchet up U.S. threats for foreign firms dealing with Venezuela
[ad_1] CARACAS (Reuters) – Washington’s move this week to sanction a trading unit of Russian oil giant Rosneft for its ties with Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA escalated threats facing non-U.S. firms and will likely spur “overcompliance”
U.S. housing starts fall, building permits near 13-year high
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. homebuilding fell less than expected in January while permits surged to a near 13-year high, pointing to sustained housing market strength that could help keep the longest economic expansion in
Dish tops forecasts with fewer pay TV subscribers lost
[ad_1] (Reuters) – U.S. satellite TV provider Dish Network Corp (DISH.O) on Wednesday posted fourth-quarter profit and revenue that beat expectations as it lost fewer pay-TV subscribers. Dish has struggled to retain pay-TV subscribers as
Exclusive: Google users in UK to lose EU data protection – sources
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google is planning to move its British users’ accounts out of the control of European Union privacy regulators, placing them under U.S. jurisdiction instead, sources said. FILE PHOTO: The Google
Forever 21 snapped up by mall owners, Authentic Brands
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Shoppers enter a Forever 21 fashion retail store at the King of Prussia mall in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, U.S. September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Mark Makela (Reuters) – Forever 21 has a new
Washington state acts to drop Boeing tax break to head off EU tariffs
[ad_1] SEATTLE (Reuters) – Washington state lawmakers moved on Wednesday to remove a key tax break for Boeing Co BA. and other aerospace firms in a bid to head off possible European tariffs on U.S.