[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Skoda is hoping government moves to drag regulations for cars sold in India up to developed market standards will help turn around its fortunes in a market where it has
Starboard pressures eBay to sell classifieds business
[ad_1] The eBay logo is pictured on a phone screen in this photo illustration in New York, U.S., July 23, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/Illustration (Reuters) – Activist shareholder Starboard Value LP on Tuesday piled more pressure
French agency warns of virus threatening tomatoes, peppers
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A tomato plant is seen in a planter box on the 700 square metre (7500 square feet) rooftop of the Bon Marche, where the store’s employees grow some 60 kinds of fruits
Sony raises outlook on strong sensor demand, warns of virus risks on supply chain
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Sony Corp raised its annual profit outlook on strong sales of smartphone image sensors after reporting a smaller-than-expected decline in quarterly profit, but it warned of an impact from the Wuhan
Gold eases on profit-taking, virus scare limits losses
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold eased on Tuesday as investors booked profits after a near four-week high in the last session, but concerns about a rapidly spreading virus outbreak in China and its economic impact underpinned
Pakistan pledges to buy more Malaysian palm oil to compensate for India’s withdrawal
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Pakistan will buy more palm oil from Malaysia, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday, to try and compensate after top buyer India put curbs on Malaysian imports last month
Carlsberg beer sales hit by China’s shuttered karaoke bars
[ad_1] COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Empty Chinese streets and karaoke bars will hit short-term sales in Carlsberg’s biggest market, but the Danish brewer said on Tuesday it was not changing its forecast or strategy for China
Oil prices rebound, fuelled by hopes for OPEC+ supply cuts
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices clawed back ground on Tuesday, rising as much as 1% after the previous session’s slump, amid hopes for new output curbs from OPEC and its allies to offset any
Singapore Airshow to go ahead with reduced attendance, cancellations over virus
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Singapore Airshow, Asia’s biggest aerospace gathering, will go ahead as planned next week despite China’s virus epidemic prompting some firms to pull out, but a key meeting of aviation officials
Malaysia bets instant noodles will sustain palm oil demand in virus-hit China
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia expects palm oil demand in China to remain strong despite the coronavirus epidemic as people forced to stay indoors eat more packaged foods, such as instant noodles, that use