[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung Group, whose leader faces trials over a bribery scandal involving former president Park Geun-hye, has appointed external experts to a new oversight panel to stamp out criminal conduct,
Gold slides from near 7-year peak as U.S.-Iran fears subside
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold prices slid on Thursday, retreating further from a near 7-year peak scaled in the previous session as tensions between the U.S. and Iran eased following conflict over the U.S. killing of
Hong Kong exchange chief says economic ‘devastation’ from unrest will soon be apparent
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – The “depth of the devastation” inflicted on Hong Kong’s economy by more than six months of anti-government protests will be seen in the coming weeks, the chief executive of the
Mercedes-Benz poised to clinch premium sales crown for 2019
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Mercedes-Benz logo is seen before the company’s annual news conference in Stuttgart, Germany, February 4, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler sold 2.34 million Mercedes-Benz passenger cars in 2019
Lebanese investigators question ex-Nissan boss Ghosn – source
[ad_1] Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn arrives to deliver a news conference at the Lebanese Press Syndicate in Beirut, Lebanon January 8, 2020. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese investigators questioned Carlos Ghosn on Thursday
Tanker owners face insurance headache as Mideast war risk haunts shipping trade
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Even as the United States and Iran appear to signal a keenness to avoid further conflict, oil and gas shipowners are bracing to pay a price for the war of words
Chairman Mao’s favoured Red Flag carmaker eyes 1 million customers by 2030
[ad_1] Xu Liuping, chairman of China’s FAW Group, speaks at an event of Chinese car marque Hongqi, or Red Flag, held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China January 8, 2020. Picture
Gold steady as investors still wary of U.S.-Iran conflict risk
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold prices inched up on Thursday as investors preferred to stay put with the safe-haven metal even though the chances of an escalation in U.S.-Iran conflict waned after the two sides softened
Indian shares surge as easing Middle East tensions steady crude prices
[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares rose on Thursday, as crude prices steadied after U.S.-Iran tensions appeared to ebb, bringing relief to the world’s No. 3 oil consumer. FILE PHOTO: A man walks out of
Ghosn says can help Lebanon as gets prosecutor summons
[ad_1] BEIRUT (Reuters) – Ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has been summoned for questioning by a Lebanese public prosecutor over an Interpol notice issued by Japan calling for his arrest on financial misconduct charges after he