[ad_1] CAIRO (Reuters) – Suez Canal revenues increased slightly to $5.8 billion in 2019 compared with $5.7 billion in 2018, its authority said in a statement on Saturday. The canal kept its transit toll unchanged
U.S. factory sector in deepest slump in more than 10 years
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The U.S. manufacturing sector fell into its deepest slump in more than a decade in December as the U.S.-China trade war kept a lid on factory output, orders and employment, although the
Russia halts oil to Belarus, but transit to Europe still flowing
[ad_1] MINSK/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has halted oil supplies to refineries in Belarus, the Belarusian state energy firm said on Friday, amid a new contract dispute that is also threatening large Russian oil deliveries to
Ghosn fled Japan after security firm hired by Nissan stopped surveillance – sources
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Ousted Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn left his Tokyo residence after a private security firm hired by Nissan Motor Co stopped monitoring him, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on
Soleimani strike lifts safe-haven yen; grim U.S. data hits dollar
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Investors rushed into safe-haven assets on Friday after U.S. air strikes in Iraq killed a senior Iranian military official, sending the Japanese yen to a three-month high, while the U.S.
Story on Ghosn’s exit from Japan is withdrawn
[ad_1] OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) – This story, first published at 1243 GMT, has been withdrawn pending more reporting. Reporting by Tim Kelly and Maki Shiraki; Additional reporting by Makiko Yamazaki; Writing by David Dolan; Editing
Exclusive: Canada’s First Quantum weighs $1 billion Zambian copper mine expansion – document
[ad_1] TORONTO/LONDON (Reuters) – Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals Ltd (FM.TO) is weighing investment of around $1 billion (764.2 million pounds) to lift output at Africa’s biggest copper mine in Zambia, a company document seen
Fed policymakers broadly see eye to eye on 2020 outlook
[ad_1] SAN DIEGO/BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Federal Reserve policymakers who last year were frequently at odds over where to set U.S. borrowing costs opened 2020 telegraphing confidence in the state of the economy and signaling broad
Ghosn used our jets illegally in escape from Japan, Turkish company says
[ad_1] ISTANBUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – A Turkish private jet operator said on Friday that ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn used two of its planes illegally in his escape from Japan, with an employee falsifying lease records to
Oil prices jump after U.S. air strike kills top Iranian commander
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices jumped to the highest level in more than three months on Friday after the United States killed a top Iranian military commander in Iraq, sparking fears that escalating