[ad_1] Chinese and U.S. flags flutter near The Bund, before U.S. trade delegation meet their Chinese counterparts for talks in Shanghai, China July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song/Files (Reuters) – Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will
Iran seizes ship near Abu Musa island in Gulf for fuel smuggling – IRNA
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[ad_1] DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have seized a ship on suspicion of smuggling fuel in the Gulf near the island of Abu Musa, and detained its 16 Malaysian crew, the state news agency
Wall Street holds near record levels in thin holiday trading
[ad_1] A trader works on the floor at the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., December 27, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan R Smith (Reuters) – U.S. stocks opened flat on
Exclusive: Indian PM Modi’s office proposes waiving carbon tax on coal
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office has proposed waiving a tax on coal to help finance pollution-curbing equipment, according to documents, but the move would also make coal more competitive
U.S. sanctions block hurry-up work on Russian gas pipeline – officials
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Any companies that rush to finish building a Russian natural gas export pipeline to Germany that came under U.S. sanctions this month risk being penalized, senior U.S. officials said on Sunday.
World stocks hold onto gains, dollar under pressure
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks clung to recent gains on Monday following healthy advances in Asia on hopes for a U.S.-China trade deal, a more optimistic growth outlook and a softer dollar, while the
More than 150 flights cancelled in Germany as Lufthansa’s Germanwings hit by strikes
[ad_1] COLOGNE (Reuters) – Around 180 flights in Germany were cancelled on Monday due to cabin crew strikes at Lufthansa’s budget airline Germanwings, in a bid to put pressure on management in wage talks. FILE
Oil edges up on upbeat data, Middle East unrest
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices held on to three-month highs on Monday, underpinned by optimism over an expected China-U.S. trade deal and upbeat industrial data, while traders kept a close watch on the Middle
Asian shares at 18-month highs; Nikkei finishes year up 18%
[ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A broad gauge of Asian share markets rose to an 18-month high on Monday as Chinese equities gained, while oil touched three-month highs on a combination of U.S. crude inventory drawdowns,
China’s December factory activity set to expand for a second month: Reuters poll
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity likely expanded again in December on stronger external demand and an infrastructure push at home, but the pace of growth is set to ease as markets await more