[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s liquidity-starved economy will restrain housing market activity and price rises in coming months and into 2020, according to a Reuters poll of property market experts who were skeptical aggressive interest
Australia home building craters, prices promise some relief
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian construction spending slid to its lowest in almost three years last quarter as a deepening downturn in home building spread to other sectors and posed a downside risk to growth
Asian stocks find modest support on firmer U.S. futures
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares eked out meager gains on Wednesday, as higher Wall Street futures provided some relief for investors after an overnight U.S. selloff, though deeper worries about the global economy are
Business group issues wake-up call on China’s corporate ‘social credit’ plan
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – The rollout of China’s controversial corporate “social credit system” is well under way and accelerating, a European business lobby in the country said on Wednesday, warning that foreign governments need to
Hyundai Motor, South Korean union reach tentative wage deal without strike
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The logo of Hyundai Motor is seen during the 2017 Seoul Motor Show in Goyang, South Korea, March 31, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji SEOUL (Reuters) – Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) and its South
Purdue Pharma in discussion on $10 billion-$12 billion offer to settle opioid lawsuits: sources
[ad_1] (Reuters) – OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP and its owners, the Sackler family, are in discussion to settle more than 2,000 opioid lawsuits against the company for $10 billion to $12 billion, two people
Navigating the trade war: How to invest during turmoil
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The start-and-stop progress of negotiations between the United States and China aimed at ending the trade war between the world’s two largest economies is souring Wall Street playbooks and increasing
Corrected: Oil futures extend gains on larger-than-expected U.S. crude draw
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices rose in volatile trade on Tuesday supported by expectations of a drawdown in U.S. crude inventories, though gains were capped by worries about a recession and uncertainty over
Ex-Google engineer charged with taking stolen self-driving secrets to Uber
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed criminal charges accusing Anthony Levandowski, a pioneer in self-driving car technology, of stealing trade secrets from his former employer Google before joining rival Uber
Opioid drugmaker Purdue Pharma offers $10-12 billion to settle opioid claims – NBC News
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Bottles of prescription painkiller OxyContin pills, made by Purdue Pharma sit on a counter at a local pharmacy in Provo, Utah, U.S., April 25, 2017. REUTERS/George Frey/File Photo (Reuters) – OxyContin maker