[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices rose on Monday to extend gains from last week, bolstered as tensions remain high between Iran and the United States after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “significant”
Gold hovers near six-year high as dovish cenbanks, U.S.-Iran tensions fuel demand
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold prices advanced on Monday, hovering near a six-year high touched in the previous session, as dovish signals from major central banks and heightened tensions between the United States and Iran boosted
Asian stocks tick up, oil rises amid U.S.-Iran tensions
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares edged up on Monday as investors pinned their hopes on any signs of a thaw in Sino-U.S. trade negotiations, while oil prices firmed on heightened tensions between the United
HSBC-backed startup aims to become LinkedIn of global trade
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – In a first of its kind initiative, HSBC Holdings Plc is backing the launch of a technology startup that aims to connect small-and-medium-sized manufacturers with component suppliers in different parts
FedEx misses delivery of Huawei package to U.S.; China paper says retaliation threatened
[ad_1] (Reuters) – FedEx Corp said on Sunday an operational error prevented a Huawei Technologies package from being delivered to the United States, just weeks after the U.S. delivery company said an error led to
Daimler cuts 2019 profit outlook on diesel issues
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: The Daimler is seen during a press conference on the second press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler has
Politicians need to move fast as Facebook & Co move into finance: BIS
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Politicians need to quickly coordinate regulatory responses to new risks from technology companies like Facebook moving into finance, though banks won’t be squeezed out anytime soon, the Bank for International Settlements
Arab ministers to discuss financial support for Palestinian Authority: agency
[ad_1] CAIRO (Reuters) – Arab finance ministers will hold an emergency meeting in Cairo on Sunday to discuss helping the Palestinian Authority cope with a deepening cash crunch amid a persistent dispute with Israel over
Trump says did not threaten to demote Fed’s Powell: NBC interview
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump announces Jerome Powell as his nominee to become chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, U.S., November 2, 2017.
Hudson’s Bay’s chairman’s buyout bid pits retail vs real estate
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The success of Hudson’s Bay Co Executive Chairman Richard Baker’s $1.3 billion bid to take the department store operator private hinges on whether an independent valuator will view the company more as