[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Economist Group and Vice Media Group said on Friday they were cutting more than 200 jobs combined as the coronavirus pandemic devastates the advertising market. The Economist said it
Wall Street falls as trade war fears add to virus woes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A slump in technology stocks knocked Wall Street’s main indexes lower on Friday, as signs of deteriorating trade relations between the United States and China added to economic worries due to the
U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers as China eyes retaliation
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration on Friday moved to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL], spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of
Modi’s stimulus package so far is all about liquidity, Indian officials say
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s $266 billion economic stimulus programme to deal with the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has been all about liquidity measures, with negligible extra budget spending,
UK, EU demand each other give ground in trade talks or risk no deal
[ad_1] BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and the European Union both demanded that the other side give ground in talks on a new post-Brexit trade deal or risk severe damage in tetchy exchanges after the latest
Oil back at early April highs as demand shows signs of picking up
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices touched a one and a half month high on Friday amid signs demand for crude was picking up, with China reporting increased refinery runs and rounding out a week
India to spend $13 billion on a farm infrastructure fund
[ad_1] India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends a joint news conference with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in New Delhi, India, November 1, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Files NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will provide one trillion
India to spend $13 billion on a farm infrastructure fund
[ad_1] India’s Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends a joint news conference with U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in New Delhi, India, November 1, 2019. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/Files NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will provide one trillion
Gold firms on Sino-U.S. tensions, economic recovery worries
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold rose on Friday to trade below a three-week high reached in the previous session, as cracks widened in Sino-U.S. relations and investors worried a recovery from coronavirus-induced economic slump would be
Malaysia signs record rice import deal with India: exporters
[ad_1] MUMBAI (Reuters) – Malaysia has contracted to import a record 100,000 tonnes of rice from India for shipment this month and next, four industry officials told Reuters, in a further sign of improving trade