[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Shares of Slack Technologies Inc, the fast-growing workplace messaging and communication platform, soared nearly 60% in their public trading debut on Thursday, valuing the company at more than $25 billion.
Airbus demands chance to bid for IAG’s surprise Boeing 737 MAX order
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus called on Thursday for a chance to compete for a blockbuster plane order by British Airways owner IAG, which stunned industry executives at this week’s Paris Airshow by ordering 200
S&P 500 hits record high as Fed signals rate cuts
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The S&P 500 index touched an all-time high on Thursday, after the Federal Reserve indicated that it could cut interest rates as early as July to combat growing risks to global and
From T-shirts to ice cream, Kroger pushes house brands in grocery wars
[ad_1] BERLIN/CHICAGO (Reuters) – Multicolored, sparkly ice cream is an unlikely battleground in U.S. grocery stores. But Kroger Co believes products like Kroger Best Unicorn Swirl ice cream will help it win market share from
Probes and squeezed profits change the oil trading game
[ad_1] GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – For the world’s biggest oil traders, it feels like a return to the 1980s when earnings were diluted by an abundance of crude. An non-operative oil pump is seen on the
EU nations aim high with plan to tax air travel
[ad_1] PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Netherlands and France are trying to convince fellow European nations at a conference in The Hague to end tax exemptions on jet fuel and plane tickets, as part of a
Fed rate-cut signal sends stocks up, bond yields and dollar down
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – World stock markets rose on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled it was likely to cut interest rates next month. The dollar fell and benchmark bond yields dropped to multi-year
U.S. work visa caps to squeeze businesses, jobs: Nasscom
[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – The United States’ plans to cap H1-B work visas, used by Indian IT firms to send employees there, would imply a “further crunch” for businesses to access skilled workforce, industry lobby
Asia Coffee: Vietnam prices little changed from last week; brisk trade in Indonesia
[ad_1] HANOI/BANDAR LAMPUNG (Reuters) – Coffee prices in Vietnam remained little changed on Thursday from a week ago with supplies from farmers running low, while brisk trading activity was seen in Indonesia where a major
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency could raise regulatory issues: BoE deputy governor
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A 3-D printed Facebook logo is seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency in this illustration picture, June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Plans by Facebook Inc to