[ad_1] MILAN/ROME (Reuters) – Italian transport group Atlantia could join a rescue of loss-making flag carrier Alitalia to try to win favour with the government and secure the future of its own domestic business following
Feuding within Italian coalition intensifies amid recriminations
[ad_1] ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s coalition partners clashed angrily on Friday over mutual allegations of corruption, with relations between the League and 5-Star Movement at their lowest ebb since they formed a government last May.
U.S. housing starts approach two-year low; permits weak
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. homebuilding dropped to a near two-year low in March, pulled down by persistent weakness in the single-family housing segment, suggesting the housing market continued to struggle despite declining mortgage rates.
Fiat Chrysler recalls 320,000 Dart cars that could roll away
[ad_1] A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) sign is seen at its U.S. headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said Friday it is recalling
China will keep supporting economy as ‘pressure’ lingers: politburo
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China will maintain policy support for the economy, which still faces “downward pressure” and difficulties after better-than-expected first quarter growth, a top decision-making body of the Communist Party said on Friday.
Scholz rules out new debt to stimulate Germany’s slowing economy
[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – Finance Minister Olaf Scholz ruled out taking on new debt to stimulate Germany’s slowing economy and blamed anemic growth this year on external factors like unresolved trade disputes and the risk
Kremlin says Mueller report shows no evidence of Russian meddling
[ad_1] Official binders given to reporters with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election are seen in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2019. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst MOSCOW (Reuters) – The
In the city of Gouda, Dutch cheesemakers worry about U.S. tariffs
[ad_1] GOUDA, Netherlands (Reuters) – Surrounded by 15-kg (33 lb) wheels of cheese ready to be carted away in horse-drawn carriages, a dairy farmer in the Dutch city of Gouda faces off against a cheese
Nissan slams output cut report as ‘completely incorrect’
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co Ltd said on Friday a report by the Nikkei that it would slash production this year was “completely incorrect” and that it had lodged a complaint with the business
Japan officials quash speculation sales tax hike may be delayed
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top government officials vowed on Friday to stick to a planned sales tax hike in October, barring a big economic shock, putting an end to speculation that it could be