Oil steadies as demand worries offset Iran’s new nuclear threats
Oil prices steadied on Monday as tensions over Iran’s nuclear program countered concerns about whether slowing global economic growth would hit oil demand.
Stocks fall on dimming prospects for sharp U.S. rate cut
Stocks around the world fell on Monday after strong U.S. job gains tempered expectations the Federal Reserve will deliver a large interest rate cut at the end of July.
Facebook not invited to White House social media summit: company
Facebook Inc said on Monday that it had not been invited to a White House summit on social media being held later this week.
SunTrust to stop financing private prison operators
SunTrust Banks Inc will stop financing operators of private prisons and immigration holding facilities, it said on Monday, becoming the latest lender to distance itself from a sector associated with the Trump administration’s policies.
Financier Epstein pleads not guilty to U.S. sex trafficking charges involving girls
American financier Jeffrey Epstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of sex trafficking as prosecutors accused him of luring dozens of girls as young as 14 to his luxury homes in New York and Florida and paying them for sex acts.
Juror urges U.S. judge to uphold $80 million Roundup verdict against Bayer
A juror who was part of a panel that delivered an $80 million award against Bayer AG after finding that its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup caused a man’s cancer has urged the presiding judge to uphold the decision.
Financier Epstein pleads not guilty to U.S. charges of sex trafficking
American financier Jeffrey Epstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of sex trafficking as prosecutors accused him of luring dozens of girls as young as 14 to his luxury homes in New York and Florida and paying them for sex acts.
E-scooters put Swedish start-up on road to positive cashflow
Growing numbers of young people whizzing around Europe’s big cities on electric scooters may represent a nightmare for some pedestrians and motorists, but for Swedish sharing start-up VOI they offer a path to positive cashflow.
Wall St. dragged down by Apple; hopes of sharp rate cut fade
U.S. stocks fell on Monday, pressured by a drop in Apple Inc and declines in healthcare stocks as investors toned down expectations of an aggressive interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve later this month.
Big axe falls as Deutsche Bank to lay off 18,000 in $8.3 billion ‘reinvention’
By Tom Sims, Paulina Duran, Sumeet Chatterjee and Matt Scuffham
