Oil prices fall as market awaits G20, OPEC meeting
Oil prices eased on Friday in a cautious market, as traders eyed a scheduled meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit and next week’s OPEC meeting.
Asian shares inch up as investors await Trump-Xi meeting
Share markets in Asia edged higher early on Friday morning as investors clung on to hopes that a highly anticipated meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping this weekend could lead to an easing of trade tensions.
Oil prices steady, focus turns to G20 gathering
Oil prices were steady on Friday, with focus shifting to the G20 summit where a scheduled meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping has stirred hopes that trade tensions could ease.
Australia’s Domino’s Pizza rejects workers’ allegations over underpaid wages
Australia’s Domino’s Pizza Enterprises Ltd said on Friday it did not mislead franchisees over payments to their employees and that it had not formally received court documents about a class action from workers over underpayment of wages.
Faces for cookware: data collection industry flourishes as China pursues AI ambitions
In a village in central China’s Henan province, amid barking dogs and wandering chickens, villagers gather along a dirt road to trade images of their faces for kettles, pots and tea cups.
Factbox: From phone makers to farmers, the toll of Trump’s trade wars
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet on Saturday to seek an end to a costly trade war between the world’s largest economies.
Boeing sees fix for latest 737 MAX software flaw in September
Boeing Co will take until at least September to fix a newly identified problem on its grounded 737 MAX, a company official told Reuters, meaning the workhorse jet’s return to service will be delayed until October at the earliest, significantly longer …
Mexican president says Pemex secures $8 billion multi-bank loan
Mexican state oil company Pemex [PEMX.UL] signed an $8 billion syndicated loan with more than 20 banks to renew credit lines and refinance liabilities, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Thursday.
Apple design chief Jony Ive, Steve Jobs’ confidant, to leave and start own firm
Jony Ive, a close creative collaborator with Apple Inc co-founder Steve Jobs whose iPhone and other designs fueled Apple’s rise to a $1 trillion company, will leave later this year to form an independent design company.
Ram tough: FCA turns up the heat on GM and Ford in U.S. truck sales war
At Planet Ford, which boasts it is the No. 1 Ford volume dealer in the Houston area, customers shopping for a 2019 F-150 pickup truck can get discounts from Ford Motor Co of more than $8,000 – and that is just the start.
