Washington may discuss Spain’s Repsol in Venezuela in coming days: U.S. envoy
The United States will discuss Spanish oil company Repsol’s activity in Venezuela in the next few days, U.S. Venezuela envoy Elliott Abrams said on Thursday.
Italy’s UniCredit says among banks accused of running bond cartel
Italy’s biggest lender UniCredit said it is among a group of banks accused of running a cartel in trading euro zone government bonds between 2007 and 2012, years when financial crises dragged down banks and several European countries.
Carlos Ghosn’s wife questioned by prosecutors at Tokyo District Court: Kyodo
The wife of ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd boss Carlos Ghosn was questioned by prosecutors at Tokyo District Court on Thursday, Kyodo News reported, a week after her husband was arrested for a fourth time.
Ted Baker names insider as boss after founder quits over ‘hugging’ row
British fashion retailer Ted Baker named a company veteran as its boss on Thursday, also introducing changes to workplace standards as it looked to draw a line under misconduct allegations against founder and outgoing CEO Ray Kelvin.
As Brexit looms, Dutch markets regulator issues 40 new licenses
More than 40 licenses were issued in 2018 to businesses moving to Amsterdam from London due to Britain’s departure from the European Union, the Dutch financial markets regulator said on Thursday.
Lyft’s stock slide casts long shadow on Uber’s IPO
Uber Technologies Inc may face a cooler reception from investors than expected when it prices its initial public offering next month since smaller U.S. ride-hailing rival Lyft Inc’s aggressive stock launch and subsequent fall.
China says discussed remaining issues with U.S. trade negotiators
China’s commerce ministry said on Thursday that senior trade negotiators from the United States and China discussed the remaining issues in a phone call following the last round of talks in Washington.
Airbus says Zephyr test flight for UK Ministry of Defence was ‘interrupted’
Airbus SE said on Thursday that a test flight of its Zephyr surveillance and communications drone in Australia for the British Ministry of Defence was “interrupted” due to adverse weather conditions last month.
Shell sells stake in Gulf of Mexico field for $965 million
Royal Dutch Shell on Thursday agreed to sell its 22.45 percent stake in the Caesar Tonga field in the Gulf of Mexico for $965 million in cash to a subsidiary of Israeli energy conglomerate Delek Group.
Turkish court acquits HSBC Turkey CEO of insulting President Erdogan
A Turkish court on Thursday acquitted HSBC Turkey chief executive Selim Kervanci of a charge of insulting President Tayyip Erdogan by retweeting a video on social media at the time of nationwide protests in 2013.
