Deutsche, Commerzbank talks private commercial decision: SPD leader
Merger talks between Deutsche Bank and its smaller rival Commerzbank are a private commercial decision, the leader of the German centre-left SPD party, Andrea Nahles, said on Monday.
Stock futures tick higher after best week of the year; Boeing weighs on Dow
U.S. stock futures eked out gains on Monday following the S&P and Nasdaq’s strongest weekly gain this year, while investors waited for further details from a Federal Reserve policy meeting later this week.
Marriott to open 1,700 hotels, return $11 billion to shareholders by 2021
Marriott International Inc said on Monday it plans to open more than 1,700 hotels and return up to $11 billion to shareholders by 2021 as part of its three-year growth strategy, sending its shares up as much as 3 percent.
Swiss Re says helped insure Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines
Reinsurance group Swiss Re helped cover jetmaker Boeing Co and Ethiopian Airlines, the Swiss company said on Monday amid an investigation into what caused an Ethiopian Airlines plane crash that killed 157 people.
U.S. heavy equipment makers feeling pain from tariffs, disputes: report
U.S. makers of bulldozers and other heavy equipment are raising prices, losing sales and in some cases beginning to trim workers in response to the Trump administration’s protracted trade disputes with various countries, according to a new report.
NBCUniversal, Sky team up to expand global advertising product
Comcast Corp is pooling the advertising power of its NBCUniversal and British-based Sky units to better target viewers worldwide, it said on Monday, a major step by the top U.S. cable TV provider to transform itself into a global media leader.
JPMorgan Chase tests neuroscience-based video games to recruit interns
JPMorgan Chase & Co is testing neuroscience-based video games to help recruit interns, as it seeks to increase the diversity of its workforce by broadening its candidate pool.
Malaysia to summon two Goldman Sachs units ahead of 1MDB case
Malaysian prosecutors on Monday said they would issue summonses to units of U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs in London and Hong Kong, requiring them to respond by June to criminal charges filed against them last year.
Oil slips to $67 as economy concern counters OPEC cuts
Oil slipped to around $67 a barrel on Monday, weighed by concern that an economic downturn may dent fuel consumption, despite the prospect of prolonged OPEC-led oil supply curbs.
China rejects ‘abnormal’ U.S. spying concerns as EU pushes trade
China dismissed U.S. security warnings against its telecoms equipment maker Huawei as groundless and “abnormal” on Monday, as the Chinese government’s top diplomat went to Brussels to cool growing European frustration over trade.
