Exclusive: U.S. demands regular review of China trade reform
(This Jan 18 story was refiled to delete extraneous wording in paragraph 15)
Explainer: How U.S.-China talks differ from any other trade deal
The trade deal that U.S. negotiators are seeking with China may have more in common with a sanctions-monitoring regime than a traditional trade pact.
U.S. regulators discuss fining Facebook for privacy violations: report
U.S. regulators have met to discuss imposing a fine against Facebook Inc for violating a legally binding agreement with the government to protect the privacy of personal data, the Washington Post reported on Friday, citing three people familiar with t…
Avianca Brasil’s legal fight with plane leasing firms escalates
Avianca Brasil’s battle with its aircraft leasing firms intensified on Friday after Brazil’s aviation regulator said it would no longer ground 10 of the struggling carrier’s planes and another lessor renewed its effort to repossess 10 others.
Wall Street extends rally on U.S.-China trade optimism
U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, helping Wall Street’s major indexes advance for the fourth consecutive week, as increased hopes the United States and China would resolve their trade dispute lifted shares across sectors.
Apple ordered to pull part of press release in Qualcomm case
Apple Inc has been ordered by a German court to stop using part of a press release claiming all iPhones would be available in the country through carriers and resellers, a copy of the ruling seen by Reuters showed.
U.S. consumer sentiment at two-year low, manufacturing rebounds
U.S. consumer sentiment tumbled in early January to its lowest level since President Donald Trump was elected more than two years ago as an ongoing partial shutdown of the federal government and financial market volatility stoked fears of a sharp decel…
Facebook sheds gains after report on potential major fine
** Shares of Facebook paring gains on Friday after a report that U.S. regulators discussed fining the co for privacy violations
Stocks rally on trade hopes, dollar set for first positive week of 2019
Major stock indexes rose worldwide on Friday and the dollar was on track for its first positive week this year, boosted by optimism that the trade conflict between the United States and China may come to an end.
Leasing firm seeks earlier return of 10 Avianca Brasil planes
Aircastle Ltd will try to repossess 10 planes from Avianca Brasil before the Feb. 1 expiration of a 15-day stay on repossessions from the struggling airline, a representative of the U.S.-based aircraft leasing firm said on Friday.




