U.S. shutdown sends grain traders, farmers hunting for data
When the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced last week that a slew of key farm reports would not be released on Friday due to the partial government shutdown, the phones at crop forecaster Gro Intelligence blew up.
New Petrobras CEO pushes to oust board members: report
The new chief executive of Brazil’s state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA is pushing for the ouster of two board members, newspaper Valor Economico reported on Friday.
Small steps from stocks after rally, giant leap for yuan
Soothing words from the world’s top central banks helped stocks consolidate a strong start to 2019 on Friday, while China’s yuan capped its best week since it shed its dollar peg in 2005.
Volkswagen delivered 10.8 million cars in 2018, eyes world No.1 spot
Volkswagen Group said on Friday its passenger car deliveries rose 0.9 percent last year to a record 10.83 million, putting it neck-and-neck with Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi in the race to be the world’s biggest carmaker.
Italy judge acquits Autostrade CEO in 2013 motorway accident case
An Italian judge on Friday acquitted Autostrade per l’Italia CEO Giovanni Castellucci in a case regarding a 2013 accident that killed 40 people on a motorway run by the company.
Timeline: Debt-laden Jet Airways’ rocky ride
Jet Airways Ltd , India’s biggest full-service carrier, has been under dark clouds for the most part of the past year, and several efforts are on to save the sinking airline.
Nissan ex-chief Ghosn seeks bail after indictment on two new charges
Nissan ex-Chairman Carlos Ghosn has requested his release on bail after being indicted in Tokyo on Friday on two new charges, his lawyers said, as the once-feted auto executive awaits a lengthy criminal trial that could be as long as six months away.
Small step for stocks, giant leap for yuan kind
Soothing sounds from the world’s top central banks helped stocks maintain their strong start to the year on Friday, while another leap from China’s yuan capped its best week since being cut loose from the dollar in 2005.
France’s ‘yellow vest’ protests could shake up euro zone bond markets
France’s response to “yellow vest” protests could be a turning point for euro zone bond markets if it kicks off an era of increased public borrowing in the bloc and loads additional debt on to a market already nervous over the removal of ECB stimulus.
December group deliveries fell by 8.4 percent year-on-year: Volkswagen
Volkswagen on Friday said its worldwide group deliveries in December shrunk by 8.4 percent, to 916,200 vehicles from 999,900 the year before.
