France’s Macron to discuss Renault-Nissan with Abe at G20: Elysee
French President Emmanuel Macron will discuss the Renault-Nissan alliance with Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires on Friday, an Elysee official said.
Oil falls as high inventories outweigh likely OPEC cuts
Oil prices fell further on Friday as swelling inventories depressed sentiment despite widespread expectations that OPEC and Russia would agree some form of production cut next week.
Former Autonomy boss Lynch to fight U.S. fraud charges
The United States has filed criminal charges against British entrepreneur Mike Lynch over the $11 billion sale of Autonomy to Hewlett-Packard seven years ago, accusing him of making false statements that inflated the value of the software group.
Oil toils after worst month in a decade
Oil toiled at a more than one-year low after its worst month in a decade on Friday, while most major markets were keeping moves tight ahead of a weekend meeting between U.S. and Chinese presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping.
Russia thinks Trump canceled Putin meeting for domestic reasons
Russia believes U.S. President Donald Trump canceled his meeting with Vladimir Putin due to domestic issues rather than the Ukraine situation, its foreign ministry said on Friday.
German Air Force says Merkel plane landed early due to electric failure
An electronic failure caused a plane carrying Chancellor Angela Merkel to the G20 summit in Argentina to made an unscheduled landing, a German Air Force spokesman said on Friday.
Toyota to buy out PSA stake in joint Czech factory
Toyota has agreed to buy out PSA Group’s stake in a jointly-managed Czech Republic factory specializing in the production of small cars, the companies said on Friday.
Air France weighs Joon closure as new CEO seeks labor deals
Air France-KLM is mulling the closure of Joon, its newest airline brand, company sources told Reuters, in an about-face that could help new boss Ben Smith address the chronic underperformance of the main Air France business.
China hopes U.S. shows sincerity at G20 trade talks
China hopes the United States can show sincerity and promote proposals both countries can accept when their two leaders meet at this week’s G20 summit, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Friday ahead of the key trade talks.
Tokyo authorities extend Ghosn’s detention by 10 days – media
Tokyo authorities on Friday extended for another 10 days the detention of ousted Nissan Motor Co chairman Carlos Ghosn, who is being held in Tokyo’s main detention center after allegations against him of financial misconduct, Japanese media said.
