Empty shelves, poor customer service speed Sears’ demise
Sandy Hetrick drove 15 miles from her home to a Sears in Media, Pennsylvania on Wednesday to buy folding chairs and clothes.
Tencent Music delays $2 billion U.S. IPO due to weak markets: sources
Tencent Music Entertainment has delayed its planned U.S. initial public offering (IPO) until at least November as the owner of China’s most popular music apps prefers to wait for global stock markets to stabilize, three sources said.
Cokes, smokes and clicks: How Oxxo corner stores are cashing in on Mexican e-commerce
Stroll the aisles of any Oxxo in Mexico and you will find the staples of convenience store sustenance: beer, cigarettes, enough candy to keep dentists at full employment.
Asia shares bounce after rout, but sentiment fragile
Asian shares found a slightly firmer footing on Friday to set course for their first gains in two weeks, but the rout continued in Shanghai where shares hit lows last seen in 2014.
Oil prices rise, but still set for weekly fall amid equities rout
Oil prices rose on Friday slightly reversing two days of declines in the previous sessions driven by sharp falls in equity markets and indications that supply concerns have been overblown, but were still on track for a weekly fall.
Australia’s ANZ fired senior executives due to bad banking behavior: CEO
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group fired over 200 staff for wrongdoing, including senior executives, due in part to issues raised at a public inquiry into financial sector misconduct, ANZ Chief Executive Shayne Elliott said on Friday.
Australia’s ANZ fired 200 staff due to bad banking behavior: CEO
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group fired over 200 staff for wrongdoing, including senior executives, due in part to issues raised at a public inquiry into financial sector misconduct, ANZ Chief Executive Shayne Elliott said on Friday.
Oil prices hold ground, but set for 4 percent weekly fall
Oil prices steadied on Friday after a market rout driven by sharp falls in equity markets and indications that supply concerns have been overblown, but were still on track for a fall or more than 4 percent for the week.
Asian shares on edge after nine-day rout, mood shaky as volatility spikes
Asian shares appeared tentative on Friday, holding steady after a nine-day losing streak, but sentiment was frail after Wall Street shares crumbled and expectations of market volatility shot up to an eight-month high.
U.S. Justice official says lawyer vowed ‘personal attacks’ over AT&T deal
The U.S. Justice Department’s top antitrust lawyer said Time Warner’s general counsel threatened to “employ personal attacks” if the agency tried to block the company’s $85.4 billion merger with AT&T Inc, according to a court filing made public on Thursday.
