Linde says regulators likely to demand more divestitures in Praxair deal
(This August 5 story has been corrected to read euros, not dollars, in paragraph 3)
ECB’s Lautenschlaeger says worried about banking deregulation: Welt am Sonntag
An easing of European banking regulation risks taking power from regulators to ensure that banks have sufficient capital to withstand crises, ECB board member Sabine Lautenschlaeger has told a German newspaper.
Canada ‘very keen’ on wrapping up year-old NAFTA talks
Canada is “very keen” on concluding negotiations to renew the North American Free Trade Agreement as soon as possible, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday, amid signs of progress after months of delays.
Canada says it wants NAFTA talks to be concluded quickly
Canada wants negotiations to renew the trilateral NAFTA trade pact to be concluded as quickly as possible, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Saturday, amid signs of progress after months of delays.
Berkshire Hathaway profit surges as economy gives Buffett a boost
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Saturday said quarterly operating profit rose 67 percent, as insurance underwriting rebounded and several business units benefited from a growing economy.
Berkshire profit surges as insurance, other businesses gain
Berkshire Hathaway Inc, the conglomerate run by billionaire Warren Buffett, on Saturday reported a 67 percent increase in quarterly operating profit, as insurance underwriting rebounded and several businesses benefited from a growing economy and improv…
China won’t accept U.S. trade ‘blackmail’: state media
China’s state media said on Saturday the government’s retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods showed rational restraint and they accused the United States of blackmail.
Indonesia to hand over yacht linked to 1MDB to Malaysia
Indonesia has agreed to hand over to Malaysia a $250 million luxury yacht it impounded in Bali earlier this year in connection with a corruption scandal at a Malaysian state fund, Indonesian authorities said on Saturday.
Ding! Alibaba office app fuels backlash among some Chinese workers
In the cramped former home of Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, about thirty young engineers sit elbow-to-elbow, working to attract the next million users for DingTalk, Alibaba’s workplace communication software.
China restrained in trade tariffs and won’t accept U.S. ‘blackmail’: state media
China’s state media said on Saturday the government’s retaliatory tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. goods showed rational restraint and accused the United States of blackmail.
