Deutsche Bank nominates U.S. banker John Thain to supervisory board
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Veteran U.S. banker John Thain is being nominated to the supervisory board of Deutsche Bank , Germany’s largest lender said on Wednesday.
Japan braces for Trump assault on trade, yen policy as summit looms
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese government officials are bracing for Donald Trump to get tough in trade talks, and are particularly anxious that the U.S. president could target Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s weak-yen policies.
Asia shares unnerved by trade tension, shrug off Wall St. bounce
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets faltered on Wednesday as simmering Sino-U.S. trade tensions overshadowed a bounce on Wall Street and left investors reluctant to take positions in anything.
Merger architect Schmidheiny to exit LafargeHolcim board
ZURICH (Reuters) – Thomas Schmidheiny, LafargeHolcim’s largest shareholder and a driving force behind the merger that created the world’s largest cement maker, will step down from the company’s board at its 2018 annual general meeting (AGM), it said on…
China vows countermeasures as U.S. issues extensive tariff list
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China condemned the United States on Wednesday as the Trump administration pushed ahead with plans to slap tariffs on about $50 billion of Chinese industrial and hi-tech products, and vowed imminent countermeasures in the…
LafargeHolcim says Schmidheiny to step down from board
ZURICH (Reuters) – LafargeHolcim said on Wednesday that Thomas Schmidheiny, the cement maker’s largest shareholder and a driving force behind the merger which created the company, will step down from its board at its 2018 annual general meeting.
Oil giants stay in their own backyards in U.S. auction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Trump administration heralded the government’s sale last month of U.S. drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico as a bellwether.
Virgin Australia, Air New Zealand to end seven-year alliance
(Reuters) – Air New Zealand said on Wednesday it would end its seven-year alliance with Virgin Australia Holdings covering flights between the two countries.
India’s Jet Airways agrees to buy 75 Boeing 737 MAX jets worth $8.8 billion
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Jet Airways Ltd has entered into an agreement to buy 75 Boeing Co 737 MAX narrowbody jets, worth $8.8 billion, to meet passenger demand which has shown no sign of abating after years of growth.
Asia shares fail to bounce with Wall St. as trade fears lurk
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Asian share markets faltered on Wednesday as simmering fears of a Sino-U.S. trade war overshadowed a bounce on Wall Street and left investors reluctant to take positions in anything.
