Retailer Carrefour steps up digital push and inks deal in China
PARIS (Reuters) – Carrefour’s new chief executive pledged to slash costs, step up investment in e-commerce in the face of competition from Amazon and open up the capital of Carrefour China to local investors, as part of a plan to boost growth at the …
Global stocks scale record highs as U.S. government shutdown ends, yen turns down
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday after U.S. senators struck a deal to end a government shutdown in a boost to Wall Street, while the dollar turned higher against the yen after Bank Of Japan’s chief reiterated his support for quantitat…
Global Stocks scale record highs as U.S. government shutdown ends, yen inches up after BOJ
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday after U.S. senators struck a deal to end a three-day government shutdown, sending Wall Street’s main indexes to record highs, while the dollar inched down against the yen after the Bank of Japan kept p…
Casino mogul Steve Wynn confident on Macau concession extension
HONG KONG (Reuters) – U.S. casino magnate Steve Wynn, head of the eponymous Wynn Resorts , said he was confident his casino business in the world’s largest gambling hub of Macau would continue after casino contracts start to expire by 2020.
Asia stocks rise as U.S. government shutdown ends, dollar-yen inches down
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday after U.S. senators struck a deal to end a three-day government shutdown, sending Wall Street’s main indexes to record highs, while the dollar inched down against the yen after the Bank of Japan kept p…
U.S. business group lobbying surged as tax reform took shape: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lobbying by U.S. business groups including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable surged in the last three months of 2017 as lawmakers negotiated and finalized legislation that deeply cut the taxes companies pay…
U.S. product lets investors triple bet on popular tech stocks
(Reuters) – Investors are getting a high-octane way to bet on or against the stock market’s technology leaders.
South Korea to ban cryptocurrency traders from using anonymous bank accounts
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea will ban the use of anonymous bank accounts in cryptocurrency trading from Jan. 30, regulators said on Tuesday in a widely telegraphed move designed to stop virtual coins from being used for money laundering and other crim…
Trump slaps steep U.S. tariffs on imported washers, solar panels
WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump slapped steep tariffs on imported washing machines and solar panels on Monday, giving a boost to Whirlpool Corp and dealing a setback to the renewable energy industry in the first of severa…
Asia stocks rise as end to U.S. government shutdown buoys Wall St., dollar steady
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks advanced on Tuesday after U.S. senators struck a deal to end a three-day government shutdown, sending Wall Street’s main indexes to record highs and keeping the dollar well supported.
