Asian shares off 10-year peak, China hits three-month low
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares hovered below their 10-year peak on Friday while mainland Chinese shares dropped to three-month lows after big falls the previous day on concerns about fresh government steps to curb financial risks and rise in Chinese bo…
U.S. online sales surge, shoppers throng stores on Thanksgiving evening
(Reuters) – U.S. shoppers had splurged more than $1.52 billion online by Thanksgiving evening, and more bargain hunters turned up at stores this year after two weak holiday seasons as retailers opened their doors early on the eve of Black Friday.
Asian shares off 10-year peak, eyes on China markets
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares hovered below their 10-year peak on Friday while investors viewed Chinese shares with caution after their big fall the previous day.
Chinese airlines court Cathay pilots facing pay squeeze
SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese airlines are circling disaffected pilots at Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways , offering sky-high salaries to fill a shortage of experienced captains in a rapidly expanding aviation industry.
Uber told SoftBank about data breach before telling public
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc said on Thursday that it discussed a massive data breach with potential investor SoftBank Group Corp ahead of going public with details of the incident on Tuesday.
Peugeot-owner to use Opel site to assemble engines-Les Echos
PARIS (Reuters) – Peugeot-owner PSA will use an existing Opel site in eastern Europe to assemble 200,000 petrol engines instead of building new capacity on its own site in Slovakia as initially planned, Les Echos newspapers said on Thursday.
Unilever drafts in search firm to look for new CEO: Sky News
(Reuters) – Consumer goods maker Unilever NV has begun working with executive search firm Egon Zehnder International to help to identify a successor to Chief Executive officer Paul Polman, Sky News reported on Thursday.
EU privacy regulators to discuss Uber hack next week
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union privacy regulators will discuss ride-hailing app Uber’s [UBER.UL] massive data breach cover-up next week and could create a task-force to coordinate investigations.
U.S. judge orders Uber customer to arbitrate price-fixing claims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge ruled that Uber can force an unhappy Connecticut customer’s price-fixing case against the ride-service company into arbitration, after the customer said the proposed class action belonged in court because he never agre…
Fiat Chrysler to recall 1,200 SUVs in India for airbag replacement
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Italian-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will recall 1,200 Jeep Compass sports utility vehicles (SUVs) sold in India, for “replacement of the front passenger air bag,” FCA India said in a statement on Thursday.
