Stocks dip, yen gains after North Korea test
LONDON (Reuters) – Stocks and the dollar fell on Monday while the yen, gold and sovereign bonds rose after North Korea’s most powerful nuclear test to date dampened investor appetite for risk.
McDonald’s workers stage company’s first strike in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Workers at two McDonald’s restaurants staged the first strike to hit the company in Britain in a protest over pay and other issues on Monday.
Daimler to launch Via ride-hailing in Europe
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Daimler is investing 50 million euros (£46 million) in a new joint venture with U.S.-based ride-hailing start-up Via to offer on-demand shared shuttle services in European cities starting with London this year.
Latest Air Berlin bidder looks to focus on holiday routes
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – A German businessman joined the field of potential bidders for insolvent Air Berlin on Monday, proposing to focus on only a few routes to holiday destinations.
U.S. gasoline price sink as Harvey subsides
LONDON (Reuters) – Benchmark U.S. gasoline prices fell by more than 4 percent on Monday as oil refineries and pipelines in the U.S. Gulf Coast slowly resumed activity after Hurricane Harvey subsided, easing concerns over supply shortages in the world’s…
South Korean court rejects Qualcomm’s request to suspend antitrust body’s order
SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court on Monday rejected Qualcomm Inc’s request to suspend an order by the country’s antitrust agency to take corrective action on the way it licenses patents.
Brent oil falls after North Korea nuclear test
LONDON (Reuters) – Benchmark global oil prices fell on Monday after a powerful North Korean nuclear test triggered a shift away from crude markets to assets perceived to be safer, such as gold.
World stocks dip, yen gains after North Korea test
LONDON (Reuters) – Stock markets fell and the yen, gold and sovereign bonds rose on Monday as North Korea’s most powerful nuclear test provoked a knee-jerk shift to safe havens.
Texas edges closer to recovery after Harvey as key pipeline restarts
HOUSTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Gulf Coast moves closer to recovery from Hurricane Harvey on Monday when the biggest American fuel system restarts a key segment shut down by devastating rains and officials weigh how to pay for billions of dollars in dama…
Yen, bonds and gold gain on North Korea nuclear test, missile report
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Japanese yen, gold and sovereign bonds all rose on Monday as North Korea’s latest nuclear test, and reports Pyongyang was making preparations for another missile launch, provoked the usual knee-jerk shift to safer harbours.
