Just smile: In KFC China store, diners have new way to pay
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Diners at a KFC store in the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou will have a new way to pay for their meal. Just smile.
Stocks, dollar advance ahead of U.S. jobs data
LONDON (Reuters) – Gains for Europe and Asia pushed world shares back towards record highs on Friday, while the dollar crept up ahead of the monthly excitement of U.S. payrolls data.
Oil falls after Harvey floods U.S. refineries
LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, which has killed more than 40 people and brought record flooding to the oil heartland of Texas, paralysing a quarter of the U.S. refining industry.
Western Digital CEO apologized to Toshiba for friction over chip unit sale
TOKYO (Reuters) – Western Digital Corp’s CEO apologized to his counterpart at Toshiba Corp for strained ties after the U.S. firm sued to keep their chip joint venture from being sold to rival bidders, according to an Aug. 11 letter.
Western Digital CEO apologizes to Toshiba for friction over chip unit sale
TOKYO (Reuters) – The head of Western Digital Corp apologized to Toshiba Corp’s CEO for strained ties after it sued the Japanese company to keep their memory chip joint venture from being sold to rival bidders, according to a letter dated Aug. 11.
Harvey residential insured and uninsured flood loss $25-$37 billion: Corelogic
(Reuters) – Analytics firm Corelogic estimates total residential insured and uninsured flood loss from Hurricane Harvey of between $25 billion and $37 billion, it said on Friday.
U.S. job growth likely slowed in August; wages seen tepid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. job growth likely slowed in August after two straight months of robust gains, but the pace of increase should be more than sufficient for the Federal Reserve to announce a plan to start trimming its massive bond portfolio.
Crude falls as flooding from Harvey roils U.S. oil industry
TOKYO (Reuters) – Crude futures fell on Friday, partly reversing sharp gains from the previous session, amid ongoing turmoil in the oil industry following Hurricane Harvey with nearly a quarter of U.S. refining capacity offline.
Asia tracks Wall St. higher, dollar advance slows before jobs data
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian equities followed Wall Street’s gains overnight and edged higher on Friday while the dollar’s advance slowed ahead of the U.S. jobs report due later in the session.
Crude falls as flooding from Harvey roils U.S. oil industry
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. crude futures fell in early Asian trading on Friday, partly reversing sharp gains from the previous session, amid ongoing turmoil in the oil industry with nearly a quarter of U.S. refining capacity offline.
