Walmart workers plan Black Friday protests over wages
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A group of Walmart employees pushing for higher wages said on Friday they were planning protests at 1,600 Walmart stores nationwide on Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year in the United States.
Baker Hughes says in preliminary merger talks with rival Halliburton
HOUSTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oilfield services provider Baker Hughes Inc said on Thursday it is in preliminary merger talks with its larger rival Halliburton Co, though any potential deal would likely face antitrust concerns.
Nokia says vanishing consumer brand may return
LONDON (Reuters) – Don’t call it a comeback yet. But Nokia is thinking about how to revive its brand name in consumer markets just months after selling off its former flagship mobile phones business to Microsoft for more than $7 billion.
U.S. consumer sentiment at more than seven-year high
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment rose in November to a more than seven-year high as falling unemployment and lower gasoline prices boosted views on both current conditions and expectations, a survey released on Friday showed.
Petrobras plummets 5 percent amid graft probe by Brazil police
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Shares of Brazil’s Petrobras plummeted 5 percent on Friday after the state-run oil firm delayed releasing its results amid a police investigation into corruption that has already ensnared a former senior executive.
Euro zone grows faster than expected in third quarter
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone economic growth was stronger than expected in the third quarter, preliminary data showed on Friday, as France beat market expectations and Germany steered clear of a recession.
Stocks struggle after euro zone growth reports
LONDON (Reuters) – European stocks fell back on Friday and U.S. stocks looked set to open flat after a mixed bag of euro zone growth numbers that showed France and Germany growing marginally but others like Italy still firmly in recession.
AstraZeneca not only game in town for deal-hungry Pfizer
LONDON (Reuters) – Pfizer appears unlikely to make a fresh bid for AstraZeneca in 12 days time, when an enforced cooling-off period ends, and the U.S. drugmaker is now weighing other less risky targets.
IEA sees new era, no quick rebound in oil prices
LONDON (Reuters) – The oil market has entered a new era with lower Chinese economic growth and booming U.S. shale output, making a return soon to high prices unlikely, the West’s energy watchdog said on Friday.
U.S. regulator says swaps rules need tweaks to preserve global market
LONDON (Reuters) – New rules aimed at making derivatives markets safer and more transparent need tweaking to stop the $690 trillion global market splitting up, a top American regulator said on Friday.
