[ad_1] WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canadian oil producer MEG Energy Corp’s (MEG.TO) CEO invited his Husky Energy Inc (HSE.TO) counterpart this month to negotiate a friendly takeover of MEG, but Husky did not follow up,
Analysis: Shutdown clouds outlook for consumer-driven U.S. economic growth
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – After tax cuts, rising incomes and buoyant stock markets set off a consumer boom in 2018, signs are emerging that the main engine of U.S. economic growth could sputter, and
Malaysia court rules in favour of Wynn Macau in $4.2 million case: lawyer
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A Malaysian judge on Friday ruled in favour of Wynn Macau in a case against a fund manager who owed the casino millions of dollars, the company’s lawyer said, the
In Davos, Brazil’s Bolsonaro to tout reforms, trade liberalization
[ad_1] Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro attends a swearing-in ceremony for the country’s new army commander in Brasilia, Brazil January 11, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/Files BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s president will outline his government’s economic reform agenda
Tencent weighing bid for holding company behind Korea’s Nexon: sources
[ad_1] HONG KONG/SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese gaming titan Tencent Holdings Ltd is considering a bid for the holding company that controls South Korean gaming company Nexon, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
Global Markets – Stocks rally on trade hopes, dollar has first weekly gain of 2019
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – World stock indexes jumped on Friday, with Wall Street posting a fourth straight week of gains, and the dollar had its first positive week since mid-December as optimism increased that
Wall Street Week Ahead – U.S. chipmakers may give clues on China hazard
[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Intel Corp (INTC.O) operates mostly outside the Apple-sphere, and that is exactly why whatever it says next week about business in its vital Chinese market matters so much for investors.
Exclusive: U.S. demands regular review of China trade reform
[ad_1] BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is pushing for regular reviews of China’s progress on pledged trade reforms as a condition for a trade deal – and could again resort to tariffs if it
Fed policymakers leave little doubt: Rate hikes can wait
[ad_1] SOMERSET, N.J./SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – “Patience” is the new mantra at the Federal Reserve, less than two weeks ahead of the U.S. central bank’s first policy meeting of the new year, as officials leave
Explainer – How U.S.-China talks differ from any other trade deal
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The trade deal that U.S. negotiators are seeking with China may have more in common with a sanctions-monitoring regime than a traditional trade pact. FILE PHOTO: A woman walks past a