[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Thursday as U.S.-China trade tensions persisted, the Chinese economy showed signs of slowing and record U.S. production undermined OPEC-led output curbs. Oil pumps are seen at sunset

[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – Oil analysts have grown more pessimistic over the prospects for a significant price rally this year, as booming U.S. shale output and a deteriorating global economic backdrop threaten to offset the

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Global stocks retreated for a third straight day on Thursday as investors reduced their optimism over U.S.-Sino trade talks, while an early end to a U.S.-North Korean summit in Vietnam and

[ad_1] GULF STREAM, Fla. (Reuters) – In November 2017, Harry Sargeant III, a wealthy American businessman, flew to Venezuela to see about buying some oil. U.S. businessman Harry Sargeant III is shown during an interview

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British households are showing “amazing” stoicism as the country heads for Brexit, a market research company said on Thursday as its measure of consumer confidence edged up in February. A shopper

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will need to maintain the threat of tariffs on Chinese goods for years even if Washington and Beijing strike a deal to end a costly tariff war, President

[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices dipped on Thursday, dragged down by weakening factory output in China and Japan and record U.S. crude output, although markets remained relatively well supported by supply cuts led by

[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks struggled for traction on Thursday after cautious comments from U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer deflated some optimism that China and the United States were closing in on a trade

[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian business investment surged past expectations with the biggest jump in three years last quarter, and companies boosted spending plans for the coming year in a positive sign for the country’s

[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – A stellar rally in Britain’s top stock index this year will run out of steam as uncertainty over the nation’s torturous exit from the EU saps investor appetite for the world’s