[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – When she worked in sales for a Japanese bank, Chihiro Narazaki was passed over for the best assignments in favour of older colleagues. Her input was discouraged and she often stayed
Seeking to avert higher tariffs, China dispatches top negotiator to U.S
[ad_1] WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will travel to Washington for two days of trade talks this week, China said on Tuesday, setting up a last-ditch bid for a deal that would
Facebook exec meets with U.S. lawmakers to discuss privacy
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With a multibillion-dollar settlement looming for Facebook over user privacy violations, Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg met with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Tuesday to discuss legislation to protect users
Wall Street slides as U.S.-China trade fears rise
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks slid on Tuesday as escalating trade tensions between the United States and China triggered global growth fears and drove investors away from riskier assets. A Wall St. street
Oil ends at lowest in a month on trade concerns, high U.S crude supplies
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices closed at their lowest in over a month on Tuesday as renewed doubts over a U.S.-China trade deal stoked concerns over global growth and on expectations that U.S.
Global trade worries weigh on shares, yields, oil prices
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Concerns over trade relations between the United States and China dragged on global equity markets, oil futures and U.S. Treasury yields on Tuesday as investors fretted that the world’s biggest
Bank of England hits the road to assess Brexit impact on economy
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A man walks past the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, February 7, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo SHEFFIELD, England (Reuters) – The Bank of England is monitoring road congestion
Wall Street plunges on heightening U.S.-China trade worries
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes tumbled more than 1 percent on Tuesday, as renewed worries over trade negotiations with China stoked global growth worries and kept investors away from risky assets. A Wall
Jet Airways pilots’ union asks Supreme Court to direct SBI to release funds
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Jet Airways’ pilots’ union has appealed to India’s top court to direct State Bank Of India (SBI) to release interim funding to try to revive the grounded airline, according to
Vaping companies facing European opposition to higher nicotine level
[ad_1] DUBLIN (Reuters) – A push by makers of electronic cigarettes to raise nicotine levels in the European Union towards their far higher American levels is running into opposition, a senior executive at U.S. market