[ad_1] GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) – For the world’s biggest oil traders, it feels like a return to the 1980s when earnings were diluted by an abundance of crude. An non-operative oil pump is seen on the
EU nations aim high with plan to tax air travel
[ad_1] PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The Netherlands and France are trying to convince fellow European nations at a conference in The Hague to end tax exemptions on jet fuel and plane tickets, as part of a
Fed rate-cut signal sends stocks up, bond yields and dollar down
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – World stock markets rose on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled it was likely to cut interest rates next month. The dollar fell and benchmark bond yields dropped to multi-year
U.S. work visa caps to squeeze businesses, jobs: Nasscom
[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – The United States’ plans to cap H1-B work visas, used by Indian IT firms to send employees there, would imply a “further crunch” for businesses to access skilled workforce, industry lobby
Asia Coffee: Vietnam prices little changed from last week; brisk trade in Indonesia
[ad_1] HANOI/BANDAR LAMPUNG (Reuters) – Coffee prices in Vietnam remained little changed on Thursday from a week ago with supplies from farmers running low, while brisk trading activity was seen in Indonesia where a major
Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency could raise regulatory issues: BoE deputy governor
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A 3-D printed Facebook logo is seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency in this illustration picture, June 18, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Plans by Facebook Inc to
Gold sprints to over five-year peak after Fed hints at rate cuts
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Gold prices surged 2% to their highest in more than five years on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled possible interest rate cuts later this year, sending the dollar lower and
India to unleash more reforms to boost economic growth
[ad_1] A worker cuts a metal pipe at a workshop in an industrial area in the old quarters of Delhi, December 12, 2018. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/Files NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will implement more reforms to
Nifty, Sensex rise; financials offset IT losses on visa curb fears
[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian shares recouped early losses to trade higher on Thursday as gains in financial stocks, following Fed’s rate-cut hints, offset losses in IT counters triggered by a report of U.S. move
Data ‘R’ Us: Alibaba, JD.com seek to lock in merchant loyalty with new services
[ad_1] BEIJING/HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – In China, the sales maxim of ‘know your customer’ is being taken to new lengths. A woman enters a JD.com’s unmanned store with facial recognition technology, by scanning QR code