[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly in July, but the gap with China, a focus of the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda, surged to a six-month high. Containers are seen at
Starbucks sees slower profit growth in 2020
[ad_1] Customers pass by the logo of an American coffee company Starbucks inside a coffee shop in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 15, 2018. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares/Files (Reuters) – Starbucks Corp said on Wednesday it expects
Exclusive: Saudi’s Rumayyan takes control of Aramco IPO executive committee – sources
[ad_1] DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – The head of Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund was made head of an executive committee overseeing plans to float shares in Saudi Aramco before he was named new chairman of the
Exclusive: India likely to miss fiscal deficit target amid pressure for more stimulus – sources
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is likely to miss its fiscal deficit target for the current financial year, despite receiving an additional dividend from the the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), five government officials
Wall St. opens higher as robust Chinese data eases growth concerns
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., September 3, 2019. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose broadly at the
UK finance minister Javid says he is ‘turning the page on austerity’
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – British finance minister Sajid Javid said he was “turning the page on austerity” as he outlined spending increases which are widely seen part of a push for an early election by
Palm edges up on stronger overnight soyoil
[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian palm oil futures rose over 1% on Wednesday before paring some gains, lifted by higher overnight prices of soyoil on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) and a technical
India’s economy suffers car crash, pain spreads to villages
[ad_1] MANESAR, India (Reuters) – The narrow lanes in Aliyar and Kasan villages in Manesar, an automotive manufacturing hub on New Delhi’s southern outskirts, would usually be packed on Sundays with migrant workers employed at
Asia’s growing coal use could negate global climate change progress, U.N. says
[ad_1] BANGKOK (Reuters) – Asia’s heavy and expanding reliance on coal power risks cancelling out global progress towards preventing catastrophic climate change, a top United Nations official warned on Wednesday. A worker carries coal in
Huawei says U.S. enticing, coercing staff to provide company info
[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – China’s Huawei Technologies on Tuesday said the U.S. government had instructed law enforcement to “coerce” and “entice” its employees to turn against the company, as it steps up its pushback against