[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – A gauge of world stock markets was little changed on Wednesday on the heels of U.S. data that raised concerns about a slowing economy, while sterling was volatile as negotiations
Kenya opens $1.5 billion Chinese-built railway linking Rift Valley town and Nairobi
[ad_1] NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenya’s opened a $1.5 billion Chinese-built railway line linking Nairobi to Naivasha on Wednesday, despite delays in building an industrial park in the Rift Valley town to encourage freight. The
Hong Kong nerves keep Wall Street on edge
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Wall Street inched lower on Wednesday as a congressional bill related to the Hong Kong protests stoked fears of more friction with China, even as another batch of positive earnings reports underscored
Former chairman of Brazil’s Banco Bradesco dies at 93
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Brazilian Bank Bradesco Chairman Lazaro de Mello Brandao poses for Reuters in the headquarters of the bank in Osasco, Brazil, August 3, 2015. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Lázaro de
Oil steadies below $59, weaker economic outlook weighs
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil steadied below $59 a barrel on Wednesday, pressured by concerns about weaker demand for fuel due to slower economic growth and forecasts of a further rise in U.S. crude inventories.
India’s fuel demand fell 0.1% in September
[ad_1] A worker checks a 500 Indian rupee note as a man fills diesel in containers at a fuel station in Kolkata, August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/Files NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s fuel demand
M&S CFO Humphrey Singer to step down at the end of the year
[ad_1] A Marks and Spencer logo is seen on an advertisement outside of a store in London, Britain, May 23, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files (Reuters) – Marks & Spencer (MKS.L) said on Wednesday its chief financial
‘Driving force’ China accounts for nearly half global patent filings – U.N.
[ad_1] GENEVA (Reuters) – China accounted for nearly half of global patent filings last year, with a record 1.54 million applications, led by telecoms and computer technology, the U.N.’s World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) said
Technical foul: Chinese traders in online sneaker market punish NBA after Hong Kong controversy
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – On Oct. 4, a Chinese trader noticed a sharp drop in the price of crypto tokens backed by Nike’s (NKE.N) Air Jordan sneakers on a U.S.-based exchange after the general manager
Europe Inc’s recession expected to deepen as third-quarter earnings outlook dims – Refinitiv
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s corporate recession is expected to deepen, the latest forecasts show, as companies struggle with uncertainties from Brexit, the protracted U.S.-China trade spat and Germany’s manufacturing recession. A trader works as