[ad_1] (Reuters) – In the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, America’s big tech companies are being challenged on many fronts from across the political spectrum, from antitrust concerns to their policies on political ads
Saudi Aramco aims to begin planned IPO on Nov. 3: sources
[ad_1] DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco aims to announce the start of its initial public offering (IPO) on Nov. 3, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters, after delaying the deal earlier
Accounting watchdog fines Deloitte partner in Serco Geografix audit misconduct
[ad_1] Offices of Deloitte are seen in London, Britain, September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Files (Reuters) – Britain’s accounting regulator said on Tuesday it has fined Deloitte’s audit engagement partner Ross Howard for misconduct in the
UK house prices edge up in October
[ad_1] Houses are seen painted in various colours in a residential street in London, Britain, May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Toby Melville/Files LONDON (Reuters) – Growth in British house prices, which has slowed almost to a halt
China’s factory activity seen contracting for sixth month on trade pressure: Reuters poll
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity is expected to have shrunk for the sixth month in October, a Reuters poll showed, suggesting hardly any let up in pressure on the domestic and export sectors
Japan steel group head: weaker global steel output shows world economy in slowdown
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan Iron and Steel Federation Chairman Yoshihisa Kitano said on Tuesday that a year-on-year fall in global crude steel output in September, which was the first drop in 41 months, underlined
Australian regulator files privacy suit against Google alleging location data misuse
[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian regulator has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google, accusing it of misleading smartphone users about how it collected and used personal location data, advancing a global crackdown
Tokyo inflation remains stagnant after Japan’s Oct sales tax hike
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Core consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of nationwide inflation, rose 0.5% in October from a year earlier, data showed on Tuesday, staying distant from the Bank of Japan’s elusive
Oil prices edge lower ahead of inventory data
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower in quiet trade on Tuesday as concerns about slower economic growth overshadowed signs of a thawing in the trade war between Washington and Beijing, while investors awaited
Tokyo inflation remains stagnant after Japan’s October sales tax hike
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Shoppers look around at goods in a shop in Tokyo, Japan October 1, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) – Core consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of nationwide inflation, rose 0.5%