[ad_1] MELBOURNE (Reuters) – BHP Group Ltd (BHP.AX) (BHPB.L) on Thursday named its Australian head Mike Henry to succeed Andrew Mackenzie as the miner’s chief executive, shunning calls from some investors for fresh blood from
China’s economy grinds lower as October indicators miss forecasts
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s industrial output grew significantly slower than expected in October, as weakness in global and domestic demand and the drawn-out Sino-U.S. trade war weighed on activity in the world’s second-largest economy.
BRICS leaders rail against ‘bullying’ protectionism
[ad_1] BRASILIA (Reuters) – Leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies on Wednesday criticised what they view as politically motivated protectionism at a time of a global slowdown and said their countries are doing
Billionaire Hikvision director named in Chinese disclosure probe
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: People visit a HIKVision booth at the security exhibition in Shanghai, China May 24, 2019. REUTERS/Aly Song SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator is investigating one of the country’s richest men for
WeWork losses widen to $1.25 billion amid record office space expansion
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The We Company, owner of WeWork, said on Wednesday net losses in the third quarter more than doubled to $1.25 billion as the money-losing shared-office operator added a record number
WeWork third-quarter losses widen to $1.25 billion as expansion ramps up
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A WeWork logo is seen outside its offices in San Francisco, California, U.S. September 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kate Munsch/File Photo NEW YORK (Reuters) – The We Company, owner of WeWork, said on Wednesday
Google Pay to offer checking accounts through Citi, Stanford Federal
[ad_1] Alphabet Inc’s Google said on Wednesday it will offer personal checking accounts next year through its Google Pay app, initially in partnership with Citigroup Inc and a small credit union at Stanford University. [ad_2]
Oil edges up ahead of U.S. storage data as OPEC, Fed see robust economy
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices edged up on Wednesday on positive economic comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) ahead of a weekly
S&P wobbles on fresh trade uncertainty; Disney lifts Dow
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and Nasdaq stock indexes slipped on Wednesday on fresh uncertainty over U.S.-China trade relations, while a jump in Walt Disney shares boosted the Dow. FILE PHOTO: Street signs for
U.S. government posts $134 billion deficit in October
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A sign marks the U.S Treasury Department in Washington, U.S., August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government recorded a $134 billion budget deficit in October, the first month