[ad_1] HOUSTON (Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn, who has been waging a bitter battle against Occidental Petroleum Corp’s (OXY.N) board over its $38 billion acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum, cut his holdings in the oil
Oil steadies after falling on Trump comments on U.S.-China trade
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices pared losses on Friday, after earlier falling more than 1% following comments from U.S. President Donald Trump that he has not agreed to roll back tariffs on China.
S&P 500, Dow slip as trade-fuelled rally pauses
[ad_1] The S&P 500 and Dow Jones indexes stalled on Friday after a record run, as U.S. President Donald Trump contradicted reports that the United States and China would roll back existing tariffs. [ad_2] Source
Trade deal doubts clip world stock rally, oil falls
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices fell and global equity markets slid on Friday, halting a week-long rally on hopes an end to the U.S.-China trade war was near, as investors parsed statements from
Oil slides as U.S. rifts inject uncertainty into China talks
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Oil prices fell on Friday, weighed down by uncertainty about how close the United States and China are to a trade deal and on rising U.S. crude inventories. FILE PHOTO: Oil
Wall St. set for subdued open as trade-fuelled rally pauses
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes were set to open slightly lower on Friday after a record run this week that was fuelled by rising hopes of a U.S.-China trade truce and an upbeat
With discounts galore and Taylor Swift, Alibaba eyes another record Singles’ Day
[ad_1] SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Alibaba Group (BABA.N) will kick off its annual 24-hour shopping extravaganza on Monday with deals and deep discounts galore, and a performance by American popstar Taylor Swift to top it all,
India shares fall nearly 1% after Moody’s cuts outlook
[ad_1] A man looks at a screen displaying news of markets update inside the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) building in Mumbai, India, February 11, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui/Files (Reuters) – Indian shares closed down nearly 1%
Credit Agricole shares fall as French retail banking disappoints
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – Shares in France’s Credit Agricole fell sharply on Friday as investors focused on softer income from its French retail bank rather than its brisk investment banking business. A logo of Credit
Richemont hit by Hong Kong protests, online distributor losses
[ad_1] ZURICH (Reuters) – Shares in luxury goods group Richemont (CFR.S) fell over 5% on Friday after it said political protests in Hong Kong weighed on first half sales and reported higher than expected losses