[ad_1] (Reuters) – Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday posted a 23% decrease in quarterly operating profit, while soaring prices in stock holdings such as Apple Inc enabled the conglomerate to smash its old
Let’s come together to tax tech giants, say G20 officials eyeing $100 bln boost
[ad_1] RIYADH (Reuters) – Leading world economies must show unity in dealing with aggressive “tax optimisation” by global digital giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, G20 officials said on Saturday. German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz
Wall Street Weekahead: Fund managers look for value in high-priced consumer sector
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Expectations that spending on items ranging from hotels to clothing will continue to rise have helped make consumer discretionary stocks the most expensive sector in the S&P 500. Now fund
Boeing finds debris in fuel tanks of many undelivered 737 MAX jets
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Boeing Co has found debris in the fuel tanks of dozens of undelivered 737 MAX jets amid ongoing inspections as the Chicago-based planemaker struggles to restore the trust of airlines and the
Let’s come together to tax tech giants, say G20 officials eyeing $100 billion boost
[ad_1] RIYADH (Reuters) – Leading world economies must show unity in dealing with aggressive “tax optimisation” by global digital giants like Google, Amazon and Facebook, G20 officials said on Saturday. German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz
BOJ’s Kuroda blames yen’s fall on strong dollar, upbeat on economy
[ad_1] RIYADH (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said on Saturday the yen’s recent declines were largely driven by a strong dollar, shrugging off some market views that the widening coronavirus epidemic is
In Mexico’s cradle of corn, climate change leaves its mark
[ad_1] TEHUACAN, Mexico (Reuters) – At least 9,000 years ago, humans began domesticating corn for the first time near Tehuacan, in the central Mexican state of Puebla, laying the foundation for permanent settlements in the
G20 sees need to coordinate coronavirus response as IMF trims growth forecasts
[ad_1] RIYADH (Reuters) – The world’s top economies called on Saturday for a coordinated response to the coronavirus outbreak, which the IMF predicted would lower China’s growth this year to 5.6% and shave 0.1 percentage
Macron tells farmers he’ll fight for EU budget, wine tariff relief
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – President Emmanuel Macron told farmers on Saturday that France would continue to oppose cuts to agricultural subsidies, a day after EU budget discussions ended in deadlock, while also promising compensation for
The ECB wants to talk to you about inflation. But will it listen?
[ad_1] FRANKFURT/RIYADH (Reuters) – For many people, the language of European Central Bank policymakers is so impenetrable, it could be beamed from another planet. FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde addresses the European