[ad_1] FILE PHOTO – A worker checks containers at a logistics center near Tianjin port, in Tianjin, China December 12, 2019. Picture taken December 12, 2019. REUTERS/Yilei Sun BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s exports in December
China says soybean, pork imports from U.S. rebound significantly in December
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Soybeans are harvested from a field on Hodgen Farm in Roachdale, Indiana, U.S., November 8, 2019. Picture taken November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston/File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) – China customs vice minister Zou
Asian stocks rally to record high ahead of trade deal; yen slips
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian share markets rose on Tuesday and safe-haven assets slid as signs of goodwill between China and the United States supported optimism for global growth, with the world’s two biggest economies
Oil prices dip as Mideast tensions ease; market eyes trade deal
[ad_1] SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as receding Middle East tensions took some heat out of the market, with both Tehran and Washington desisting from any further escalation after this month’s
Visa to pay $5.3 billion to buy fintech startup Plaid
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Visa Inc (V.N) said on Monday it agreed to buy privately held software startup Plaid Inc in a $5.3 billion deal that will boost the payments giant’s access to the booming financial
U.S. Treasury removes designation of China as currency manipulator
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury Department on Monday said China should no longer be designated a currency manipulator in a long-delayed semi-annual currency report, reversing its August finding, which had roiled financial markets.
New Boeing chief executive: planemaker can be ‘much better’
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Boeing Co’s (BA.N) new chief executive, David Calhoun, assumed the job on Monday as the U.S. planemaker battles to recover from two fatal crashes of 737 MAX planes that killed 346
Wall Street hits record, boosted by trade and earnings optimism
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Apple, Alphabet and other tech favourites propelled Wall Street to record highs on Monday, fuelled by optimism about the signing of a preliminary U.S.-China trade deal, as well upcoming fourth-quarter earnings reports.
Global Markets: Stocks, dollar gain ahead of U.S.-China trade deal
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar edged higher while a gauge of global equity markets rose on Monday, lifted by optimism over the planned signing this week of a U.S.-China trade deal and expectations
Dutch and German shipyards to build new German warship – sources
[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – Dutch shipyard Damen made the only feasible offer to build Germany’s new multi-role warship MKS 180 in an alliance with its Bremen-based partner Luerssen, two people familiar with the decision told