[ad_1] RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince showed up only briefly this week at the kingdom’s flagship investment forum, which largely drew leaders and firms with strategic interest in the Gulf state and wrapped
Reliance’s Jio criticises telecom lobby warnings on sector health
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Jio Infocomm, the telecoms arm of Reliance Industries’ (RELI.NS), criticised on Thursday the industry lobby’s push for the Indian government to intervene after a court ruling left rivals Bharti Airtel
Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs secures conditional nod for Toronto smart city
[ad_1] TORONTO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Sidewalk Labs unit secured conditional approval to move forward in the process to build a smart city in Toronto after agreeing to develop a smaller area than initially
Nintendo’s second-quarter profit doubles as Switch Lite delivers boost
[ad_1] TOKYO/OSAKA (Reuters) – Nintendo Co Ltd’s (7974.T) second-quarter operating profit more than doubled, blowing past analyst estimates, on strong demand for its Switch console. Nintendo sold 4.98 million units of its hybrid home-portable Switch
Big Oil, investors face returns reckoning amid darkening economy
[ad_1] LONDON (Reuters) – Darkening clouds over the global economy have led two of the world’s top oil firms to warn investors that promised growth in returns could be at risk for the first time
Global funds prefer stocks on policy easing, bond rally – Reuters poll
[ad_1] BENGALURU (Reuters) – Global funds recommended an increase in equity exposure in October to obtain better returns at a time when stocks and bonds have rallied simultaneously on policy easing and monetary stimulus offered
Global wine output falls this year after bumper 2018
[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – Global wine production fell about 10% this year, with major producers France, Italy and Spain hit the most by unfavourable weather conditions, according to a leading international body. FILE PHOTO: A
Fiat Chrysler and Peugeot plan to create world’s No.4 carmaker
[ad_1] MILAN/PARIS (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI) and Peugeot owner PSA (PEUP.PA) plan to join forces through a 50-50 share swap to create the world’s fourth-largest automaker, they said on Thursday, triggering a new wave
Hong Kong falls into first recession in 10 years as protests, trade war weigh
[ad_1] HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong slid into recession for the first time in a decade in the third quarter, weighed down by increasingly violent anti-government protests and the protracted U.S.-China trade war. FILE
Protests, elections show LatAm tide turning against pro-market agenda
[ad_1] BRASILIA/SANTIAGO/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – From the streets of Santiago and Quito to the ballot boxes of Buenos Aires, many South Americans have strongly rejected in recent weeks their leaders’ free market agendas, amid outcry