[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) has won the Pentagon’s $10 billion cloud computing contract, the Defense Department said on Friday, beating out favorite Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O). FILE PHOTO: The Microsoft sign is shown
Exclusive: Wells Fargo lays off more than 200 business bankers in U.S. – sources
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) has laid off more than 200 bankers in its U.S. lending divisions in recent months, as the bank reacted to business trends and restructured some units, sources
S&P 500 nears record high on trade progress, upbeat Intel earnings
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks rose on Friday after Washington said it was close to finalizing parts of a trade pact with Beijing and strong quarterly results from Intel Corp (INTC.O) boosted investor
Barclay family puts Telegraph newspapers up for sale – The Times
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The Barclay family has put the Daily and Sunday Telegraph newspapers up for sale as it assesses its multibillion-pound business investments in the United Kingdom, The Times reported late on Friday. Daily
U.S., China ‘close to finalizing’ part of a Phase One trade deal – USTR
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese officials are “close to finalizing” some parts of a trade agreement after high-level telephone discussions on Friday, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said, adding that deputy-level talks would
Global stocks, dollar, yields climb on trade progress news
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Global stock indexes, the dollar and bond yields rose on Friday, with the S&P 500 nearing a record high as the United States said it was close to finalizing parts
U.S., China ‘close to finalising’ parts of Phase 1 trade pact – USTR
[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and Chinese trade officials are “close to finalising” some parts of an agreement after high-level telephone discussions on Friday, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said, adding that deputy-level talks would
What slowdown? China’s riding to the rescue of luxury brands
[ad_1] BEIJING/LONDON (Reuters) – When Tiffany & Co said this month it was sending its priciest jewellery to mainland China to reach wealthy shoppers no longer jet-setting abroad, it reflected a trend helping global luxury
Vodafone Idea to seek waiver after court ruling on overdue payments
[ad_1] NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Loss-making Indian mobile carrier Vodafone Idea said on Friday it will ask the central government for relief on payments of at least $4 billion after a court ruling required it
Reliance to create $15 billion digital unit to pare telecom debt
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A bird flies past a Reliance Industries logo installed on its mart in Ahmedabad, India January 16, 2017. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday said