[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – A bitter dispute between South Korea and former colonial power Japan has flared up, with Japanese clothing brand Uniqlo facing a consumer backlash after a new ad by the company was
Novartis boosts 2019 targets after third-quarter beat
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Switzerland’s national flag flies in front of the logo of Swiss drugmaker Novartis in Basel, Switzerland, January 30, 2019. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/File Photo ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Novartis (NOVN.S) on Tuesday boosted
Deliveries of Mitsubishi’s SpaceJet face fresh delay – Nikkei
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Japan’s Mitsubishi Aircraft Corp is seeking to postpone deliveries of its SpaceJet regional airplane as it battles delays in securing regulatory certification, with one option being a six-month delay from a mid-2020
Chinese vice foreign minister says progress made in trade talks with U.S.
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: China Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Yucheng talks to the media after the Universal Periodic Review of China by the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, March
South Korea’s third-quarter GDP q/q growth seen slowing, no quick recovery seen: Reuters poll
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s economy continued to grow in the third quarter but at a slower pace than in the second, when government spending lifted the pace following a contraction in January-March, a
Oil prices edge up on U.S.-China trade optimism, but demand concerns cap
[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – Oil prices steadied a little on Tuesday, supported by signs of progress in talks on resolving the U.S.-China trade dispute, but gains were contained by lingering anxiety a slowdown in the
SoftBank’s WeWork takeover would lead to Adam Neumann’s exit – sources
[ad_1] (Reuters) – SoftBank Group (9984.T) offered nearly $10 billion (£7.71 billion) on Monday to WeWork and its shareholders under a takeover plan that would keep the U.S. office-space sharing start-up afloat and lead to
Banks must reinvent themselves before next downturn – McKinsey
[ad_1] (Reuters) – A third of banks globally are unlikely to survive a serious economic downturn and must radically revamp their business models, management consultancy McKinsey said in a report on the industry on Monday.
SoftBank’s WeWork financing would lead to Adam Neumann’s exit: sources
[ad_1] (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp (9984.T) offered close to $10 billion to WeWork owner The We Company, its employees and its investors on Monday under a plan to keep the struggling U.S. office-space sharing
UBS, Simmons Energy pare bankers as shale M&A slows – sources
[ad_1] NEW YORK/HOUSTON (Reuters) – UBS Group AG (UBSG.S) and the energy arm of Piper Jaffray Companies (PJC.N) have cut staff in their oil and gas investment banking teams, three people familiar with the matter