[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Aides set up platforms before a group photo with members of U.S. and Chinese trade negotiation delegations at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China February 15, 2019. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via REUTERS/File
Stocks fall on trade angst; Brexit battle tackles pound
[ad_1] NEW YORK (Reuters) – Oil prices and stocks across major markets fell on Tuesday as tension rose between China and the United States ahead of high-level trade talks, while the British pound sank on
Nissan pins revival hopes on ‘foreigner with a Japanese face’
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co named the head of its Chinese business as its next CEO on Tuesday, picking an executive known for close ties to top shareholder Renault and for a frank,
Nissan pins hopes on surprise CEO choice to lead revival
[ad_1] TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co named a relative outsider who joined the automaker mid-career as its next CEO on Tuesday, picking Makoto Uchida in a surprise move that was immediately seen as positive
Shoemaker Vans treads warily as China fumes over Hong Kong protests
[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. sports brand Vans has removed “a small number” of submissions in a sneaker design competition including one apparently giving a shout out to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, as companies weigh
Nissan names executive Uchida as next CEO, Gupta as COO – sources
[ad_1] The logo of Nissan Motor Co. is seen at its show room behind a traffic sign in Tokyo, Japan, February 12, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-hoon/Files TOKYO/PARIS (Reuters) – The board of Nissan Motor Co has
Biggest U.S. index funds oppose most climate proposals in shareholder votes
[ad_1] (Reuters) – The far-reaching impacts of climate change on companies have investors pressing corporate leaders for action to minimize environmental damage and to maximize disclosure of risks to their businesses. The threats range from
Most Asian currencies firm ahead of Sino-U.S. trade talks
[ad_1] (Reuters) – Most Asian currencies edged higher on Tuesday with the Chinese yuan firming the most after reopening from a week long holiday while investors held positions ahead of the high level Sino-U.S. trade
Surprise rise in German output is just flash in the pan
[ad_1] BERLIN (Reuters) – German industrial output rose unexpectedly in August but analysts said the small pickup did not signal the end of a months-long manufacturing contraction that risks tipping Europe’s biggest economy into recession.
U.S. widens blacklist to include China’s top AI startups ahead of trade talks
[ad_1] WASHINGTON/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The U.S. government expanded its trade blacklist to include some of China’s top artificial intelligence startups, punishing Beijing for its treatment of Muslim minorities and ratcheting up tensions ahead of high-level