FILE PHOTO – A logo of French retailer Casino is pictured outside a Casino supermarket in Nantes, France, July 20, 2017. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo January 21, 2019 PARIS (Reuters) – French supermarket retailer Casino <CASP.PA>, which is selling assets to reduce its debt, has agreed to sell 26 stores worth […]
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Fitch’s India arm says farm support to raise states’ deficit in election year
Farmers plant saplings in a rice field on the outskirts of Srinagar June 10, 2015. REUTERS/Danish Ismail January 21, 2019 NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The cumulative fiscal deficit of Indian states is expected to rise following the announcement of farm support packages ahead of national elections due by May, India […]
Tax cuts could be the ‘front line’ of China’s fight against slowing growth, experts say
Tax cuts in China could be at the center of Beijing’s fight against a slowing economy amid an ongoing trade spat with the U.S., experts said. “Fiscal policy will be the front line of defense against mounting macroeconomic headwinds in 2019,” Haibin Zhu, J.P. Morgan’s chief China economist, wrote in […]
British Prime Minister May to reveal her ‘Plan B’ for Brexit
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is due to lay out a ‘Plan B’ for Brexit to lawmakers on Monday as she looks to secure a fresh withdrawal agreement before the March 29 deadline to leave the European Union (EU). As widely expected, May’s initial Brexit deal, or ‘Withdrawal Agreement,’ was […]
NFL New England Patriots beat Chiefs to join Rams in Atlanta Super Bowl
New England and 41-year-old quarterback Tom Brady will be going to their third consecutive Super Bowl after they beat the Kansas City Chiefs 37-31 in overtime on Sunday, with the Los Angeles Rams standing between the Patriots and a sixth NFL title. The Rams secured their berth in the Super […]
Huawei launches a PR offensive — but it may face a ‘literally impossible’ task
Beleaguered Chinese tech behemoth Huawei kicked off 2019 with a charm offensive, in a bid to counter damaging headlines that have hit the company in the past few months. The company has often been criticized for being too secretive, but has tried to to open its doors more since the […]
Nicaraguan journalist flees to Costa Rica, fearing government threats
Journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, critic of the government of President Daniel Ortega speaks during an interview with Reuters in Managua, Nicaragua December 24, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas January 21, 2019 By Ismael Lopez MANAGUA, Nicaragua (Reuters) – One of Nicaragua’s most influential political watchdog reporters said on Sunday he has gone […]
Western Australia claims BHP owes up to $215 million in underpaid iron ore royalties
FILE PHOTO: BHP Billiton Chief Executive Andrew Mackenzie is silhouetted against a screen projecting the company’s logo at a round table meeting with journalists in Tokyo, Japan June 5, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon January 21, 2019 MELBOURNE (Reuters) – The state of Western Australia said on Monday an audit had found […]
NBA roundup: Wolves’ Rose beats buzzer to bury Suns
Jan 20, 2019; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Derrick Rose (25) drives in the fourth quarter against Phoenix Suns at Target Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports January 21, 2019 Derrick Rose buried a 20-foot, tie-breaking jumper with nine-tenths of a second remaining Sunday night, delivering the Minnesota […]
Death toll rises in Mexico pipeline blast, amid reports leak was detected hours before explosion
Mexico’s state oil firm, Pemex, did not close the valve at a leaking gasoline pipeline when first notified because it was not initially thought to be an “important” leak, Mexico’s security minister said on Sunday. The number of people who died from the explosion in central Mexico has risen to […]