FILE PHOTO – French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. President Donald Trump prepare for a family photo during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci December 5, 2018 PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump has taken another swipe on Twitter at his French counterpart […]
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New Caledonia, Vanuatu order evacuations after powerful quake, but suffer little impact
People gather outside during a quake evacuation in Noumea, New Caledonia December 5, 2018 in this still image taken from a video obtained from social media. Facebook/Jean Jacques Brunet/via REUTERS December 5, 2018 (Reuters) – New Caledonia and Vanuatu ordered coastal evacuations on Wednesday after a powerful undersea earthquake triggered […]
Takeda shareholders give nod for $59 billion Shire acquisition
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Japan May 9, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon December 5, 2018 By Takashi Umekawa OSAKA (Reuters) – Takeda Pharmaceutical <4502.T> shareholders approved on Wednesday its $59 billion takeover of London-listed Shire <SHP.L>, creating a global powerhouse with a stronger drugs pipeline but one that […]
Beijing to offer financial help to companies that keep staff on payrolls
FILE PHOTO: Job seekers crowd a job fair at Liberation Square in Shijiazhuang, Hebei province, China February 25, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee December 5, 2018 BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s state council, the cabinet, on Wednesday said that the government will offer financial help to struggling companies that keep staff on payrolls […]
Exclusive: China’s Unipec plans to buy U.S. crude oil after Xi-Trump trade war truce
FILE PHOTO: Crude oil storage tanks are seen from above at the oil hub, in Cushing, Oklahoma, U.S., March 24, 2016. REUTERS/Nick Oxford/File Photo December 5, 2018 By Meng Meng and Florence Tan BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese oil trader Unipec plans to resume U.S. crude shipments to China by March […]
China confident it can clinch U.S. trade pact as Trump demands ‘real deal’
FILE PHOTO: Chinese and U.S. flags are set up for a meeting during a visit by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao at China’s Ministry of Transport in Beijing, China April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jason Lee/File Photo December 5, 2018 By John Ruwitch SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China expressed confidence on Wednesday […]
BOJ deputy governor warns of risk Japan may slide back to deflation
FILE PHOTO: Deputy governor of the Bank of Japan Masazumi Wakatabe speaks during an interview with Reuters in Tokyo, Japan, June 27, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon December 5, 2018 By Leika Kihara NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) – Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masazumi Wakatabe said on Wednesday the country could slide back […]
Oil prices slide on swelling U.S. supply, global market slump
A pump jack lifts oil out of a well, during a sandstorm in Midland, Texas, U.S., April 13, 2018. Picture taken April 13, 2018. REUTERS/Ann Saphir December 5, 2018 By Henning Gloystein SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices fell 1 percent on Wednesday, weighed down by swelling U.S. inventories and a […]
Trump says if no China trade deal possible, ‘I am a Tariff Man’
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser John Bolton and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a working dinner after the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo December 5, 2018 By Doina […]
Post-bankruptcy Detroit returns to yield-hungry muni bond market
FILE PHOTO – The Detroit skyline is seen from the north side of the city in Detroit, Michigan, December 3, 2013. REUTERS/Joshua Lott December 5, 2018 By Karen Pierog CHICAGO (Reuters) – Detroit on Tuesday sold its first standalone bonds since exiting bankruptcy four years ago to U.S. municipal market […]