Crimean Tatar prominent activist Ahtem Chiygoz (L), who opposed to Moscow’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region, then was sentenced by a Russian court and recently freed, and his wife Elmira Ablyalimova attend a welcoming ceremony and a news conference at Boryspil International Airport outside Kiev, Ukraine October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Gleb […]
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S&P, Nasdaq up on strong tech earnings, GDP data
FILE PHOTO: The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is pictured in New York City, New York, U.S., August 2, 2017. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri/File Photo October 27, 2017 (Reuters) – The S&P and the Nasdaq opened higher on Friday as strong earnings from technology giants and a better-than-expected quarterly GDP growth lifted […]
ECB can and should avoid state defaults in euro zone: Nowotny
FILE PHOTO: European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Ewald Nowotny listens during a news conference in Vienna, Austria, March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader October 27, 2017 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank can and should avoid the default of states that form part of the euro zone in […]
Wall Street loves electric cars, America loves trucks
A finished Ford F150 pickup leaves the final inspection station at Ford’s Kansas City Assembly Plant where new aluminum intensive Ford F-Series pickups are built in Claycomo, Missouri May 5, 2015. REUTERS/Dave Kaup October 27, 2017 By Paul Lienert and Joseph White DETROIT (Reuters) – Wall Street may love the […]
South African farmers jailed for forcing black man into coffin
Victor Mlotshwa reacts after farmers Willem Oosthuizen and Theo Martins were sentenced for kidnap, assault and attempted murder, in connection with forcing Mlotshwa into a coffin, in Middelburg, South Africa, October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko October 27, 2017 MIDDELBURG, South Africa (Reuters) – Two white South African farmers who were […]
Activist investors torpedo $20 billion Clariant, Huntsman merger
The logo of Swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant is seen at the company’s headquarters in Pratteln, Switzerland August 9, 2017. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann October 27, 2017 By John Miller and Oliver Hirt ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss specialty chemicals maker Clariant and U.S. group Huntsman abandoned their $20 billion merger on Friday, […]
Australia’s NAB reaches agreement with regulator over rate rigging
October 27, 2017 SYDNEY (Reuters) – National Australia Bank <NAB.AX>, the country’s No.3 lender by market value, on Friday said it had reached an agreement worth A$50 million ($38 million) with the corporate watchdog to settle a case over alleged manipulation of a key interest rate. The Australian Securities & […]
Ahead of Trump trip, China urges U.S. not to allow Taiwan president in
Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen attends a joint news conference with her Honduran counterpart Juan Orlando Hernandez (not pictured) after a private meeting at the Presidential House in Tegucigalpa, Honduras January 9, 2017. REUTERS/Jorge Cabrera October 27, 2017 By Ben Blanchard and Jess Macy Yu BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China urged the […]
Australian court rules deputy PM ineligible for parliament, government loses majority
Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reacts during a media conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, October 27, 2017. AAP/Lukas Coch via REUTERS October 27, 2017 By Colin Packham CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s High Court ruled on Friday that Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is ineligible to remain in parliament, […]
Low turnout taints Kenyatta victory in Kenya election re-run
Election officials count ballot papers during Kenya’s presidential election in Nairobi, Kenya October 26, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya October 27, 2017 By Ed Cropley NAIROBI (Reuters) – Results of Kenya’s presidential election re-run started to trickle in on Friday, with early estimates of the turnout at below 35 percent, dealing a […]