Bernard Arnault, Chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, delivers a speech at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, France, June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier October 18, 2017 By Sarah White COGNAC, France (Reuters) – Luxury goods maker LVMH <LVMH.PA> hopes to be well on […]
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Dow stays above 23,000-mark on IBM surge
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid October 18, 2017 By Sruthi Shankar (Reuters) – The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied above the 23,000-mark on Wednesday, propelled by IBM’s 9 percent surge after the computing giant […]
Canada’s Tragically Hip singer Gord Downie dies, PM weeps
FILE PHOTO: Gord Downie performs with band members to kick off the “Man Machine Poem” tour in light of Downie’s brain cancer diagnosis, in Victoria, B.C., July 2016. REUTERS/Kevin Light October 18, 2017 TORONTO (Reuters) – The death of Tragically Hip frontman Gord Downie, a music superstar beloved for songs […]
Egged off: EU summit venue switched after noxious fumes
People walk past the Europa Building, also known as “The Egg” which was evacuated after toxic fumes from kitchen drains, forcing the European Union to switch the venue of its summit in Brussels less than 24 hours before leaders were due to begin the two-day meeting, in Brussels, Belgium, October […]
Brazil’s former Olympic chief charged in 2016 Games bribes investigation
FILE PHOTO: Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) President Carlos Arthur Nuzman arrives to Federal Police headquarters in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil October 5, 2017. REUTERS/Bruno Kelly/File Photo October 18, 2017 By Pedro Fonseca RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian prosecutors charged the former head of the national Olympics committee (COB), Carlos […]
IBM shares head for biggest gain in eight years
FILE PHOTO: Traders gather at the post that trades IBM on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange October 20, 2014. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid October 18, 2017 By Supantha Mukherjee and Sonam Rai (Reuters) – Shares in International Business Machines Inc <IBM.N> surged 9 percent on Wednesday after it beat […]
Iraqi forces take control of Kurdish-held areas in Mosul’s Niveveh’s province
Members of Iraqi federal forces are seen in Dibis area on the outskirts of Kirkuk, Iraq October 17, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani October 18, 2017 BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces have taken control of areas previously held by Kurdish forces in Mosul’s Nineveh province in northern Iraq, a military statement said […]
Low ECB rates an opportunity to reform, Draghi argues
European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi speaks at a news conference during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, U.S., October 14, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas October 18, 2017 FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Easy monetary policy gives euro zone governments a window of opportunity to enact the reforms needed to boost […]
Kobe Steel to hold bidding for real estate unit on Friday: Bloomberg
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Kobe Steel is seen at the group’s Tokyo headquarters building in Tokyo, Japan October 10, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo October 18, 2017 TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel Ltd <5406.T>, embroiled in a data falsification scandal that has roiled global supply chains, will hold […]
Portugal interior minister resigns after fire disasters
Smoke and flames from a forest fire are seen near Lousa, Portugal, October 16, 2017. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes October 18, 2017 LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s Interior Minister Constanca Urbano de Sousa resigned from her post after fires killed more than a hundred people in the country’s two worst disasters of recent […]