Category: Politics

Canada awards multi-billion contract to General Dynamics as election looms

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Canada awards multi-billion contract to General Dynamics as election looms
FILE PHOTO: The General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada factory is seen in London, Ontario, Canada October 23, 2018. REUTERS/Chris Helgren OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada on Friday announced a multi-billion dollar contract with General Dynamics Corp for equipment that will be manufactured in a region where the ruling Liberals need to do well in an October election. Defence Minister Harjit... Read More

Take Five: Fed in a hole

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Take Five: Fed in a hole
(Reuters) – FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Board building on Constitution Avenue is pictured in Washington, U.S., March 19, 2019. REUTERS/Leah Millis 1/FED IN A HOLE On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve releases the minutes of its last meeting, revealing what policymakers said about the flattening Treasury yield curve and the strength of support for July’s quarter-point rate cut. But given... Read More

BMW’s CEO urges staff to narrow sales gap with Mercedes

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BMW’s CEO urges staff to narrow sales gap with Mercedes
FILE PHOTO: Oliver Zipse, board member of German luxury carmaker BMW attends the company’s annual news conference in Munich, Germany, March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Michael Dalder/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – BMW’s (BMWG.DE) new chief executive urged employees to embrace change and to find innovative ways to help the Bavarian carmaker overtake rival Mercedes at a time when demand for luxury cars... Read More

Alibaba and the $15 billion question: Amid Hong Kong’s protests, when to list?

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Alibaba and the $15 billion question: Amid Hong Kong’s protests, when to list?
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s political unrest is posing a dilemma for Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA.N) on the timing of its planned $15 billion listing in the city, with sources saying China’s biggest e-commerce company is now considering several timetables. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Alibaba Group is seen at an exhibition during the World Intelligence Congress in... Read More

Invesco thrives in China as former executive Ross leads Trump’s trade war

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Invesco thrives in China as former executive Ross leads Trump’s trade war
BOSTON (Reuters) – The former investment company of U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has been flourishing in China, even as he marshals billions of dollars’ worth of punishing tariffs in America’s deepening trade war. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross speaks during a 17th Latin American Leadership Forum in Brasilia, Brazil August 1, 2019. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo U.S. money... Read More

Stocks waver, dollar recovers on renewed growth worries

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Stocks waver, dollar recovers on renewed growth worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar recovered from early weakness but a gauge of world equity performance edged lower on Thursday as concerns about global growth offset investor optimism over a surge in U.S. retail sales last month and strong Walmart earnings. Gold prices, which have climbed almost 20% since late May on uncertainty driven by the U.S.-Sino trade spat... Read More

Stocks falter, dollar recovers on renewed growth worries

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Stocks falter, dollar recovers on renewed growth worries
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The dollar recovered from early weakness but a gauge of world equity performance edged lower on Thursday as concerns about global growth offset investor optimism over a surge in U.S. retail sales last month and strong Walmart earnings. Gold prices, which have climbed almost 20% since late May on uncertainty driven by the U.S.-Sino trade spat... Read More