Goldman Sachs profit beats expectations on equity trading, lending
Goldman Sachs Group Inc reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit on Tuesday as the Wall Street investment bank benefited from higher equity trading and an increase...
Ten Turkish sailors seized by pirates off Nigerian coast: shipping company
Ten Turkish sailors were taken hostage by armed pirates off the coast of Nigeria early on Tuesday, shipping company Kadioglu Denizcilik said, adding that another...
London mayor blocks plans for ‘Tulip’ skyscraper
London’s mayor has blocked plans to build a glass viewing platform 1,000 feet (300 m) above Britain’s capital on a slender tower shaped like a...
Indonesian president tells cities to build waste-to-energy plants
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged cities across the country to set up waste-to-energy plants this year to tackle the country’s growing mountain of trash,...
South Korea accuses Japan of ‘lukewarm’ stand on North Korea sanctions
Relations between U.S. allies South Korea and Japan deteriorated on Tuesday with South Korea questioning Japan’s commitment to U.N. sanctions against North Korea, while a...
UK PM May: Keep talking to businesses as Brexit nears
Outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday told her top ministers to keep engaging with businesses over Brexit, and that firms expect her successor...
Goldman Sachs profit hit by weakness in trading, underwriting
Goldman Sachs Group Inc reported a 6% fall in quarterly profit on Tuesday as the Wall Street investment bank was hurt by muted fixed income...
Domino’s Pizza U.S. same-store sales miss estimates, shares fall 6%
Domino’s Pizza Inc on Tuesday reported second-quarter same-store sales at its U.S. outlets that grew slower than expected as it faced fierce competition from rival...
Germany’s Scholz sounds alarm on cryptocurrencies such as Facebook’s Libra
German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz said regulators must ensure that cryptocurrencies such as Facebook’s planned digital coin Libra do not threaten financial stability and consumer...
France to approve first crypto-issuers as new rules loom
France’s financial watchdog is poised to approve a first tranche of cryptocurrency-related companies under new rules on digital coins, some of the first such regulations...