Leader of Merkel’s conservatives to propose a successor on February 24: report
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will suggest a successor for her role as leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) on Feb. 24, German magazine Focus said...
WHO says no case for cancelling, moving Tokyo Games: IOC coordinator
The World Health Organization has told the International Olympic Committee there is no case for cancelling or relocating the Tokyo 2020 Olympics over the coronavirus...
Euro zone GDP slows as expected in fourth-quarter, but employment beats consensus
Euro zone economic growth slowed as expected in the last three months of 2019 as gross domestic product shrank in France and Italy against the...
Mitsubishi Motors delays factory restart in China on coronavirus
Mitsubishi Motors Corp is postponing the restart of its factory with Guangzhou Automobile Group in Hunan province until 27 due to the coronavirus outbreak, the...
Italy’s Renzi boycotts cabinet meet, challenges PM to find a new govt
Former Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Italy’s government could collapse after his small party boycotted a cabinet meeting over a contested justice reform and the...
India court stalls Amazon, Flipkart antitrust probes: lawyers
An Indian antitrust investigation of Amazon.com Inc and Walmart’s Flipkart has been put on hold by a court, three lawyers involved in the proceedings told...
Nissan’s South Korean unit planning voluntary redundancies: source
Nissan Motor Co’s South Korean unit plans to seek applications for voluntary redundancy, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Friday, as the...
Munich Re targets growing global energy weather hedges
Munich Re is seeing growing demand for weather exposure protection from energy companies and their customers as they roll out more renewable energy installations, which...
Oil prices steady, on course for weekly gain
Oil prices edged up Friday and held on track for their first weekly gain since early January, backed by expectations that major producers will implement...
Zuckerberg accepts Facebook may pay more tax in different places: Politico
Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg accepts that global tax reforms mean the social networking giant may have to pay more taxes in different countries, Politico...