Britain says it will not compromise on food standards in U.S. trade talks
Britain will not lower its regulation around environmental protection, animal welfare and food standards as part of trade talks with the United States, it said...
UK says any system for resolving U.S. investor disputes will be fair
The British government said any system to protect U.S. companies’ interests in the country after a free trade agreement – typically a sensitive issue for...
Stocks cling to stimulus hopes, Treasuries slide towards 1%
World stock markets regained a measure of calm on Monday as hopes for a raft of global interest rate cuts to soften the economic blow...
Nokia replaces CEO with Fortum boss Lundmark to revive 5G business
Nokia has rehired former executive Pekka Lundmark from energy group Fortum to lead the Finnish telecoms company’s efforts to revive its faltering 5G business....
Incoming Nokia CEO says too early to comment on strategic changes
Finnish telecom equipment maker Nokia’s incoming chief executive Pekka Lundmark told a news conference on Monday it was too soon to talk about any strategic...
UK wants a big U.S. trade deal but health and food standards not up for grabs
Britain said on Monday it will seek to achieve huge gains by removing barriers to trade with the United States in talks for a deal...
More traffic, night lights show China’s factories restart as new virus cases drop
Nearly 300 million people have gone back to work in China since the Lunar New Year break as more companies restart business and coronavirus travel...
Think-tank report on Uighur labor in China lists global brands
Tens of thousands of ethnic Uighurs were moved to work in conditions suggestive of “forced labour” in factories across China supplying 83 global brands, and...
Lufthansa calls off flights to China until April 24 and Tehran until April 30
Lufthansa said on Monday that it was suspending flights to China until April 24 and to Tehran until April 30 due to the coronavirus outbreak....
Oil rebounds over 4% as hopes of OPEC cut, stimulus counter virus gloom
Oil prices jumped more than 4%, up from multi-year lows hit earlier on Monday, as hopes of a deeper cut in output by OPEC and...