China tariff cut buoys stocks as investors look beyond virus
Stock markets across the world rose on Thursday, buoyed by record highs on Wall Street and a move by China to halve tariffs on some...
Twitter tops expectations with first $1 billion quarterly revenue, but outlook lags
Twitter Inc hit $1 billion in quarterly revenue for the first time, topping expectations and also beating user growth estimates in a rebound from previous...
UK seeks big tariff reductions in U.S. trade deal
Britain is seeking far-reaching reductions in tariffs from a trade deal with the United States, trade minister Liz Truss said on Thursday, setting out the...
Oil rises for a second day as OPEC+ weighs coronavirus action
Oil futures rose for a second day on Thursday boosted by potential OPEC+ action to counter oil demand loss from the coronavirus outbreak and by...
Britain seeking far-reaching tariff cuts in post Brexit U.S. trade deal
Britain is seeking far-reaching reductions in tariffs in a trade deal with the United States, trade minister Liz Truss said on Thursday, setting out the...
Exclusive: China’s mobile giants to take on Google’s Play store – sources
China’s Xiaomi, Huawei Technologies, Oppo and Vivo are joining forces to create a platform for developers outside China to upload apps onto all of their...
Drugmaker Sanofi expects further profit growth from narrowed focus
French drugmaker Sanofi on Thursday forecast further profit growth for 2020 even as it drops some research in areas such as diabetes in a shake-up...
Payments in high-value deals not a bribe, Mahathir says about AirAsia probe
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Thursday payments received to offset the costs of a high-value order could not be constituted as a bribe....
Total beats quarterly forecasts despite low oil price, lifts payout
Total beat forecasts on Thursday by keeping net adjusted profit for the fourth quarter steady at $3.2 billion despite low oil prices and fulfilled a...
Toyota lifts profit outlook, mulls alternatives to China-made parts amid virus outbreak
Toyota Motor Corp nudged up its annual operating profit forecast by 4.2% on favorable currency rates and better-than-expected sales, but added the impact of the...