Stocks grind higher as investors cling to trade truce hopes
Stocks gained on Wednesday as investors clung to hopes that the United States and China could yet agree some sort of trade deal, while the...
China’s Hikvision sees only limited impact from U.S. blacklisting
Chinese video surveillance company Hikvision will only suffer a limited, short-term hit after being blacklisted by the U.S. government and will strive to get the...
Oil rises on signs of easing U.S.-China tensions
Oil rose on Wednesday following media reports that China was open to agreeing a partial trade deal with the United States, while unrest in OPEC...
Futures climb as U.S.-China tensions ease
U.S. stock index futures jumped on Wednesday after latest media reports eased concerns over escalating tensions between the United States and China ahead of high-level...
Trump’s fast-tracking of oil pipelines hits legal roadblocks
The Trump administration’s effort to cut red tape and speed up major energy projects has backfired in the case of the three biggest U.S. pipelines...
Exxon names BAML to run Malaysia asset sales: sources
Exxon Mobil has appointed Bank of America Merrill Lynch to run the sale of its Malaysian oil and gas assets as the U.S. firm accelerates...
Hays to buy Thomas Cook British stores in reprieve for up to 2,500 staff
Hays Travel will buy all Thomas Cook’s British travel agent shops, potentially saving up to 2,500 jobs, Britain’s insolvency agency said on Wednesday, in a...
Shell still has appetite for Mideast investments, says CEO
Royal Dutch Shell has no intention to change its plans to invest in the Middle East, Chief Executive Ben van Beurden said on Wednesday...
Oil steadies as U.S.-China tensions offset supply concern
Oil prices traded flat on Wednesday as fading hopes for progress in U.S.-China trade talks pressured the market by raising uncertainty about global economic growth,...
Global stocks struggle as hopes fade for trade and Brexit deals
European stocks steadied on Wednesday, but sentiment remained fragile as negotiations for a Brexit withdrawal deal seemed all but dead and the U.S.-China trade dispute...