Japan’s Fast Retailing likely hit by South Korea boycott; succession plans in focus: analysts
A South Korean boycott of Japanese goods is seen dragging down sales at Fast Retailing Co Ltd’s Uniqlo stores, denting otherwise strong financial results due...
Asian stocks swoon on signs of prolonged U.S.-China standoff
Asian stocks fell the most in a week on Wednesday as the United States and China’s broadening dispute over trade and foreign policy showed little...
UAW union pushes GM to boost U.S. auto production
The United Auto Workers (UAW) union’s top negotiator in talks with General Motors Co (GM) to resolve a more than three-week strike said late Tuesday...
Oil prices extend slide to third straight day, U.S.-China trade doubts grow
Oil prices slipped for a third consecutive session on Wednesday as the prospect of the United States and China striking a trade deal in talks...
California wildfire risk prompts planned mass cutoff of PG&E power
Nearly 800,000 California homes and businesses can expect to lose electricity for up to several days from Wednesday, in a planned PG&E power shutdown of...
Boeing gets first 737 MAX order in months; deliveries halve
Boeing Co secured the first converted order in months for one of its grounded 737 MAX planes, company data for September showed on Tuesday, as...
Jury says J&J must pay $8 bln in case over male breast growth linked to Risperdal
Johnson & Johnson must pay $8 billion in punitive damages to a man who previously won $680,000 over his claims that it failed to warn...
Twitter says user data meant for security purposes may have been used for advertising
Twitter Inc said on Tuesday email addresses and phone numbers uploaded by users to meet its security requirements may have been ‘inadvertently’ used for advertising...
Productivity stagnant despite global stimulus: WEF
Economies around the world have failed to boost productivity levels despite $10 trillion of central bank stimulus unleashed since the global financial crisis of a...
Renault to start search for new CEO: Le Figaro
The chairman of the French carmaker Renault will propose to its board of directors to find a successor to current Chief Executive Thierry Bollore, business...