Fearing stock market rout, investors seek shelter in dependable dividends
Defensive equity strategies focused on high payouts and steady earnings have gained in popularity this year as investors flock to safety, worried the biggest stock...
Global stocks enjoy relief rally in Asia, bonds retreat
Stocks rallied while bonds retreated in Asia on Monday as a thaw in the Sino-U.S. trade dispute tempered risks to the global economy, leading investors...
Rio Tinto names Barbara Levi as group general counsel
Rio Tinto named Barbara Levi as its new general counsel and group executive on Monday, replacing Philip Richards....
U.S. stock futures jump after U.S. and China agree to resume trade talks
U.S. stock futures jumped more than one percent when trading resumed on Sunday, after the United States and China agreed on Saturday to restart stalled...
Italian report reveals basis for revoking Atlantia road concession: source
Italy’s ruling 5-Star party believes the government has a legal opinion that would justify terminating a national motorway concession that accounts for a third of...
Monte dei Paschi ends debt collection deal to sell 3 billion euros in bad loans
Monte dei Paschi di Siena said on Sunday it had been forced to end early a 10-year bad loan management contract so that it could...
OPEC set for oil cut extension if Iran endorses pact
OPEC and its allies look set to extend oil supply cuts next week at least until the end of 2019 as Iraq joined top producers...
White House official: New sales to China’s Huawei to cover only widely available goods
President Donald Trump’s decision to allow expanded sales of U.S. technology supplies to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei will only apply to products widely available around...
Real estate stocks have room to gain, residential in favor
The once-sleepy U.S. real estate sector could be poised to continue its revival into the second half of 2019 but investors are selective in their...
Preserve your ammunition, BIS urges top central banks
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) chief Agustin Carstens has urged top central banks to preserve their ammunition for more serious economic downturns rather than deplete...