Deutsche lifted by Fed stress test pass in boost to Wall Street operation
Deutsche Bank’s shares rose as much as 4.8% on Friday after Germany’s biggest bank passed an annual health check by the U.S. Federal Reserve, in...
Merlin to go private in $7.5 billion deal with Lego family and Blackstone
Madame Tussauds owner Merlin said on Friday it had agreed to be acquired by the investment vehicle of Lego’s founding family and private equity firm...
G20 heads struggle to narrow differences beyond their concern on global growth
Many leaders of the world’s top 20 economies on Friday voiced concern over trade tensions and the risk they pose to global growth, but were...
Trump talks trade at G20 as China’s Xi, others warn of risks of protectionism
U.S. President Donald Trump made clear on Friday his priority at a summit of Group of 20 leaders was trade deals to boost the U.S....
Oil prices slip ahead of G20 talks, OPEC meet
Oil prices eased on Friday as traders awaited any update on the Sino-U.S. trade war from a scheduled weekend meeting of the two countries’ presidents...
Trump anticipates ‘productive’ meeting with China’s Xi on Saturday
U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected a productive meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday, highly anticipated talks on the sidelines of the...
Quality cocoa shortage sends European premiums to near 10-year high
Buyers in Europe’s physical cocoa market are having to pay top dollar for quality beans from leading global producers Ivory Coast and Ghana to compete...
Ivory Coast and Ghana team up for greater share of chocolate wealth
Kouakou Kinimo is a pretty typical Ivory Coast cocoa farmer. He works a small holding. At 52, he’s roughly the mean age for a West...
Defense contractor consolidation a security concern: U.S. Air Force acquisition head
The number of major U.S. defense contractors has shrunk to the point of becoming a national security concern, according to the U.S. Air Force’s acquisition...
Madame Tussauds owner Merlin to be bought by Lego family and Blackstone
Madame Tussauds owner Merlin said on Friday it had agreed to be acquired by the investment vehicle of Lego’s founding family and private equity firm...