UK PM Johnson’s Conservatives have 7-point lead over Labour: ICM
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservatives have a seven percentage-point lead over the opposition Labour Party ahead of a Dec. 12 election, according to an...
New York prosecutors can get Trump tax returns, court rules
President Donald Trump’s longtime accounting firm must hand over eight years of his tax returns to New York prosecutors, a U.S. appeals court ruled Monday...
McDonald’s says Easterbrook eligible for half-year severance
McDonald’s Corp said on Monday former chief executive officer, Steve Easterbrook, was eligible for six months of severance pay as part of his termination agreement...
U.S.-China trade optimism lifts Wall Street to record high
Technology stocks pushed Wall Street’s three main indexes to record highs on Monday, as hopes of a U.S.-China trade deal and an improving domestic economy...
Ivory Coast cocoa farmers hope for more sunny days
Heavy rainfall last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions was accompanied by some of the sunniest days in months, improving bean quality, farmers...
Lion Air targets up to $1 billion IPO in early 2020: sources
Indonesia’s Lion Air has accelerated preparations for a stock market listing in the first quarter of next year with an initial public offering (IPO) that...
German carmaker Audi to ramp up engine output in Hungary in 2020: minister
German premium carmaker Audi will ramp up engine output to 2.25 million units next year at its Hungarian factory, up from 1.95 million produced in...
Asia trade pact doesn’t reflect India’s interests, decided not to join: PM Modi
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that he could not compromise the interests of farmers and workers at home by joining a China-led...
Poland’s ruling party names two former party lawmakers to top court
Poland’s ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party on Monday nominated three new judges, two of them former hardline PiS lawmakers, to the Constitutional Tribunal,...
A lull in Lebanon’s protests is over
Protesters blocked roads in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Monday, pressing a wave of demonstrations against the ruling elite that have plunged the...