Stocks, dollar climb before Powell’s Jackson Hole speech
World stock markets and the dollar rose on Friday as investors looked to a speech by Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for clarification on whether...
Thyssenkrupp, Kloeckner in talks over co-operation in materials trading: sources
Thyssenkrupp is in talks with Kloeckner & Co over future cooperation in materials trading, but is not exploring a near-term takeover of the metals firm,...
Angelina Jolie drops off son at South Korean university
Actress and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Special Envoy Angelina Jolie sent off her son Maddox to university in South Korea on Wednesday...
UBS taps BoE adviser van Steenis for sustainable finance, IR roles
UBS Group has hired Huw van Steenis, a former senior adviser to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, to head investor relations and a new...
YouTube finds influence campaign tied to Hong Kong protests
Alphabet Inc’s Google announced on Thursday that its YouTube streaming video service disabled 210 channels appearing to engage in a coordinated influence operation around the...
Huawei says ‘fully prepared’ to deal with U.S. restrictions
Huawei Technologies said on Friday it is “fully prepared” to live and work with U.S. trade restrictions, and there is no impact to its business...
France’s Macron calls Amazon rainforest fires an ‘international crisis’ – CNN
France’s Macron calls Amazon rainforest fires an ‘international crisis’ CNN Amazon rainforest burning at record rate, engulfing Bolsonaro in controversy CBS News Amazon rainforest wildfires hit alarming...
Japan PM reiterates that Tokyo wants South Korea to keep its promises, rebuild trust
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday Japan still expects South Korea to keep its promises on the contentious issue of wartime forced labor and...
Japan says South Korea fails to grasp North Korea threat with scrapping of pact
Japanese Minister of Defence Takeshi Iwaya said on Friday South Korea’s decision to end an intelligence-sharing pact was regrettable and showed it failed to appreciate...
Ireland could try to block Mercosur trade deal on Amazon concerns: Varadkar
As wildfires rage through the Brazilian Amazon, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said Dublin will vote against a trade deal between the European Union...