Trump says U.S. could tax French wine in retaliation for digital tax
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the United States would hit France shortly with a “substantial reciprocal action” – and warned a new American...
Coco Gauff feeling ‘really good’ about DC Citi Open
15-year-old Cori ‘Coco’ Gauff, who became the youngest Wimbledon quarter-finalist since 1991, told reporters on Friday that the last few weeks have been “crazy” as...
London Stock Exchange in talks to combine with Refinitiv: FT
The London Stock Exchange Group Plc (LSE) is in talks to combine with financial data analytics and trading platform Refinitiv, the Financial Times reported on...
Kim says North’s tests were warning to South Korea
North Korea said on Friday its latest missile launch was a warning to South Korean “warmongers” to stop importing weapons and conducting joint military drills,...
U.S. House panel seeks grand jury evidence to assess Trump impeachment
The Democratic-led U.S. House Judiciary Committee headed to court on Friday to seek access to grand jury evidence from the Mueller probe that lawmakers say...
No ‘hatchet’ to bury with AOC: Pelosi
After being asked if she ‘buried the hatchet’ with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez at their meeting, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Friday she didn’t...
Breakingviews TV: Double vision
Japan’s SoftBank has unveiled a $108 bln successor to its mega Vision Fund. Robyn Mak explains what to expect from Masayoshi Son this time round,...
House panel seeks grand jury evidence gathered by Mueller: chairman
U.S. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said he would go to court on Friday to seek access to grand jury evidence compiled by former...
S&P 500, Nasdaq hit record high on upbeat Alphabet earnings, GDP data
Robust earnings from Google-parent Alphabet and Twitter took the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes to record highs on Friday, with support from data that showed...
Networks invite Democratic presidential candidates to climate change town halls
U.S. cable networks CNN and MSNBC have invited Democratic presidential candidates to participate in televised town hall events in September focused on climate change after...