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- Reuters•27 minutes ago
Online trader Plus500 upbeat after third-quarter regulatory hit
The online trading platform reported a 14.1 percent fall in third-quarter revenue due to a regulatory crackdown on leveraged financial betting by ordinary consumers. The company warned in August that its "exceptional performance" in the first half was unlikely to be repeated due to the regulatory
Reuters•28 minutes agoRenault avoids warning despite lower sales, visibility
While avoiding a repeat of the profit warnings that have dented peers including Daimler and BMW , Renault also invoked "low visibility" for the rest of the year, sending its shares sharply lower in early Paris trading. Group revenue fell to 11.48 billion euros (10.2 billion pounds), with
Reuters•29 minutes agoRenault avoids warning despite lower sales, visibility
While avoiding a repeat of the profit warnings that have dented peers including Daimler and BMW, Renault also invoked "low visibility" for the rest of the year, sending its shares sharply lower in early Paris trading. Group revenue fell to 11.48 billion euros ($13.16 billion), with the core
Associated Press•29 minutes agoSaudi economic forum opens but many absent over Khashoggi
A high-profile economic forum in Saudi Arabia has begun in Riyadh, the kingdom's first major event on the world stage since the killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul earlier this month. The Future Investment Initiative forum, which began on Tuesday, is the brainchild
- Reuters•30 minutes ago
Renault avoids warning despite lower sales, visibility
While avoiding a repeat of the profit warnings that have dented peers including Daimler and BMW, Renault also invoked "low visibility" for the rest of the year, sending its shares sharply lower in early Paris trading. Group revenue fell to 11.48 billion euros ($13.16 billion), with the core
- Yahoo Finance Singapore•31 minutes ago
Singapore core inflation eases to 1.8% in September, missing forecast
Singapore’s core consumer prices edged down to 1.8 per cent year-on-year in September, missing estimates on lower retail inflation.
Associated Press•33 minutes agoChina opens mega-bridge linking Hong Kong to mainland
China on Tuesday opened the world's longest sea-crossing bridge linking Hong Kong to the mainland, a feat of engineering carrying immense economic and political significance. Chinese President Xi Jinping presided over a ceremony in the city of Zhuhai to open the 55-kilometer (34-mile)-long bridge
Reuters•34 minutes agoSaudi sovereign fund targets growth in global assets to 50 percent by 2030
RIYADH (Reuters) - The Public Investment Fund, Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, has almost 10 percent of its assets held internationally and has a target to raise that to 50 percent by 2030, Yasir al-Rumayyan, who heads the PIF, told an investment conference in Riyadh.
Reuters•34 minutes agoElon Musk says Twitter had locked his account thinking it was hacked
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said Twitter had locked his account thinking it had been hacked.
Reuters•35 minutes agoElon Musk says Twitter had locked his account thinking it was hacked
(Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk said Twitter had locked his account thinking it had been hacked.
- The Telegraph•35 minutes ago
Financial abuse: 'My ex racked up £20,000 of debt in my name'
The financial services industry is responding to the growing awareness of financial abuse and is stepping up its efforts to identify and support victims.
Reuters•37 minutes agoOil prices fall as Saudi Arabia pledges to play 'responsible role' in market
Oil prices fell on Tuesday after Saudi Arabia said it would play a "responsible role" in energy markets, although sentiment remained nervous in the run-up to U.S. sanctions against Iran's crude exports that start next month. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $69.14
- Reuters•37 minutes ago
Online fashion store ASOS poaches Britvic CFO
Dunn, who has held the top finance job at Britvic since 2015, will remain in the role until the end of his notice period in April 2019. Britvic shares have gained around 10 percent in value since he succeeded John Gibney as CFO in November 2015. Dunn takes up the job at ASOS currently held by its Chief
- Reuters•40 minutes ago
China's EV maker Faraday Future plans lay-offs, 20 pct pay cuts
Faraday Future, a start-up that is developing electric vehicles (EV), said on Tuesday it planned pay cuts of 20 percent for all staff, in addition to an unspecified number of lay-offs, in a bid to reduce operational costs. The move comes as the company is embroiled in a stand-off with its primary investor
Reuters Videos•33 minutes agoMexico on alert as Hurricane Willa draws near
Mexican coastal cities braces for the approaching Hurricane Willa as it inches closer the country's Pacific coast. No reporter narration.
Reuters•40 minutes agoLogitech confirms FY19 outlook after Q2 sales rise
Computer accessory maker Logitech International SA confirmed its sales and earnings outlook for fiscal year 2019 after double-digit growth in gaming and video collaboration devices boosted sales growth in the second quarter and operating income beat forecasts. "We delivered our highest ever sales
Reuters•7 minutes agoIran's oil minister says U.S. sanctions cannot stop crude exports
The United States cannot stop Iranian oil exports by imposing sanctions on Tehran, Iran's oil minister said on Tuesday, warning that such restrictions will ensure the market remains volatile. "As long as America targets Iran, one of the biggest crude producers, with sanctions, the volatility
- Reuters•43 minutes ago
Saudi foreign minister pledges full probe into Khashoggi killing
Saudi Arabia had sent a team to Turkey for a joint investigation and "uncovered evidence of a murder" in the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, the minister told a news conference in Indonesia during a state visit. "We expressed commitment ... to see to it that the investigation is
Reuters•43 minutes agoBritain's AstraZeneca to buy 9.8 percent stake in France's Innate Pharma
British drugmaker AstraZeneca will buy a newly issued equity stake of 9.8 percent in smaller French peer Innate Pharma, as consolidation intensifies in the healthcare sector. AstraZeneca will buy the stake via around 6.26 million new shares being issued to it at a price of 10 euros per share, the companies
- Reuters•43 minutes ago
Businesswoman Olayan says confident Saudi government can resolve Khasoggi affair
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabian billionaire Lubna Olayan said on Tuesday she is confident that Saudi government can resolve the affair surrounding the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. "I want to tell all our foreign guests that the terrible acts reported in recent weeks are alien to our culture
Reuters•46 minutes agoIntu cuts rental growth guidance
The company said it now expects net rental income to range from flat to growth of 1 percent for the full year, down from an expected range of between 1.5 percent and 2.5 percent growth announced in July. Intu, which warned in April that it would be hit by administrations and restructurings initiated
Reuters•47 minutes agoAsian shares buckle to Saudi anxieties, Italian budget rows
TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares slumped on Tuesday as a cocktail of negative drivers from Saudi Arabia's diplomatic isolation to fresh worries about trade wars whacked sentiment across the region.
- Reuters•49 minutes ago
China grain imports plunge in September amid trade war with U.S., higher prices
Imports of sorghum, largely used in China to feed the country's massive livestock herd, fell 76.9 percent from the same month last year to 90,000 tonnes, according to the data, dragged down by Chinese tariffs on cargoes of the commodity from key supplier the United States. Despite that drop, imports
Reuters•50 minutes agoGlobal Markets: Asian shares buckle to Saudi anxieties, Italian budget rows
Asian shares slumped on Tuesday as a cocktail of negative drivers from Saudi Arabia's diplomatic isolation to fresh worries about trade wars whacked sentiment across the region. Selling in Asia erased gains made in rally of the previous two sessions, which were led by China stimulus hopes, with
Reuters•54 minutes agoHotel rooms growth fuels Whitbread revenue rise
The hotel and restaurant group said sales had risen on the back of an influx of tourists to the UK and a rise in the overall capacity of the company's hotels, although it said UK consumer demand overall had been weak. Whitbread said in August it was selling the world's biggest coffee chain to
