Asian shares slip, U.S. presidential debate awaitedBy Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares began the week under a cloud on Monday after losses on Wall Street, and as investors' attention turned from central banks to American … More »Asian shares slip, U.S. presidential debate awaited
By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares began the week under a cloud on Monday after losses on Wall Street, and as investors' attention turned from central banks to American politics ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan extended early losses and …
Hyundai Motor union stages first full strike in 12 yearsHyundai Motor's South Korean labour union staged its first full nationwide strike in 12 years on Monday over wages, putting the automaker's earnings and sales targets at risk. The … More »Hyundai Motor union stages first full strike in 12 years
Hyundai Motor's South Korean labour union staged its first full nationwide strike in 12 years on Monday over wages, putting the automaker's earnings and sales targets at risk. The full-day walkout came after a series of partial stoppages since July at the automaker's factories across South Korea, its biggest manufacturing …
Germany's Lanxess to buy Chemtura for about $2.12 billion in cash(Reuters) - Lanxess AG said on Sunday it would buy specialty chemical company Chemtura Corp for about $2.12 billion in cash to improve the German company's additives business. Lanxess's … More »Germany's Lanxess to buy Chemtura for about $2.12 billion in cash
(Reuters) - Lanxess AG said on Sunday it would buy specialty chemical company Chemtura Corp for about $2.12 billion in cash to improve the German company's additives business. Lanxess's offer of $33.50 for each Chemtura share, represents a premium of about 19 percent to the Philadelphia-based company's close on Friday. …
Lanxess to buy Chemtura for about $2.12 billion in cashLanxess, the world's largest synthetic rubber maker, is offering $33.50 in cash for every Chemtura share, representing a premium of about 19 percent to the Philadelphia-based company's … More »Lanxess to buy Chemtura for about $2.12 billion in cash
Lanxess, the world's largest synthetic rubber maker, is offering $33.50 in cash for every Chemtura share, representing a premium of about 19 percent to the Philadelphia-based company's close on Friday. Lanxess will use existing funds and bridge financing to buy Chemtura in a deal with an enterprise value of about 2.4 billion …
HERE, automakers team up to share data on traffic conditionsBy Eric Auchard LONDON (Reuters) - German digital map maker HERE will introduce a new set of traffic services this week that allows drivers to see for themselves what live road conditions … More »HERE, automakers team up to share data on traffic conditions
By Eric Auchard LONDON (Reuters) - German digital map maker HERE will introduce a new set of traffic services this week that allows drivers to see for themselves what live road conditions are like miles ahead using data from competing automakers, an industry first. The Berlin-based company, owned by Germany's three premium …
Mayor Denis Coderre said the work was completed one month ahead of schedule and the contractor has received a bonus. "At times we weren't sure we'd be able to keep our doors open," said Tony Arvanitis, manager of l'Académie Restaurant. Alain Dussault, owner of Hachoir restaurant, also said he's relieved the work has come …
A Fort McMurray Subway owner was so desperate for staff at one of her downtown locations she pulled in her 18-year-old son to run that restaurant by himself. "[Thursday] we closed here at 4 p.m. I didn't have anyone to work supper," said Crystal Reid, franchise owner of six Subway restaurants. As she runs out of Subway's Italian …
Egypt's spending on petroleum subsidies dropped by 28.7 percent in the 2015-16 financial year to compared to one year earlier, Petroleum Minister Tarek El Molla said on Sunday, a greater decline than previously announced. Egypt has been trying to wean itself off costly energy subsidies that eat up a large portion of the …
Britain intends to become an independent member of the World Trade Organisation when it leaves the European Union, trade minister Liam Fox will say next week, according to a report in the Sunday Telegraph newspaper. The newspaper, without citing its sources, said Fox would use a speech at the WTO on Tuesday to say Britain …
Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it was delaying the start of new Galaxy Note 7 smartphone sales in South Korea by three days to Oct. 1, a move it says is needed for speedy completion of the ongoing recall in the country. Samsung announced on Sept. 2 a recall of at least 2.5 million Galaxy Note 7 smartphones …
By Ernest Scheyder and Valerie Volcovici CANNON BALL, N.D./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three days after guard …
