Archive for the February 28, 2019
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European shares fell in early deals on Wednesday, snapping a three-day winning streak amid growing Indian-Pakistani tensions, and a warning from Beiersdorf hammered consumer staples stocks while Air France-KLM and Marks and Spencer sank. The
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Most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Wednesday, a day ahead of the release of China's February manufacturing data as investors worried of a further slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. Factory activity in Asia's
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British blue-chip stocks fell again on Wednesday as Marks & Spencer tumbled after announcing a rights issue to fund an online food joint venture with Ocado, while plans for a cash call knocked Metro Bank
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Vietnamese carriers signed $21 billion in aviation deals with US firms on Wednesday as US President Donald Trump met with top leaders in Hanoi ahead of his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong Un. Trump
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UK retailer Marks and Spencer on Wednesday announced a deal with online supermarket Ocado to deliver M&S food direct to homes, as customers increasingly move to internet shopping. M&S, which already sells its clothing online
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Spotify announced Wednesday its much-anticipated launch into India, offering Bollywood and regional content as it seeks to attract millions of new users onto the world's largest music streaming platform. The Swedish company enters a fast-growing
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China will develop and modernise its financial markets while policing them with an iron fist, the country's new securities regulator said on Wednesday, in his keenly awaited first press conference in the role. Chinese stocks
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, suffered a loss of 485 billion kroner (50 billion euros, $57 billion) last year, the country's central bank said Wednesday. The bank, which runs the fund, blamed the
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Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, suffered a loss of 485 billion kroner (50 billion euros, $57 billion) last year, the country's central bank said Wednesday. The bank, which runs the fund, blamed the
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Britain on Wednesday secured the right to remain part of a World Trade Organization agreement covering the $1.7 trillion public procurement market whether or not it leaves the EU with a withdrawal deal. Becoming an
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