economy

Asia shares off 3-month highs, caution ahead of U.S. payrolls

Asian shares were a touch below a recent three-month top on Thursday with China a tad weaker as investors weighed…

4 years ago

Engine No. 1 extends gains with a third seat on Exxon board

Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N) shareholders elected a third director nominated by hedge fund Engine No. 1 to the oil company’s…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE Amazon starts testing UK staff for coronavirus variants

Amazon (AMZN.O) is testing its front-line staff in Britain for coronavirus variants and feeding the data to public health officials,…

4 years ago

Four ways to relaunch your career after a pandemic year

If you knew Assane Savadogo before the pandemic, you might not recognize him now.

4 years ago

Long bets on yuan near six-month high; ringgit bears firm

Bullish bets on the Chinese yuan hit a near six-month high after a rally against the U.S. dollar, a Reuters…

4 years ago

Oil steady after sharp rise on improved demand picture

Oil prices were little changed on Thursday after strong gains in the previous two sessions on expectations for surging fuel…

4 years ago

Dollar on tenterhooks as payrolls test looms

The U.S. dollar was wavering above major support levels on Thursday, as traders awaited a batch of U.S. economic data…

4 years ago

Wall St edges up ahead of key economic data, AMC soars

Wall Street’s main indexes posted slim gains on Wednesday ahead of key U.S. economic data due later in the week…

4 years ago

EXCLUSIVE UK’s Sunak says U.S. plan to break global tax deadlock could work

British finance minister Rishi Sunak said a U.S. proposal to focus on the world’s 100 biggest and most profitable firms…

4 years ago

U.S. sets and suspends tariffs on six countries over digital taxes

The United States on Wednesday announced 25% tariffs on over $2 billion worth of imports from six countries over their…

4 years ago