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- Reurers-Business 17:23January 17, 2020Wall Street set for new highs on strong data, earningsU.S. stock indexes were set to scale fresh record highs on Friday, on optimism over corporate earnings, fresh economic data and indications of resilience in a Chinese economy battered by a prolonged trade war with the United States.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 17:10January 17, 2020U.S. housing starts at 13-year high in December; permits easeU.S. homebuilding surged to a 13-year high in December as activity increased across the board, suggesting the housing market recovery was back on track amid low mortgage rates, and could help support the longest economic expansion on record.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 16:30January 17, 2020Oil held in check as Chinese economy offsets trade optimismOil prices edged higher on Friday but were little changed on the week as sluggish economic growth in China, the world's biggest crude importer, raised concerns over fuel demand and countered optimism from the signing of a China-U.S. trade deal.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 16:28January 17, 2020The yield curve's still weird. Fed's Bullard is okay with thatIt was more than a year ago when St. Louis Federal Reserve bank President James Bullard started raising the alarm about a U.S. bond market where interest rates seemed to show investors losing faith in the economy, a risky environment for the Fed to carry out planned rate increases.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 16:13January 17, 2020U.S. to review petition seeking formal defect probe into 500,000 Tesla vehiclesThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it will review a petition asking the agency to formally investigate 500,000 Tesla Inc models over sudden unintended acceleration reports.
< businessNews, NHTSA > - Reurers-Business 16:03January 17, 2020China data boosts Wall Street futures to new record highsU.S. stock index futures hit new all-time highs on Friday, with investor optimism bolstered by an upbeat set of U.S. corporate earnings reports and indications of resilience in the Chinese economy.
< businessNews > - Guardian 15:30January 17, 2020UK officials frustrated at US for not coming up with Huawei 'plan B'Whitehall sources complain that despite lobbying, US has not proposed viable alternativeThe UK is frustrated that the US has not been able to come up with a “plan B” alternative solution that would allow Britain not to use Huawei technology in future 5G phone networks.Whitehall sources complain that despite intense lobbying by Donald Trump’s administration against the Chinese company, Washington has not been able to propose viable alternative technology at a similar price. Continue reading...
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- Reurers-Business 15:20January 17, 2020World shares gain as China data fuels bets on growthWorld shares rose to record highs on Friday, buoyed by Chinese growth figures that suggested the world's second-biggest economy was stabilizing.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 15:11January 17, 2020Exclusive: Sinopec to review potential $16 billion U.S. gas deal with Cheniere - sourcesChina's Sinopec, expected to be the next major Chinese buyer of U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG), is planning to review terms of a potential $16 billion supply deal with Cheniere Energy after a sharp drop in LNG prices, industry officials said.
< businessNews, LNG > - WIRED Business 15:00January 17, 2020Apple's Latest Deal Shows How AI Is Moving Right Onto DevicesThe iPhone maker's purchase of startup Xnor.ai is the latest move toward a trend of computing on the "edge," rather than in the cloud.
< Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence > - Reurers-Business 14:57January 17, 2020Exclusive: HSBC cutting around 100 staff in equities business - sourcesHSBC is cutting around 100 roles in its equities business with the bulk of the layoffs falling on its continental European trading floors, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 14:43January 17, 2020Exclusive: China's Ant aims for $200 billion price tag in private share sales - sourcesAnt Financial [ANTFIN.UL] shares are being offered privately at levels which value the Chinese financial giant at $200 billion, two people with knowledge of the discussions said, lifting it up the ranks of the most valuable unlisted companies.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 14:24January 17, 2020HSBC cutting around 100 staff in equities business: sourcesHSBC is cutting around 100 roles in its equities business with the bulk of the layoffs falling on its continental European trading floors, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 14:19January 17, 2020Indonesian minister says SoftBank offering to invest up to $40 billion in new capitalSoftBank has offered to invest up to $40 billion in the new capital city Indonesia plans to build on Borneo island, a minister said on Friday, though the Japanese tech conglomerate said no figure had been suggested yet.
< businessNews > - Coindesk 14:15January 17, 2020Binance in Talks to Launch Crypto Trading Joint Venture in JapanThe exchange said it is discussing a strategic partnership with a Softbank subsidiary and Japan-based exchange TaoTao to work together to provide "trading services" in the country.
< Markets, Business, Exchanges, Japan, SoftBank, Binance, Taotao > - Reurers-Business 14:12January 17, 2020Fiat Chrysler and Foxconn plan push into Chinese electric car marketAutomaker Fiat Chrysler plans to set up a joint venture with the parent of iPhone assembler Foxconn to build electric cars and develop internet-connected vehicles in China, as it looks to make up ground in electric mobility.
< businessNews > - Coindesk 13:53January 17, 2020Blockchain Arbitration Firm Proof of Trust Plans London Stock Exchange ListingThe company has said it plans to list on the London Stock Exchange's main market.
< Markets, Business, London Stock Exchange, Proof of Trust > - Reurers-Business 13:41January 17, 2020Oil ends week steady as China growth offsets trade deal optimismOil prices edged higher on Friday but were set to end the week broadly steady as sluggish economic growth in China, the world's biggest crude importer, raised concerns about fuel demand and countered optimism from the signing of a China-U.S. trade deal.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 13:06January 17, 2020H&M to enter Panama in late 2020The world's second-biggest fashion retailer H&M said on Friday it would open a first store in Panama at the end of 2020, making the country its first Central American market.
< businessNews > - Guardian 12:41January 17, 2020Google owner Alphabet becomes trillion-dollar companyTech giant is the fourth US firm to achieve the valuation – after Microsoft, Apple and AmazonGoogle’s owner Alphabet has become a trillion-dollar company for the first time, making it only the fourth US firm to reach the bumper valuation.Alphabet’s value, based on the price of its Wall Street-listed shares, passed the $1tn mark in the final minutes of trading on Thursday night, with shares closing at a record high of $1,450.16 each. Continue reading...
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- Reurers-Business 12:23January 17, 2020Renault expects slight 2020 car market decline in Europe, Russia and ChinaRenault said on Friday it expected a slight decline in the car market in Europe, Russia and China this year after the French carmaker reported a 3.4% fall of worldwide sales in 2019 as China and Iran weighed.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 12:22January 17, 2020World shares up as China data fuels bets on growthWorld shares rose to record highs on Friday, buoyed by Chinese data that suggested the world's second-biggest economy was stabilizing.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 12:12January 17, 2020British Airways-owner IAG lifts ownership restrictions, boosting sharesBritish Airways-owner IAG lifted a restriction on non-EU investors' ability to buy its stock, helping boost its share price by more than 5%.
< businessNews > - Coindesk 12:00January 17, 20202019’s DeFi Boom Creates New Questions for Tax Filing SeasonA number of startups are now trying to help retail investors make sense of the tax implications of decentralized finance.
< Business, DeFi > - Reurers-Business 11:17January 17, 2020After India's Amazon snub, Modi's party slams Bezos-owned Washington PostIndian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party on Friday slammed editorial policies of billionaire Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post, even as his e-commerce firm Amazon announced plans to create a million jobs in the country by 2025.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 11:11January 17, 2020Renault reports 3.4% fall in 2019 global sales as China weighsFrench automaker Renault on Friday reported a 3.4% fall in 2019 worldwide sales to 3.75 million vehicles despite growth in Europe.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 10:31January 17, 2020H&M to enter Panama in 2020The world's second-biggest fashion retailer H&M said on Friday it would expand to Central America, starting with a first store in Panama at the end of 2020.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 10:18January 17, 2020Asian shares firm as China data show signs of easing economic strainsAsian shares rose on Friday after data in China showed pressure on the world's second biggest economy may be starting to diminish.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 10:12January 17, 2020China markets split on outcome of LPR lending benchmark in JanuaryChina's financial markets are nearly evenly divided over whether the benchmark lending rate will be lowered or kept steady next Monday, a survey of participants showed, after the central bank kept rates on medium-term loans unchanged this week.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 10:06January 17, 2020Bayer close to Roundup settlement, mediator tells BloombergBayer is close to settling more than 75,000 cancer claims related to its Roundup herbicide, mediator Ken Feinberg told Bloomberg in an interview, saying he was "cautiously optimistic" a deal could be reached in about a month.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 10:02January 17, 2020China posts weakest growth in 29 years as trade war bites, but ends 2019 on better noteChina's economic growth cooled to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States, and more stimulus is expected this year as Beijing tries to boost sluggish investment and demand.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 09:34January 17, 2020Amazon promises 1 million new jobs in India amid tensions with governmentAmazon.com Inc said on Friday it planned to create 1 million jobs in India by 2025, a day after the country's trade minister said the e-commerce giant's recently unveiled $1 billion investment in the country was no big favor.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 08:04January 17, 2020Exclusive: Volkswagen to buy 20% of Chinese battery maker Guoxuan amid electric push - sourcesVolkswagen AG is set to take a 20% stake in Chinese electric vehicle battery maker Guoxuan High-tech Co Ltd, two sources told Reuters, as the German firm accelerates its electric push into the world's largest auto market.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 07:32January 17, 2020Oil steady as sluggish China growth offsets trade deal optimismOil prices were steady on Friday as reports of sluggish economic growth in China, the world's biggest crude importer, raised concerns about future fuel demand and countered optimism from the signing of the Sino-U.S. trade deal earlier in the week.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 06:44January 17, 2020Exclusive: Temasek, Trustbridge target majority stake in WeWork China at $1 billion valuation – sourcesTemasek Holdings and Trustbridge Partners have held talks with WeWork China over increasing their stake in the China branch of the troubled co-working startup to take majority ownership, three people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 06:40January 17, 2020China's annual aluminum output slips for first time in decadeChina's annual aluminum production fell for the first time in 10 years in 2019, official data showed on Friday, hit by softer demand amid the Sino-U.S. trade row and large-scale smelter outages.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 06:37January 17, 2020China's 2019 pork output plunges to 16-year low as disease culls herdChina's 2019 pork output plunged to a 16-year low, official data showed on Friday, as the fatal hog disease African swine fever killed millions of pigs in the world's top producer.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 06:07January 17, 2020China's 2019 property investment solid, but first sales drop in 5 years dents outlookChina's property investment hit a two-year low in December even as it grew at a solid pace in 2019, adding to recent signs of a slackening in the sector and suggested Beijing might need to offer more stimulus to stabilize a cooling economy.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 06:05January 17, 2020China's 2019 and December crude oil runs hit record highsChina's crude oil throughput rose to a record high in 2019 following the start-up of two mega-refineries, official data showed on Friday, with December posting the highest daily run-rate on record.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 06:00January 17, 2020China posts weakest growth in 29 years as trade war bites, but ends 2019 on firmer noteChina's economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States and sputtering investment, and more stimulus steps are expected this year to help avert a sharper slowdown.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 05:56January 17, 2020Instant View: China's economic growth slows to 6.1% in 2019, near 30-year lowChina's economy grew 6.0% in the fourth quarter of 2019 from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, in line with expectations and steadying from the previous quarter's pace.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 05:45January 17, 2020China's economic growth slows to 6.1% in 2019, near 30-year lowChina's economy grew 6.0% in the fourth quarter of 2019 from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, in line with expectations and steadying from the previous quarter's pace.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 05:41January 17, 2020China's 2019 birth rate slowest in 70 years: stats bureauChina's birth rate fell to its lowest last year since the founding of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago, posing a long-term challenge for its government.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 05:38January 17, 2020China's 2019 pork output plunges as African swine fever cuts herdChina produced 42.55 million tonnes of pork in 2019, down 21.3% from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, after the fatal hog disease African swine fever killed millions of pigs in the world's top producer.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 05:36January 17, 2020China 2019 crude steel output jumps 8.3%, sets second straight annual recordCrude steel production in China climbed to a record just shy of 1 billion tonnes in 2019, boosted by a resilient property market and robust demand as Beijing beefed up infrastructure spending in a bid to weather a slowdown in economic growth.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 05:34January 17, 2020China posts weakest growth in 29 years as trade war bites, but ends year on firmer noteChina's economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States and sputtering investment, and more stimulus steps are expected this year to help avert a sharper slowdown.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 05:29January 17, 2020China's annual aluminum output falls for first time in 10 years: statistics bureauChina's annual aluminum production fell for the first time in 10 years in 2019, official data showed on Friday, hit by softer demand amid the Sino-U.S. trade row and large-scale smelter outages.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 05:16January 17, 2020China fourth quarter GDP grows 6%, in line with expectations and hovering near 30-year lowChina's economy grew 6.0% in the fourth quarter of 2019 from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, in line with expectations and unchanged from the previous quarter's pace.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 04:58January 17, 2020Oil steady ahead of data seen confirming sluggish China growthOil prices were steady on Friday as investors braced for data expected to show China's economic growth last year slid to its slowest pace in 29 years, holding on to gains for now after Washington and Beijing inked a long-awaited trade deal.
< businessNews > - Reurers-Business 04:47January 17, 2020Senate passes North America trade deal, Canada still to approveThe U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher rules on labor and automotive content but leaves $1.2 trillion in annual U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade flows largely unchanged.
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