The top United Nations envoy to Iraq condemned on Monday the use of hunting rifles firing birdshot against peaceful protesters in Baghdad and urged the government to ensure they are not harmed.
LONDON (Reuters Breakingviews) - SoftBank’s Vision Fund chief, Rajeev Misra, may have a cunning hedging strategy for the giant technology investor. He’s pushing to raise as much as $4 billion to make bets on listed companies, the Financial Times reported late on Sund
The big day investors had been eagerly waiting for has come and gone. On Thursday, Feb. 13, before the opening bell, the most popular pot stock in the world, Aurora Cannabis (NYSE: ACB), lifted the hood on its fiscal second-quarter operating results.
German industrial giants Bayer and BASF moved lower on Monday after a jury ordered them to pay $265 million to a Missouri peach farmer following a lawsuit over the weedkiller Dicamba
Sterling was slightly weaker on Monday, though it maintained some gains above $1.30, after having its best week in two months as investors priced in looser financial conditions under Britain's new finance minister.
Global shares inched higher on Monday as the promise of further policy stimulus from China to counteract the economic hit from a coronavirus outbreak calmed nervous investors.
Brazilian retailer Magazine Luiza SA on Monday reported a 11.4% drop in fourth-quarter net income year-on-year, as the group took a hit on margins to achieve record total sales growth.
There's a reason so many professionals make a living helping other people with their taxes. Though filing a return, in theory, isn't difficult, in practice, there's plenty of room for error. And if you make a mistake on your taxes, you could face a host of consequences, from hav
(RTTNews) - BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) said Monday that the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has awarded subsidiary BWXT Nuclear Operations Group Inc. new contracts with options totaling about $1 billion for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor components.
STFA Investment Holding and Swiss Partners Group Holding have mandated Citigroup for a potential sale of Enerya, a leading natural gas distributor in Turkey, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
A Spanish court hearing set to look into the case filed by French media group Vivendi against Italian broadcaster Mediaset has been postponed without a new date, two legal sources said on Monday, citing a "procedural issue".
India summoned the Turkish ambassador on Monday to lodge a diplomatic protest over President Tayyip Erdogan's remarks on the disputed region of Kashmir and warned it would have a bearing on bilateral ties.
Vodafone and Telecom Italia have offered concessions to address EU antitrust concerns about their plan to merge their mobile tower infrastructure, a filing on the European Commission website showed on Monday.
(RTTNews) - European stocks were moving higher on Monday after China pumped in more stimulus to counter the economic hit from the coronavirus outbreak that has claimed over 1,700 lives.
Meituan Dianping, China’s on-demand service giant, said on Monday it has waived all commission fees for restaurants and other local services nationwide throughout February, to help businesses cope with the coronavirus outbreak.
The Syrian army said on Monday it had taken full control of dozens of towns in Aleppo's northwestern countryside and it would press on with its campaign to wipe out militant groups "wherever they are found".
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks eked out modest gains on Monday, with resource stocks gaining ground after Chinese policymakers ramped up support for the economy and companies that have been hit by a slump in sales and activity.
China's southern province of Hainan has launched the first specially-designed insurance product to cover losses incurred by businesses as a result of the coronavirus outbreak in the country, the banking and insurance regulator said.