Mothercare Plc said on Friday Boots UK, owned by U.S.-based Walgreens Boots Alliance , will become its new exclusive franchisee partner and stock the struggling retailer's brand of clothing, home and travel products.
U.S. import prices rebounded modestly in November and the underlying trend remained soft, consistent with subdued imported inflation pressures.
LONDON: British drugmaker GSK applied on Friday (Dec 13) for a licence to market its HIV drug dolutegravir in a formulation designed to be easier for babies and children who are living with the virus to swallow. About 1.7 million children have HIV, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa,...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission risks weakening investor protections if it allows companies to raise money in the public market through a direct listing without the support of underwriting banks, an influential broker group said on Friday.
Chinese police on Friday detained the chairman and chief executive officer of New York-listed Fincera Inc for suspected financial crime.
Oil prices extended gains on Friday, scaling three-month highs as the United States and China moved closer to a resolution to the 18-month trade war between the world's two biggest economies that has raised big questions about global demand for crude.
LONDON: The election triumph by Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Conservatives will likely bring on Brexit and a stimulus kick-start for the British economy after years of punishing austerity. Below is an outline on what to expect following Thursday's (Dec 12) vote. ECONOMIC GROWTH Given the clear ...
Samsung Electronics vice-president Kang Kyung-hoon received a 16-month jail term on Friday on charges of union-busting activities, South Korean media reported on Friday.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has declared that a deal to de-escalate the trade war with China was imminent but Beijing remained coy on Friday (Dec 13) and cautioned that any agreement must be "mutually beneficial." Reports Washington and Beijing had struck a bargain at last - subject to ...
SINGAPORE: Christmas came early to Asian markets on Friday (Dec 13) as equities surged on hopes of an orderly Brexit after a landslide election victory for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and signs of a last-ditch trade deal between the United States and China. The impact of the election...
