The European Union on Thursday acknowledged a move by the new U.S. government to refrain from imposing additional tariffs on EU goods in a long-running dispute over aircraft tariffs, and said it was ready to work to resolve trade disputes.
In early trading on Friday global markets were holding steady or slipping a bit as investors looked over mixed data and watched for the next catalyst.
With the coronavirus far from tamed, populism rife, global debt at record levels, and policy normalisation likely to be uneven, the situation remains precarious, says Kenneth Rogoff.
Walt Disney reported a smaller-than-expected drop in first-quarter revenue on Thursday, as its fast-growing streaming business helped offset some impact from the COVID-19 pandemic on its theme park and movie studio businesses.
The US Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Thursday it will present new data next week that will show 7.8 per cent of the country's workforce hold multiple jobs, a trend that has been on the rise during the past 20 years.
The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to pause a government appeal of a lower court ruling blocking restrictions that the Trump administration had imposed on Tencent's messaging app WeChat.
U.S. stocks slid on Thursday after U.S. President Joe Biden said China was poised to "eat our lunch," a warning that raised concerns for a market hovering near record highs on hopes of more stimulus, strong earnings and an improving outlook for the pandemic.
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to further delay the extradition to Japan of two men charged with helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country.
Kraft Heinz said on Thursday (Feb 11) that it plans to sell its nuts business - including most Planters and Corn Nuts products - to Hormel Foods Corp for US$3.35 billion, sending shares up 6 per cent.
A U.S. appeals court on Thursday declined to further delay the extradition to Japan of two men charged with helping former Nissan Motor Co Ltd Chairman Carlos Ghosn flee the country.






















