HNA Group HNA denies embezzlement claims as it fights for control of Hong Kong AirlinesReuters Canada - By Jennifer HughesHONG KONG (Reuters) - Embattled Chinese conglomerate HNA Group has denied accusations of embezzlement and financial irregularity made by a rival group of shareholders in Hong Kong Airlines (HKA) as the
Japanese Yen Dollar steadies after upbeat U.S. data amid holiday-thin tradeReuters Canada - By Tomo UetakeTOKYO (Reuters) - The dollar steadied against a basket of currencies on Friday after hitting a 2-1/2-week high overnight as data pointed to a sturdy U.S. economy, while the euro was dented by weak manufacturing
Nissan Nissan to cut global production by 15 percent: NikkeiReuters Canada - by Rama Venkat in BENGALURU and Maki Shiraki in TOKYO(Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd will cut global production by about 15 percent for the current fiscal year ending March 2020, as it shifts away from the aggressive expansion campaign promoted by former
NYSE Earnings deluge could make or break sentimentReuters Canada - By Chuck MikolajczakNEW YORK (Reuters) - Next week will go a long way in determining whether investors should be concerned about the dawning of an earnings recession or whether back-to-back quarters of negative growth can
Tencent Nintendo shares jump 17 percent after Tencent wins key China Switch sales approvalReuters Canada - By Sam NusseyTOKYO (Reuters) - Nintendo Co Ltd shares jumped 17 percent in morning Tokyo trade on Friday, a day after China's Tencent Holdings Ltd won a key approval to begin selling Nintendo's Switch console in the
Josh Rosen NFL notebook: Rosen calls life in limbo 'annoying'Reuters CanadaArizona Cardinals quarterback Josh Rosen spoke publicly for the first time Thursday about the limbo he finds himself in with the team that drafted him last year, telling SI TV that it's "annoying" but
Uber Uber's self-driving unit valued at $7.25 billion in new investmentReuters Canada - By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber's autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group Corp, giving the company a much-needed funding boost for its pricey
Uber Uber's self-driving unit valued at $7.25 billion in new investmentReuters Canada - By Heather SomervilleSAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Uber's autonomous vehicle unit has raised $1 billion from a consortium of investors including SoftBank Group Corp, giving the company a much-needed funding boost for its pricey
Khris Davis MLB notebook: A's sign Davis through 2021Reuters CanadaOakland Athletics slugger Khris Davis signed a contract extension Thursday that covers the 2020 and '21 seasons for a reported total of $33.5 million. Davis was scheduled to become a free agent in November.
Texas Tech Red Raiders NBA notebook: Texas Tech's Culver declares for draftReuters CanadaTexas Tech standout Jarrett Culver, the Big 12 Player of the Year, announced Thursday he will forgo his last two seasons in Lubbock and declare for the 2019 NBA Draft. The 6-foot-5, 195-pound guard made
Boxing Boxing: Miller denies knowingly taking banned substanceReuters Canada - by Frank Pingue in Toronto(Reuters) - American Jarrell Miller says he never knowingly took a banned substance and will appeal a decision to revoke his license over an adverse finding from a doping test ahead of his heavyweight
UK Golf Lowry leads at Hilton Head, Molinari strugglesReuters Canada - by Frank Pingue in Toronto(Reuters) - Ireland's Shane Lowry rediscovered his touch to grab the first-round lead at the RBC Heritage in South Carolina on Thursday while Italian Francesco Molinari struggled in his first start since
Elon Musk Tesla's Elon Musk, SEC get another week to work out deal on Twitter useReuters Canada - By Brendan PiersonNEW YORK (Reuters) - Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will get another week to settle a dispute over Musk's use of Twitter, a federal judge ruled Thursday.
Air Canada Air Canada pilots reviewing aircraft systems on Boeing's MAX jetsReuters Canada - by Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru and Allison Lampert in Montreal(Reuters) - Air Canada said on Thursday its Boeing Co 737 MAX pilots were reviewing aircraft systems and alternative flight conditions for the grounded planes, and the carrier would decide on further pending
Air Canada Air Canada pilots reviewing aircraft systems on Boeing's MAX jetsReuters Canada - by Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru and Allison Lampert in Montreal(Reuters) - Air Canada said on Thursday its Boeing Co 737 MAX pilots were reviewing aircraft systems and alternative flight conditions for the grounded planes, and the carrier would decide on further pending
Satellites Intelsat says satellite made by Boeing failsReuters Canada - by Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Satellite operator Intelsat S.A. said on Thursday one of its satellites made by Boeing Co has failed due to an anomaly related to its propulsion system. The company, which disclosed a service
Air Canada Air Canada pilots reviewing aircraft systems on Boeing's MAX jetsReuters Canada - by Sanjana Shivdas in Bengaluru and Allison Lampert in Montreal(Reuters) - Air Canada said on Thursday its Boeing Co 737 MAX pilots were reviewing aircraft systems and alternative flight conditions for the grounded planes, and the carrier would decide on further pending
Rosneft Exclusive: Venezuela skirts U.S. sanctions by funneling oil sales via RussiaReuters Canada - By Marianna ParragaMEXICO CITY (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro is funneling cashflow from Venezuelan oil sales through Russian state energy giant Rosneft as he seeks to evade U.S. sanctions designed to oust him from
South Sudan Protesters converge on Sudan defense ministry to demand civilian ruleReuters Canada - By Khalid AbdelazizKHARTOUM (Reuters) - Huge crowds formed outside Sudan's defense ministry on Thursday, joining a sit-in protest to demand that the country's transitional military council hand power to civilians. Hundreds
Parks Canada Three world-class climbers presumed dead in Canadian avalancheReuters Canada - by Nia WilliamsCALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Three renowned professional alpinists are missing and presumed dead after an avalanche in Canada's Rocky Mountains, Parks Canada said on Thursday. Climbing media named the
Auto Shows Automakers invest heavily in electric vehicles despite still-low demandReuters Canada - By David ShepardsonNEW YORK (Reuters) - Demand for electric vehicles remains low in the U.S. market, but industry executives at the New York auto show this week said they are pushing ahead with billions of dollars in investments
Employment EssilorLuxottica shareholder body propose independent director to ease deadlockReuters Canada - by Matthias BlamontPARIS (Reuters) - Valoptec International which represents employees and former employees of Ray Ban maker EssilorLuxottica has proposed the appointment of an additional independent director to the group's
European Union Exclusive: Banks shun Tereos attempt to secure wider funding - sourcesReuters Canada - By Sybille de La HamaidePARIS (Reuters) - An attempt by French sugar group Tereos to spread risk on a 250 million euro ($281 million) loan secured earlier this year has failed to attract bidders, leaving three main creditor with
Fiat Chrysler U.S. trade agency sees 76,000 new auto jobs from North American trade dealReuters Canada - by David LawderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Thursday estimated that its new North American trade deal will create 76,000 automotive sector jobs within five years as automakers invest some $34 billion
Yoweri Museveni Uganda's top court upholds ruling on extending president's ruleReuters Canada - By Elias BiryabaremaKAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's supreme court on Thursday backed constitutional changes that allow long-ruling President Yoweri Museveni to extend his time in office. A 4-3 majority decision affirming the
Imran Khan Pakistan PM Khan appoints new finance ministry chief in major reshuffleReuters Canada - By Asif Shahzad and Drazen JorgicISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan made a sweeping cabinet reshuffle on Thursday after only seven months in power and appointed Abdul Hafeez Shaikh as de facto finance minister steer
Yemen U.N. envoy sees troop withdrawal in Yemen's Hodeidah within weeksReuters Canada - By Aziz El YaakoubiDUBAI (Reuters) - Yemen's warring parties could start withdrawing forces from the main port city of Hodeidah within weeks, a move needed to pave the way for political negotiations to end the four-year
Rafael Nadal Nadal, Djokovic ease into Monte Carlo quarter-finalsReuters Canada - by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru(Reuters) - Champion Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Djokovic turned in impressive displays to reach the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-finals on Thursday. Nadal, chasing a record-extending 12th Monte title,
European Council Explainer: Betting on the past? Europe decides on connected car standardsReuters Canada - By Douglas BusvineFRANKFURT (Reuters) - The European Commission's push to implement a Wi-Fi standard for connected cars has won the support of lawmakers in a victory for Germany's Volkswagen, although competitor BMW and
Mick Mulvaney Exclusive: New U.S. consumer watchdog chief to continue review of complaints database, fair lendingReuters Canada - By Pete Schroeder and Katanga JohnsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will continue with reviews, begun by her predecessor, of its public complaints database and how the agency enforces lending
