SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities have charged the former local bosses of Citigroup Inc and Deutsche Bank AG with “criminal cartel offences” over a $2.3 billion stock issue, one of the country’s biggest cases of alleged white-collar crime.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sharp Corp said it will buy Toshiba Corp’s personal computer business for 4 billion yen ($36 million), highlighting its recovery under the control of Foxconn and marking a return to a business it quit eight years ago.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A German investment company said on Tuesday it planned to sell the components of two unwanted Airbus A380 superjumbo jets, in an apparent move to send the world’s largest jetliner to the breakers yard for the first time due to slack demand.
(Reuters) – Australia’s competition regulator on Tuesday said criminal charges had been laid against Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd, a local unit of Citigroup and Deutsche Bank AG relating to cartel offences over a $2.3 billion share issue.
LONDON/FRANKFURT/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD is looking at launching battery production in Europe, joining Asian rivals aiming to cash in on a green car revolution and threatening attempts by Brussels to nurture a home-grown industry.
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government sold 7.7 percent of Royal Bank of Scotland shares for 2.5 billion pounds ($3.33 billion) on Tuesday, realizing a loss of more than two billion pounds on part of its investment in the lender it rescued in 2008.
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s government sold approximately 7.7 percent of Royal Bank of Scotland shares , the bank said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks steadied on Tuesday as investors paused for breath after the previous day’s rally, although tech-inspired Wall Street gains supported broader sentiment as focus shifted to bullish economic fundamentals, away from trade concerns.
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The president of Emirates airline said the rare combination of higher oil and a stronger dollar, which usually move in opposite directions, represented a “double whammy” in terms of their impact on costs but that passenger demand remained strong.
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Sharp Corp said it will acquire Toshiba Corp’s personal computer business for $36 million, highlighting its recovery under the control of Foxconn and marking a return to a business it quit eight years ago.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks pulled back on Tuesday as investors paused for breath after the previous day’s rally, although tech-inspired Wall Street gains supported broader sentiment as focus shifted to bullish economic fundamentals, away from trade concerns.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will impose a 20 percent tariff on U.S. pork imports, two industry officials with direct knowledge of the plan told Reuters on Monday, for the first time providing details of the country’s retaliatory measures to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum.
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican firms will need to cut deals with suppliers and consider buying goods elsewhere once a conflict over U.S. steel and aluminum import tariffs starts to bite, even as consumers are seen ultimately picking up the tab from any higher prices.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian stocks dipped on Tuesday as the markets took a breather after the previous day’s rally, although tech-inspired Wall Street gains helped limit the losses, with investor focus moving away from trade concerns and back to benign economic fundamentals.
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