SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An overhauled telecommunications sector featuring most of the so-called FANG stocks could debut as Wall Street’s hottest bet when it kicks off in September, boosted by a rising wave of media and television acquisitions.
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VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC moved closer on Friday toward boosting oil output as its leader Saudi Arabia appeared to have persuaded arch-rival Iran to cooperate, after major consumers warned of a supply shortage.
PARIS (Reuters) – French supermarket chain Casino and cosmetics group L’Oreal are launching new beauty stores in Paris this weekend, the latest effort by brick and mortar retailers to retain customers in the face of online competition.
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – Airbus issued its strongest warning yet over the impact of Britain’s departure from the European Union, saying a withdrawal without a deal would force it to reconsider its long-term position and put thousands of British jobs at risk.
BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG is handing over responsibility for regional markets to its different brands, the German carmaker said on Friday, its latest efforts to get closer to markets to respond to customer demand more quickly.
LONDON (Reuters) – World shares rose on Friday but were set to end a second week lower amid intensifying worries over the fallout of a trade dispute resulting from U.S. tariffs, while oil prices were higher ahead of an OPEC meeting later in the day.
VIENNA (Reuters) – OPEC will seek agreement on Friday to raise oil production despite opposition from Iran, which has threatened to block the move as it faces export-crippling U.S. sanctions.
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Police in Tempe, Arizona said evidence showed the “safety” driver behind the wheel of a self-driving Uber was distracted and streaming a television show on her phone right up until about the time of a fatal accident in March, deeming the crash that rocked the nascent industry “entirely avoidable.”
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares slid to their lowest in six months on Friday, on signs U.S. trade battles with China and many other countries are starting to chip away at corporate profits, while oil prices were choppy ahead of an OPEC meeting to discuss raising output.
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. protectionism is self-defeating and a “symptom of paranoid delusions” that must not distract China from its path to modernization, Chinese state media said on Friday as Beijing kept up with its war of words with Washington over trade.
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Foxconn , the world’s largest electronics contract manufacturer, on Friday said the U.S. and Chinese governments are engaged in a technology war, not a trade war, describing the spat as the biggest challenge the Taiwanese company is facing.
TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares slid to their lowest in six months on Friday, on signs U.S. trade battles with China and many other countries are starting to chip away at corporate profits, while oil prices were choppy ahead of an OPEC meeting to discuss raising output.
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