WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Friday launched its long-planned “China House” unit, an internal reorganization to help…
Britain’s Christmas shopping hurt by rail strikes and snow
LONDON (Reuters) – British retailers have been hurt by a sharp dip in shopper numbers this week, a crucial Christmas…
App store avalanche forecast as Apple bows to EU demands
By Martin Coulter LONDON (Reuters) – Apple’s rivals are positioning themselves as the go-to alternative to its dominant App Store…
Wall St extends losses as recession fears weigh
(Reuters) – Wall Street’s main stock indexes extended losses on Friday as fears of a looming recession, sparked by the…
Air India jumbo order includes 190 Boeing MAX, 30 787s -sources
LONDON/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Air India is close to a deal to order more than 200 Boeing jets including 190…
Germany on Twitter suspensions: ‘We have a problem, @Twitter’
By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) -The German Foreign Office tweeted screenshots on Friday of the accounts of journalists suspended by…
Debt-laden Italy lashes out at ‘crazy’ ECB after rate hike
By Alvise Armellini and Francesco Canepa ROME/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Italian ministers lashed out at the European Central Bank on Friday,…
Kremlin says it is finalising last details of response to oil price cap
(Reuters) – The Kremlin said on Friday it was finalising the last details of how it would respond to the…
India’s textile industry faces tough times as consumers cut spending
By Manoj Kumar and Rajendra Jadhav NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s $200 billion textile and apparel industry is facing a…
World Cup and Black Friday fail to stop surprise fall in UK retail sales
By Andy Bruce LONDON (Reuters) -British retail sales slid unexpectedly in November, despite the men’s soccer World Cup and the…