By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s parliament saw heated debate on Friday over proposed legislation to make global…
Tod’s investor repeats criticism of Della Valles’ bid as offer nears end
By Elisa Anzolin MILAN (Reuters) – Tod’s investor Tabor Asset Management has sent a second letter to complain the price…
Kroger-Albertsons tie-up spurs union lobbying to stop merger
By Uday Sampath Kumar and Siddharth Cavale (Reuters) – Thousands of unionized retail workers from the U.S. Mid-Atlantic to the…
Walmart doubles down on Africa despite a decade of frustration
By Nqobile Dludla JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – In 2011, U.S. retail giant Walmart Inc made a bet on Africa, buying a…
Rouble firms past 61 vs dollar to 2-week high on tax payments support
By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -The rouble strengthened past 61 to the dollar on Friday to a two-week high, supported…
Marketmind: Tbond tension snaps sentiment
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. Politics may be painful, currencies restive…
Analysis-Energy crisis tests resilience of Italian businesses
By Valentina Za and Elvira Pollina MILAN (Reuters) -Italian media had only just begun talking about the threat of winter…
Sterling may decide if BoE can talk markets off a cliff : Mike Dolan
(Correcting year in chart annotation on US/UK ‘Terminal Rates’) By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – The Bank of England has…
Renault says price hikes help sales grow in Q3, confirms outlook
By Gilles Guillaume PARIS (Reuters) – Renault said on Friday its sales rose to 9.8 billion euros ($9.57 billion) in…
Japan’s inflation hits 8-year high in test of BOJ’s dovish policy
By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s core consumer inflation rate accelerated to a fresh eight-year high of…