(Recasts with ratings data, adds comments by Bran Stark actor) By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES, May 20 (Reuters) – Warning: This story contains spoilers for the final episode of “Game of Thrones.” More than 19 million U.S. viewers watched the series finale of television’s “Game of Thrones” – a record audience for HBO, the cable […]
Read MoreNEW YORK (Reuters) – Global equity markets fell on Monday as a U.S. crackdown on China’s Huawei Technologies led chipmaker stocks in Europe and on Wall Street to slide on fears of a widening trade war, while the dollar was steady ahead of fresh insight on the Federal Reserve policies. A specialist trader works at […]
Read MoreNEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stocks slid on Monday as the White House’s restrictions on Chinese telecom equipment company Huawei Technologies Co Ltd weighed on the technology sector and raised concerns that the move would further inflame trade tensions between the United States and China. Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock […]
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(Corrects third bullet point to say “Fed minutes,” not “Fed meeting”; corrects first sentence to say Fed policies this week, not Fed meeting this week; corrects 14th paragraph to show why market awaiting insight on Fed’s policy thoughts) * U.S., European chipmakers fall sharply on supply chain concerns * Oil prices rise as OPEC says […]
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LOS ANGELES, May 20 (Reuters) – Some 19.3 million U.S. viewers watched the series finale of television’s “Game of Thrones” on Sunday – a record audience for the fantasy series, cable channel HBO said. HBO, a unit of AT&T’s Warner Media, said Sunday’s live television audience and viewers on its HBO GO and HBO NOW […]
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(Reuters) – Texas Pacific Land Trust said on Monday proxy advisory firm Egan-Jones Ratings Co has recommended its shareholders to vote for retired U.S. Air Force General Donald Cook as a trustee of the company. Earlier this month, proxy advisory firms Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis also recommended shareholders to vote in favor of […]
Read More(Reuters) – U.S. footwear companies, including Nike Inc and Under Armour, on Monday urged U.S. President Donald Trump to remove footwear from the proposed tariffs list on goods imported from China. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Dow Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company Nike (NKE) is seen in Los Angeles, California, United States, […]
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May 20 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Justice is leaning against approving T-Mobile US Inc’s proposed takeover of Sprint Corp as the remedies proposed by the companies do not resolve antitrust concerns, Bloomberg reported here on Monday, citing a person familiar with the review. T-Mobile’s $26 billion acquisition of rival Sprint won the support […]
Read MoreA man puts on a delivery bag with the logo of Uber Eats in Mexico City, Mexico May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s Finance Ministry on Monday laid out plans to withhold tax from drivers for ride-hailing and food delivery firms such as Uber Technologies Inc and Rappi, part of a […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON (Reuters) – T-Mobile US Inc’s $26 billion acquisition of rival Sprint Corp won the support of the head of the Federal Communications Commission on Monday, in a big step toward the deal’s approval. FILE PHOTO: A sign for a T-Mobile store is seen in Manhattan, New York, U.S., April 30, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo […]
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By Lambert Strether of Corrente. Trade “Opinion: The global consequences of a China-U.S. cold war” [Nouriel Roubini, MarketWatch]. “The global consequences of a Sino-American cold war would be even more severe than those of the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Whereas the Soviet Union was a declining power with a failing […]
Read MoreLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Mixed reviews, a stray water bottle and pleas for a spinoff for feisty teen assassin Arya Stark marked the end of “Game of Thrones,” which came to a close on Sunday with one more shocking demise and an unlikely character named as king. Fans watch the final episode of Game of […]
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Jacob Zuma’s lawyers argued on Monday that the former South African president had been treated unfairly by prosecutors in his attempt to have revived corruption charges set aside because he is unpopular in the country at large. Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrives to cast his ballot in the country’s parliamentary […]
Read More(Reuters Health) – Almost half of the people who followed Juul Labs Inc on Twitter last year were not old enough to legally purchase e-cigarettes in the United States, according to a study published on Monday. A sign advertising Juul brand vaping products is seen outside a shop in Manhattan in New York City, New […]
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STOCKHOLM, May 20 (Reuters) – Swedbank on Monday called an extraordinary general meeting on June 19 to vote on three new board members as it tries to rebuild its scandal-hit reputation. The Swedish lender has endured a turbulent few months since it was linked to money laundering at Danske Bank, which has said that its […]
Read More(Reuters) – European stocks recorded broad-based losses on Monday, as a U.S. crackdown on China’s Huawei Technologies rekindled concerns about worsening global trade and wilted the continent’s trade-exposed tech and auto stocks. Global risk appetite was jolted after Reuters reported Alphabet Inc’s Google suspended some business with Huawei, while Apple Inc supplier Lumentum Holdings Inc […]
Read MoreLUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia plans to strip Vedanta-controlled Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) of its mining license and bring a new investor into the operation, in a move likely to stoke international miners’ concerns about rising government intervention in the sector. FILE PHOTO: Zambian President Edgar Lungu reacts after participating in a discussion at the World […]
Read MoreLONDON (Reuters) – A collapse of U.S.-China trade talks and hike in tariffs on Chinese goods would push the world economy toward recession and see the Federal Reserve cut U.S. interest rates back to zero within a year, analysts at Morgan Stanley said on Monday. A worker cycles past containers outside a logistics center near […]
Read MoreThe General Motors logo is seen outside its headquarters at the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan in this file photograph taken August 25, 2009. REUTERS/Jeff Kowalsky/Files DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co said on Monday most of its global models will be capable of over-the-air software upgrades by 2023, as the automaker rolls out new […]
Read MoreROME (Reuters) – Accounts tagged ‘hatetrump’ and ‘ihatetrump’ are part of a coordinated campaign to undermine U.S. President Donald Trump that has emerged on social media site Instagram, an independent study has revealed. FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the National Association of Realtors’ Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, U.S., May […]
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