Nissan Motor Co (T:7201) has selected executive officer Hideyuki Sakamoto as a candidate for the board of directors, the company said on Friday, following the surprise resignation of vice-chief operating officer Jun Seki earlier this week. Sakamoto, who was named an executive officer in June...
European shares rose to another record high on Friday, as investors remained optimistic about an improving global economy after a fresh dose of upbeat economic data from China and firming indications of a preliminary U.S.-China trade deal. The pan-European STOXX 600 index (STOXX) was up 0.2% at...
Oil rose further above $67 a barrel to its highest in over three months on Thursday, buoyed by a report showing lower U.S. crude inventories, by hopes of an end to the China-U.S. trade dispute and OPEC-led efforts to constrain supply. The American Petroleum Institute, an oil industry group,...
Despite a strong start to this decade in 2010, emerging market stocks underperformed developed market peers and were weighed down by events such as the Chinese market sell-off, debt crises in Turkey and Argentina and the Sino-U.S. trade war. MSCI’s index of emerging market stocks has...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that there would be no true improvement in bilateral relations without stability in the East China Sea, Japan’s foreign ministry said. The two leaders held a bilateral meeting in the Chinese city of Chengdu,...
Chile’s finance minister has sought to downplay a row between the government and the construction and engineering arm of South Korean giant Hyundai (KS:000720) over a $740 million suspension bridge, saying disputes in such mega projects were “quite common.” Hyundai Engineering...
Exchange-traded funds that use leverage to offer double or triple the daily return of benchmark U.S. stock indexes rank among the 10 top-performing funds of the decade, with returns that in some cases neared 2,000%, despite warnings that they are not suitable for most investors. The huge gains...
Activist investors who are shaking up Corporate America with calls for operational fixes, refreshed boards and even sales of a company are delivering their best returns in six years with double-digit gains for 2019 after big losses in 2018. The surge in returns is energizing experienced...
Stocks rang in another round of closing records Monday as investors focused on a report that China will cut import tariffs for frozen pork, pharmaceuticals and some high-tech components starting Jan. 1. Investors were also eyeing developments at Boeing, after the Dow component announced that...
Boeing заявила, что отстранила Денниса Мюленбурга от должности генерального директора. Компания изо всех сил пытается оправиться от фиаско самолета 737 MAX, обошедшегося Boeing в миллиарды долларов и унесшего жизни 346 человек, сообщает CNBC. «Совет директоров решил, что смена руководства...
