US job growth slowed in March, unemployment rate at 4.1%
Job growth in the US slowed in March. Employers added 103,000 jobs, lower than expected.
The US unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1% - its...
Australias biggest winemaker, Accolade Wines, acquired by Carlyle for $769 million
Accolade Wines, the biggest Australian winemaker by volume, is being acquired by US private equity firm the Carlyle Group.
The US firm is acquiring Accolade...
Beijing will “fight back” against the latest tariffs from the White House with “maybe...
Cui Tiankai, the Chinese Ambassador to the United States, said that Beijing will “fight back” against the latest tariffs from the White House with...
White House accuses Beijing of “distorting global markets”
The White House has accused Beijing of “distorting global markets” after imposing tariffs on over 128 U.S. produced goods, valued at around $3 billion.
The...
GKN shareholders accept Melrose’s hostile £8.1 billion takeover
Shareholders of the UK automotive and aerospace components company GKN have accepted Melrose’s controversial £8.1 billion bid to takeover the firm.
The Melrose bid won...
Economic growth in the US in Q4 2017 revised up to 2.9%
Economic growth in the US slowed less than previously thought in the last quarter of 2017, according to new estimates by the Commerce Department.
Fourth...
Brexit secretary David Davis says it’s “incredibly probable” UK will reach final deal with...
Brexit secretary David Davis said on BBC One's Andrew Marr Show that it is "incredibly probable, very, very highly probable" that the UK will...
China urges the US to “pull back from the brink” of a trade war
China urged the United States on Friday to “pull back from the brink” of a trade war after US President Trump announced plans to...
Female staff at HSBC in the UK receive 60% less than men in hourly...
Female staff at HSBC in Britain receive 60% less than men in hourly earnings, according to a recent gender pay gap report.
The hourly earnings...
German industry groups want UK to stay in customs union after Brexit
German industry groups have stated that German companies would prefer Britain remain in the customs union after leaving the EU to soften “the horror...