Amazon fires: Merkel and Macron urge G7 to debate 'emergency'
August 23, 2019
The French and German leaders want the issue debated at the G7 summit, but Brazil’s leader is angry.
French President on Amazon fire: 'Our house is burning'
August 23, 2019
YouTube shuts down 210 channels posting about Hong Kong
August 23, 2019
France and Britain aim to show unity on Iran as G7 looms
August 23, 2019
WORLD • Business
Global Stocks Rise, With All Eyes on the Fed
August 23, 2019
Stocks climbed at the end of a week dominated by central-bank policy, with a closely watched speech expected from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell later in the day.
Amazon Deal Opens Door to Bigger Footprint in India
August 23, 2019
Amazon has signed an agreement that would give it the option to take a significant stake in one of India’s largest retailers.
Business News
Commerzbank Considers Cutting Up to 2,000 Additional Jobs
August 23, 2019
What NASA Says About the Amazon Fires
August 23, 2019
VW Explores Buying Stakes in Chinese Auto Suppliers
August 23, 2019
Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia - Full Show (08/23/2019)
August 23, 2019
Business Insights
Tired of Robocalls? You May Be Free of Them Soon
August 22, 2019
“The bad actors running these deceptive operations will soon have one call left to make: to their lawyers,” said New York Attorney General Letitia James.
How Google’s Plan to Increase Your Online Privacy Differs from Apple and Firefox Ideas
August 22, 2019
The big difference? No cookie blocking.
VMware Agrees to Buy Carbon Black and Pivotal for Combined $4.8 Billion
August 22, 2019
The acquisitions speed up VMware’s timeline for delivering secure, multicloud application development.
WORLD • Markets
Euro weakens, dollar rises as market awaits Fed's Powell
August 23, 2019
The euro edged lower and the dollar strengthened broadly on Friday, awaiting a keynote speech by the head of the Federal Reserve.
World Stock Markets
Global Market Charts by CNN
Market Report
Euro weakens, dollar rises as market awaits Fed's Powell
August 23, 2019
The euro edged lower and the dollar strengthened broadly on Friday, awaiting a keynote speech by the head of the Federal Reserve.
Gold set for worst week in nearly 5 months; Powell's speech in focus
August 23, 2019
Gold eased on Friday, amid a lack of clarity from the U.S. Federal Reserve on the outlook for interest rate cuts.
Oil prices nudge higher, eyes on speech by Fed chair
August 23, 2019
Oil prices clawed back the previous day's losses on Friday, with Brent nudging above $60 a barrel.
US Treasury yields rise as investors await clues from Powell speech
August 23, 2019
U.S. government debt yields were higher Friday morning, as investors await comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
Stock futures roll over, Dow set to drop 100 points after China retaliates with new tariffs
August 23, 2019
U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower open on Friday after a report said China will slap new tariffs on U.S. goods.
European stocks higher as investors await Powell speech
August 23, 2019
European stocks traded higher Friday morning as investors await a speech from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
WORLD • Economy
RBS and Santander ordered to fix PPI breaches
August 23, 2019
CMA tells banks to appoint monitoring bodies after failures to adhere to rules
WORLD • Opinion
Why the Middle East Is Betting on China
August 22, 2019
Chinese foreign policy in the Middle East is highly transactional, focusing on energy and economics, and avoiding sensitive geopolitical issues. In a region as volatile as the Middle East, however, the question is how long such an approach can be sustained.
International Editorial
A Hong Kong ‘Troublemaker’ With a Clean Conscience
August 23, 2019
Jimmy Lai, alone among the territory’s elite, supports the protests and refuses to pay even token obeisance to Beijing, which calls him a “black hand” and a C.I.A. agent.
