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Dutch government says it will cooperate with EU probe into Nike tax status

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch government said on Thursday it will cooperate with an investigation by the EU Commission into Nike Inc.’s (NKE.N) tax arrangements in the Netherlands. “To be clear: this does not mean that the commission has already reached a verdict, but merely that they have doubts whether or not there was state […]

Jaguar Land Rover to slash UK jobs after China, diesel drop

LONDON (Reuters) – Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will cut 10 percent of its workforce, mostly in its home market, as Britain’s biggest carmaker faces lower Chinese demand and a slump in European diesel sales. JLR, based in central England, will cut some 4,500 out of 42,500 jobs, targeting managerial roles rather than production-line workers as […]

UOB renews, expands regional bancassurance alliance with Prudential

SINGAPORE – United Overseas Bank has renewed its regional bancassurance arrangement with Prudential for 15 years. Prudential will pay the lender a fee of $1.15 billion over this period. The new pact extends the original alliance, which runs from 2010 to 2034, and will include Vietnam as a fifth market. Under the arrangement, UOB will […]

Asia shares recover as China stocks rise after weak data

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares edged up on Thursday as stimulus expectations and a rise in the yuan helped Chinese equities erase early losses, while markets awaited more news on U.S.-China trade talks amid hopes that an all-out trade war can be averted. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 0.3 percent, hovering […]

Stormont veto for Irish backstop 'wouldn't be acceptable'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said it would not be acceptable for the Northern Ireland Assembly to have a veto over the so-called backstop to avoid a hard Border. The British government published proposals which would see Stormont given the power to veto new EU rules if the backstop came into effect post-Brexit. It came as […]

Exclusive: Sears chairman submits new roughly $5 bln bid to save retailer – sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sears Holdings Corp Chairman Eddie Lampert submitted a revised roughly $5 billion takeover bid for the company on Wednesday, people familiar with the matter said, boosting the chances that the U.S. department store operator will escape liquidation. In a concession, Lampert agreed to assume tax and vendor bills Sears has incurred […]

Asian shares start cautiously after trade talks end, dovish Fed minutes

TOKYO (Reuters) – Asian shares began cautiously on Thursday, struggling to rise after a multi-day rally as markets await more news on U.S.-China trade talks that have raised hopes of a deal to avert an all-out trade war. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was a tad lower, trading not far off a […]

Bed Bath & Beyond forecasts 2019 profit ahead of estimates, shares jump

(Reuters) – Home furnishing retailer Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY.O) on Wednesday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit and forecast earnings for 2019 above Wall Street estimates, sending its shares up 16 percent in extended trading. Bed Bath & Beyond, which sells everything from bath towels and bed sheets to kitchen appliances and home furnishings, […]