NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures jumped on Sunday after China and the United States agreed at a G20 summit to shelve any new tariffs and reset discussions for 90 days, at least temporarily halting an increase in their tensions over trade. S&P 500 e-mini futures ESc1 were up 1.55 percent as trading […]
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Several European countries have either ordered vehicle recalls by carmakers over diesel emissions cheating or plan to do so, German weekly Bild am Sonntag reported without citing sources. The paper said France had identified concerns over Nissan’s (7201.T) Juke model as well as the Renault (RENA.PA) Captur and Kadjar models. It also […]
(Reuters) – Nexstar Media Group Inc has reached an agreement to acquire to Tribune Media Co for about $4.1 billion, a deal which would make it the largest regional U.S. TV station operator, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday. Nexstar’s acquisition would come just three months after Tribune’s $3.9 billion deal to sell […]
If there was a big red CANCEL CHRISTMAS button, would you press it? While the festive season is usually portrayed as unerringly joyous, not everyone feels that way. It can put stress on you and on your pockets. So, forgive me, but to relieve that pressure, and possibly increase happiness, it is worth considering going […]
IT MAY have closed down controversially, but the new owners of Clerys are taking shoppers on a trip down memory lane with festive window displays. The nostalgic artworks, which were unveiled yesterday, offer a glimpse into the long history of the famous department store. A number of Christmas settings are included from down the decades, […]
PROVIDENCE Resources has said it is “frustrated” after it postponed a planned site survey at its Barryroe operations in the Celtic Sea off the Cork coast. The survey had been scheduled for the fourth quarter of this year, but will now take place in early 2019. Permission for the survey had been granted by the […]
As likely candidates for the accolade of Farmer of the Year go, Gillian O’Sullivan wasn’t always a front runner. To start with, she started her career far from her family’s Dungarvan farm, as a vet caring for small animals in Bray. And then there is the fact that only for a family tragedy, O’Sullivan and […]
Euro area inflation dipped in November to an annual 2.0pc from 2.2pc in October according to the European Statistics Agency, on the back of a slowdown in energy, food and core price rises. Given falling oil prices, which have dropped 30pc since early October to around $50 a barrel, the headline rate of inflation looks […]
(Reuters) – U.S. stocks treaded water on Friday heading into a U.S.-China trade meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit, whose outcome would decide the fate of the ongoing trade dispute that has roiled financial markets. Markets took relief from the comments of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer that he would be surprised if […]
"I can’t understand why they exist." That’s the response I received within two minutes of positing a question asking how parents feel about Christmas Eve boxes, which until now, I hadn’t realised were so controversial. "Where did they originate from is what I’d like to know and the prices can be horrendous," a second mum […]