Dollar index surges to 14-year high
[ad_1] By Patrick Graham | LONDON LONDON The dollar soared to its highest since April 2003 against a basket of currencies on Wednesday, reaching its strongest in a year against the euro as major banks…
Business calls for Trump, world leaders to support Paris climate pact
[ad_1] By Nina Chestney | MARRAKESH, Morocco MARRAKESH, Morocco More than 360 businesses and investors called on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and world leaders on Wednesday to continue to support agreed curbs on global warming…
eHi Car Services Announces Third Quarter 2016 Results – Yahoo Finance
[ad_1] SHANGHAI, Nov. 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Net revenues increased by 47.8% year-over-year Net income increased by 269.5% year-over-year eHi Car Services Limited (“eHi” or the “Company”) (EHIC), a leading car rentals and car services…
Hillary Clinton's Twitter Chart of Doom – Bloomberg
[ad_1] The polls had her winning. Prediction models had her winning. Financial markets had her winning. But Twitter had Hillary Clinton losing, with a steady downtrend in sentiment that foreshadowed her stunning defeat to Donald…
In biggest boost since 1940s, BBC World Service adds 11 languages
[ad_1] By Guy Faulconbridge and Estelle Shirbon | LONDON LONDON The BBC said on Wednesday that its World Service will begin broadcasting in 11 additional languages in a drive to reach millions more people, including…
Microsoft offers EU concessions over its $26 billion LinkedIn bid
[ad_1] By Foo Yun Chee | BRUSSELS BRUSSELS Microsoft has offered concessions to EU antitrust regulators over its $26 billion bid for social network LinkedIn, the European Commission said on Wednesday, as the U.S. software…
American Manufacturing Groups Push Donald Trump to Rethink His Trade Threats – Fortune
[ad_1] America’s manufacturers are urging President-elect Donald Trump to back off from his most threatening trade rhetoric and pursue a more nuanced approach to trade with China and Mexico, avoiding unilateral tariff actions and focusing…
U.K. Jobless Rate Falls Amid Signs Labor Market May Be Cooling – Bloomberg
[ad_1] U.K. unemployment fell to its lowest rate in 11 years in the third quarter but there are signs that the labor market is slowing in the wake of the Brexit vote. The jobless rate…
Taiwan to ask for removal of Uber apps from Apple, Google app stores
[ad_1] TAIPEI Taiwan plans to ask Apple Inc (AAPL.O) and Alphabet Inc’s (GOOGL.O) Google to pull apps of Uber Technologies available in Taiwan on their app stores, a government official said, upping pressure on the…