Germany's BMW has no interest in settling an investigations by the European Union antitrust authorities against the company and other German carmakers, German magazine WirtschaftsWoche reported on Friday, citing company sources.
Key oil freight rates from the Middle East to Asia jumped nearly a fifth on Friday, with the global oil shipping market spooked by fresh United States sanctions on units of Chinese giant COSCO for alleged involvement in ferrying crude out of Iran.
The head of Suntory Holdings, Takeshi Niinami, said he was not interested in replacing the CEO at Nissan Motor Co , which has been struggling with scandal and plunging profits, saying there was more work to do at the Japanese drinks maker.
Shares in a slew of Chinese stocks traded in the United States and index providers slumped on Friday, after reports the Trump administration is considering delisting Chinese firms from U.S. stock exchanges.
U.S. stocks slipped on Friday after news that the Trump administration was considering delisting Chinese companies from U.S. stock exchanges and limit U.S. investments into China.
Barclays has agreed to pay about $6.3 million to settle U.S. charges it violated a federal anti-bribery law by hiring family and friends of foreign officials in the Asia-Pacific region to help win or retain investment banking business.
U.S. consumer spending barely rose in August and business investment remained subdued amid lingering trade tensions, prompting economists to slash their economic growth estimates for the third quarter.
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Austrian sensor maker AMS raised its takeover offer for Osram to 4.5 billion euros ($4.9 billion) on Friday, ratcheting up the pressure on a private equity consortium also vying to buy the German lighting group.
Wells Fargo & Co on Friday named banking veteran Charles Scharf its next chief executive officer, ending a six-month search for a new leader to turn around the fortunes of the scandal-plagued bank, sending its shares up more than 4%. Scharf, who joins the fourth-largest U.S. bank effective next month after a 2-year stint leading Bank of New York Mellon , will become Wells Fargo's third CEO in as many years.
The U.S. government is considering the possibility of delisting Chinese companies from U.S. exchanges, a source briefed on the matter said, in what would be an escalation of trade tensions between the U.S. and China.
Hedge fund D.E. Shaw & Co is building a stake in Emerson Electric Co and is planning to push for changes, including a potential break-up of the U.S. industrial conglomerate, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Marathon Petroleum Corp said on Friday the top U.S. refiner's board supported Gary Heminger staying on as chief executive officer amid calls for his ouster from two top 10 shareholders.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and its U.S. unit will pay $40 million for misleading investors about its monthly sales figures and will resolve a lengthy probe by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank President Patrick Harker said in New York on Friday he opposed the central bank's September rate cut and thinks the Fed should "hold firm" on interest rates.