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• European Shares Higher on Hopes of Fed Action, Chip Stocks Gain on Apple Report

  (Reuters) - European shares rose on Friday as investors were hopeful of further monetary easing from the U.S. Federal Reserve in the wake of poor economic... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• Norwegian Air's Sept Passenger Income up Less Than Forecast

  By Terje SolsvikOSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian Air's (OL:NWC) income per passenger rose less than expected in September, although its aircraft were more full than a... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• Hong Kong Invokes Rare Emergency Powers to Ban Masks at Protests

  (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong invoked colonial-era emergency powers for the first time in more than half a century to ban face masks for protesters in a bid to... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• Apple Is Raising IPhone 11 Output by Up to 10%, Nikkei Says

  (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) has told suppliers to increase production of its latest iPhone 11 range by as much as 10% to meet stronger-than-expected... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• UK Watchdog May Ban Some Car, Home Insurance Pricing Practices

  By Huw JonesLONDON (Reuters) - Some pricing practices in Britain's 18 billion pound ($22 billion) car and home insurance market may need to be banned as... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• Hong Kong Leader Invokes Emergency Powers to Try to Quell Escalating Violence

  HONG Kong (Reuters) - Hong Kong's embattled leader Carrie Lam on Friday invoked colonial-era emergency powers for the first time in more than 50 years in a... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• Japan's Abe Pledges Economic Support Steps If Risks Intensify

  By Kaori Kaneko and Leika KiharaTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Friday the government was ready to take "all possible steps" if... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• Analysts Downgrade Long-term Aussie Forecast on Dovish RBA, NZ$ Seen Slipping:...

  By Rushil DuttaSYDNEY (Reuters) - Analysts trimmed their long term forecast for the Australian dollar, a Reuters poll showed, as markets priced in more... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• Taiwan September Exports Seen Rising for Second Month, Inflation Quickens:...

  TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's exports likely grew 1% in September from a year earlier, logging a second straight month of growth, according to a median forecast o... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• India's Services Sector Contracts in Sept on Weak Demand: PMI

  BENGALURU (Reuters) - India's dominant services sector slipped into contraction in September as new business orders fell for the first time since early 2018,... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• Oil Prices Gain but Set for Weekly Losses Amid Weak U.S. Data

  Investing.com - Oil prices gained on Friday in Asia but are set for huge weekly losses. Concerns of slowing demand increased following the release of... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• U.S. Diplomat Thought It Was 'crazy' to Withhold Ukraine Aid: Texts

  By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine thought it was "crazy" to withhold military aid for the country as it confronted... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• Recovery Beckons for Samsung as Chip Prices Stabilize

  By Ju-min ParkSEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KS:005930) is likely to post a fourth consecutive quarter of declining profit when it reports... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• Biden Lags Sanders, Buttigieg with $15.2 Million in Third-quarter Fundraising

  (Reuters) - Joe Biden raised $15.2 million in the third quarter for his U.S. presidential bid as he seeks the 2020 Democratic nomination, his campaign said on... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2019

• Brazil Surpasses 2019 Target of $20 Billion in Privatizations

  By Marcela Ayres and Jamie McGeeverBRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has privatized or sold state assets worth $23.5 billion in the first nine months of the year,... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2019

• Chinese Video App TikTok Bans Paid Political Ads on Its Platform

  (Reuters) - Chinese video app TikTok said on Thursday it would not allow paid political ads on its platform as they do not fit into the experience it aims to... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2019

• Behind the GM Strike: Declining Productivity at U.S. Operations

  By Ankit Ajmera and Rachit Vats(Reuters) - General Motors (NYSE:GM) Co's U.S. workforce productivity has declined since the automaker recovered from a... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2019

• Costco Quarterly Sales Miss Estimates Amid Rising Competition

  (Reuters) - Costco Wholesale Corp (O:COST) on Thursday reported quarterly revenue below Wall Street estimates, as the U.S. hypermarket chain struggled to lure... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2019

• Chasing Chinese Consumers, Tiffany CEO Sends Top Bling Abroad

  By Ross KerberBOSTON (Reuters) - Tiffany Co (NYSE:TIF) is sending more of its priciest jewelry to mainland China to reach consumers kept at home by a weak... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2019

• Fed Policymakers 'open' to Rate Cut as Risks to Outlook Rise

  By Jesús Aguado, Jose Elías Rodríguez and Jennifer HillerMADRID/THE WOODLANDS, Texas (Reuters) - Fed policymakers said on Thursday they are open to the... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2019