Russia’s economic growth at 1.3% in 2019, slightly above expectations

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian economy grew 1.3% in 2019, preliminary data from the statistics service…

Julius Baer to cut 300 jobs after 2019 profit drop

ZURICH (Reuters) – Julius Baer <BAER.S> will cut 300 jobs this year, its chief executive said…

UK manufacturing ends longest decline since financial crisis: IHS Markit

By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s manufacturing sector emerged from its longest decline since the…

Citi names Peter Crawley treasury and trade head for Britain and Europe

(Reuters) – Peter Crawley has been appointed as Citigroup Inc’s <C.N> treasury and trade solutions (TTS)…

Virus fears wipe $393 billion off China’s stock market despite government support moves

By Winni Zhou and Noah Sin SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Investors erased $393 billion from China’s…

UK is the ‘supercharged’ free trade superman, British PM Johnson says

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain can be the superman of free trade which protectionists are trying to…

Diagnostic gear costs knock profits at Siemens Healthineers

By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Siemens Healthineers’ <SHLG.DE> operating income slipped 11% in the first…

Utilities stocks trump other havens as virus fears spread

By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. utilities stocks have outperformed other traditional havens…

Oracle adds cloud data centers in five countries, sets new 2020 target

By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Oracle Corp <ORCL.N> said on Monday it had added…

Irish housing crisis derails Varadkar’s re-election bid

By Padraic Halpin and Conor Humphries DUBLIN (Reuters) – Nine years after a devastating crash in…

Goldman downgrades Exxon to ‘sell’, slashes returns outlook

LONDON (Reuters) – Goldman Sachs downgraded ExxonMobil <XOM.N> to “sell” following disappointing fourth-quarter results, as the…

Travel bans in virus-hit China jeopardize auditing deadlines

By Engen Tham and Alun John SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Auditors for listed Chinese companies will…