Nokia explores strategic options: Bloomberg News
There is no truth to the report, a source close to the company said, while Nokia declined to comment. (bloom.bg/3a1uMAW)
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Global stocks outlook still positive, but vulnerable to coronavirus: Reuters poll
Last year was a bumper year for stocks, with all 17 top global indexes polled by Reuters ending the year higher than where they started. Only one did not rise by a double-digit percentage.
Fiat Chrysler halts production in Serbia over China disruption
Planned downtime at the Kragujevac plant in Serbia, where FCA builds its Fiat 500L car, has been rescheduled “due to availability of certain components sourced in China”, a spokesman for the Italian American automaker said.
Exclusive: Jet buyers back Boeing-Embraer deal as Airbus expands reach
Airbus (AIR.PA), Europe’s biggest planemaker, on Thursday increased its controlling stake in the A220 regional jet program – Embraer’s main rival – as Canada’s Bombardier (BBDb.TO) sold out of the project it had set up.
Cycling: Hayter can be Britain’s chosen one, says Clancy
BERLIN (Reuters) – When Britain’s three-time Olympic team pursuit gold medalist Ed Clancy describes young team mate Ethan Hayter as “the chosen one” it would be foolish to dismiss it as hyperbole.
Zuckerberg ready for Facebook to pay more tax as welcomes rules review
“I understand that there’s frustration about how tech companies are taxed in Europe. We also want tax reform and I’m glad the OECD is looking at this,” Zuckerberg is expected to tell the Munich Security Conference.
NMC Health’s vice chairman quits as further shareholder twists emerge
The largest private healthcare provider in the United Arab Emirates is listed in London on the blue-chip FTSE 100 index but has come under increasing pressure after shareholder Muddy Waters raised questions over its finances, prompting major investors to sell out, sending its share price tumbling.
‘No fair trial’: Quotes from Trump’s Senate impeachment trial
REPUBLICAN SENATOR LISA MURKOWSKI, in a statement
Canadian pot producer Canopy may face challenges offloading assets, CEO says
The company, which reported a smaller-than-expected third-quarter loss on Friday, is conducting a “thorough strategic review” of its production facilities as it seeks to cut costs and become profitable, executives said.
Five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova announces retirement
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Maria Sharapova, the Russian five-time Grand Slam champion who became one of…
Google in talks with publishers to pay for premium news content: WSJ
“(We) are talking with partners and looking at more ways to expand our ongoing work with publishers, building on programmes like our Google News Initiative,” Richard Gingras, vice president of News at Google, said in a statement on Friday.
Oil rises over 1% on hopes demand will rebound from coronavirus effect
Brent crude LCOc1 rose 98 cents, or 1.74%, to settle at $57.32 a barrel. It rose 5.23% since last Friday, its first weekly increase in six weeks.