East Coast train line back under public control
The government will run the service until a new public-private partnership is appointed in 2020.
A top economy watcher says a spike in oil and copper prices is hiding what could be a slowdown
Economic forecaster Lakshman Achuthan sees evidence of a global slowdown in an unlikely place: demand for cow hides.
Russia oil minster: A crude output deal for 2019 is already being planned
Global oil producers are already considering an oil output deal for 2019.
Russia oil minister: Crude production deal came before ‘certain tweets’ from Trump pressured cartel
Russia’s push to increase oil production came independently of tweets by certain political leaders, the country’s oil minister said Saturday during the OPEC summit in Vienna.
This floating robotic factory will build satellites and spaceships in orbit
The Archinaut, a system made of 3-D printers and robotic arms, could be the flying factory humans need to colonize space.
Nearly two-thirds of CFOs say US trade policy will hurt their companies over the next 6 months
With a trade war looming, CFOs are growing seriously concerned, according to the latest CNBC Global CFO Council survey.
China’s sorghum imports in May jump, despite anti-dumping probe
China’s imports of sorghum in May rose 59 percent year on year to 470,000 tonnes, customs data showed on Saturday, despite an anti-dumping move by Beijing a month earlier that had roiled the grains trade.
Xiaomi puts indefinite delay on CDRs in blow to China’s plans for tech listings
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi said on Saturday there is no timeframe for a mainland share offering and the company has no disagreement with the China Securities Regulatory Commission.
Pentagon indefinitely suspends some training exercises with South Korea
The United States and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two exchange program training exercises, the Pentagon said on Friday, after the summit earlier this month between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
How the Audi boss was finally emitted
Rupert Stadler, the boss of Volkswagen-owned Audi is being held in jail, finally engulfed by the emissions scandal that rocked the automotive giant in 2015