Watchdog bans ‘harmful’ gender stereotypes in adverts
The Committee of Advertising Practice says adverts must not feature harmful gender stereotypes.
EU refuses to help British PM over Brexit, says ‘it is not open for renegotiation’
Britain’s embattled Prime Minister Theresa May will go back to London empty-handed Friday, after trying to get more concessions from the EU.
LVMH to buy Belmond luxury hotel group for $3.2 billion
French luxury behemoth Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy revealed on Friday that it will buy hotel group Belmond.
Riots, Brexit and Budgets: Europe’s got a lot to deal with right now
CNBC has a rundown of the flashpoints that have been hitting Europe this week.
Shipping costs from China to the US have more than doubled as trade war sparks a ‘bonanza’
The price of container shipping from China to the US has risen dramatically in the last year due to uncertainty about the two economic giants’ ongoing trade dispute.
Scale of theft at Shell’s Singapore refinery much greater, court documents show
Around $150 million worth of oil was stolen from Shell’s biggest global refinery over several years, Singapore court documents reviewed by Reuters show — far more than reported earlier this year.
Dow dives about 500 points to its lowest close since May
Stocks fell sharply on Friday after weaker-than-expected data in China and Europe exacerbated concerns of a global economic slowdown.
Half of UK homes could get faster broadband
New research suggests that people have not taken up faster services, even though they are available.
Yale’s Stephen Roach questions why Huawei has been ‘singled out’ for sanctions violation
Major banks have all been found guilty for violating U.S. sanctions in recent years but none of their executives went to jail, Yale economist Stephen Roach pointed out.
China just reported ‘ugly’ economic data because of the trade war and its roiling financial markets
The world’s second-largest economy has begun to show signs of slowing down amid a bitter trade dispute with the U.S.