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U.S. labor board approves McDonald's bid to settle 2019-12-12 17:01:18A U.S. labor board on Thursday approved McDonald's Corp's proposed settlement of a major case, allowing the fast-food company to avoid a ruling on

Broadcom full-year forecast gets a 5G boost 2019-12-12 16:57:26Broadcom Inc forecast full-year 2020 revenue above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as the company expects to benefit from strong demand for its ch

Exclusive: Boeing delays plans for record 737 production 2019-12-12 16:56:44Boeing Co has delayed plans to reach a record production rate of 57 737 jets per month next year, industry sources said on Thursday, even before the

Boeing scuttles 2019 timeline for 737 MAX return 2019-12-12 16:53:52Boeing Co on Thursday abandoned its goal of winning approval this month from the Federal Aviation Administration to unground the 737 MAX after Chief

U.S. reaches 'deal in principle' with China on 2019-12-12 16:53:07The White House has reached a "deal in principle" with Beijing to resolve the 17-month U.S.-China trade war, according to a source briefed on the tr

Trump signs off on tariff deal with China: 2019-12-12 16:51:19U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed off on a trade deal with China that would delay a new round of tariffs that was to be put in place on D

Hopes for U.S.-China trade progress push global stock 2019-12-12 16:44:03MSCI's global stock index hit a record high on Thursday and the U.S. dollar gained along with U.S. Treasury yields after reports the United States ha

Wall Street hits records on news of U.S.-China 2019-12-12 16:31:38Wall Street's main indexes hit record highs on Thursday following news that the United States had reached a "deal in principle" with China to resol

'Boneheads' no more? Fed's rate cuts appear to 2019-12-12 16:23:22After three interest rate cuts and a fresh round of record highs for U.S. stock markets, has President Donald Trump lost interest in the Federal Reser

Facebook pledges $130 million to content oversight board, 2019-12-12 16:22:35Facebook said on Thursday it committed an initial $130 million to fund an independent oversight board, but said it would not announce its members this

FAA chief tells Boeing CEO to focus on 2019-12-12 16:19:12The head of the U.S. FAA told Boeing Co's chief executive on Thursday the U.S. planemaker should focus on the quality and timeliness of data submitt

American Airlines pulls 737 MAX from schedule through 2019-12-12 16:07:41American Airlines Group Inc will extend cancellations of Boeing Co 737 MAX flights through April 6, it said on Thursday, a day after the U.S. Federa

BBC News - Business

Pound soars on forecasts of large Tory majority 2019-12-13 00:03:23Sterling surges 2.7% to its highest level since May last year on hopes the result will ease Brexit uncertainty.

Qantas picks Airbus over Boeing for longest flights 2019-12-12 23:23:11The move marks a fresh blow to rival Boeing as it deals with the fallout from its grounded 737 Max jets.

Trump 'signs off' on deal to pause US-China 2019-12-12 20:56:12Asia stocks rose after the two sides reportedly reached a deal days before new tariffs were due to start.

How the snow globe became a million dollar 2019-12-12 19:01:20The BBC's Aaron Heslehurst explains how the snow globe became a million dollar idea.

BBC World News business headlines 2019-12-12 13:42:13The latest international business headlines from BBC World News.

Jamie Oliver's Fifteen Cornwall restaurant closes 2019-12-12 13:11:14The restaurant had trained more than 200 apprentices since it opened in Newquay, in 2006.

Apology over railcards issued with missing photos 2019-12-12 12:04:20National Rail has apologised for a glitch which meant some railcards were issued without photographs.

Superdry founder 'pleased with progress' despite loss 2019-12-12 04:09:12The fashion chain's founder Julian Dunkerton says it will take two to three years to revive the brand.

How much do we really know about why 2019-12-11 19:04:21Charity fundraising has become big business – but what’s the best way to encourage donations?

A 'game changer' for cardboard box waste? 2019-12-11 19:02:43A factory in France is trialling a more efficient way of packaging orders, Emma Simpson reports.

Boeing: US regulator admits 'mistake' over aircraft crashes 2019-12-11 14:54:25Safety regulator allowed the aircraft to continue flying despite its own analysis flagging warnings.

Brexit: Free trade deals 'won't offset leaving EU' 2019-12-11 12:18:06New trade deals won't compensate for the economic damage of leaving the EU, Newsnight analysis finds.

Business

Saudi Aramco’s IPO is the biggest ever 2019-12-06 19:00:00And also a disappointment

The agonising dilemma of Spanish firms in Latin 2019-12-06 19:00:00Conquistadors in a quandary

SMB Winning pays $14bn for rights to Guinea’s 2019-12-06 19:00:00The Chinese-led consortium faces challenges to exploit one of the world’s biggest iron-ore deposits

Mengniu Dairy gulps down two Australian milk producers 2019-12-06 19:00:00The Chinese giant seeks scale and know-how to meet its country’s growing thirst for the stuff

ArcelorMittal gets its fingers burned in Italy’s Ilva 2019-12-06 19:00:00The saga may drive international investors away from Italy

Let them eat Christmas cake 2019-12-04 19:00:00Don’t make seasonal festivities too formal

Alphabet turns a Page and a Brin 2019-12-04 19:00:00What next for Google’s parent after its fathers depart?

Huawei keeps on going 2019-11-29 19:00:00America’s tech blacklist has proven porous

Supplying clean power is easier than storing it 2019-11-28 10:43:38Cutting emissions relies on energy-storage technology coming of age

LVMH tests the limits of luxury 2019-11-28 10:43:38Can the conglomerate of bling grow any larger?

Encouraging “purposeful” business 2019-11-28 10:43:38A new report misses the mark

The reinvention of Novartis 2019-11-28 10:43:38Transforming a pharma conglomerate

Economy

Trump denies his trade policies are hurting economy 2019-11-12 14:18:50"There is no uncertainty. We're the bank that everybody wants to take from," the president told attendees of a lunch sponsored by the Economic Club