International News
PwC to create 600 jobs in Northern Ireland
PriceWaterhouseCoopers will hire over 600 skilled employees in Northern Ireland over the next five years as part of a special trainee program.
Europe close: Shares end on mixed note despite improvement in trade news
European stocks finished on a mixed note on Wednesday, despite positive comments on Sino-US trade out of Washington and a surprise improvement in French consumer confidence.
US open: Mixed start to trading as US-Sino relations remain in focus
Wall Street trading began on a mixed note on Wednesday following further conversations between officials in Washington and Beijing.
US Q3 GDP revised slightly higher
America's economy grew a tad more quickly than anticipated during the previous quarter, revised government data showed, even as price pressures declined sharply.
US durable goods orders rise more quickly than expected in October
Orders for goods made to last more than three years jumped past forecasts last month, amid strong demand for aircraft and a much stronger-than-expected reading for so-called core capital goods orders.
Shares in John Deere fall after profits slide in fourth quarter
Deere & Company reported a slide in fourth-quarter income and slashed its forecasts on Wednesday, hurt by poor weather in America’s farming heartland and Washington’s ongoing spate with Beijing.
US initial jobless claims fall more than expected
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, according to data from the Labor Department.
Jacobs to create almost 2,500 jobs in UK
US-based engineering solutions company Jacobs said on Wednesday that it would create up to 2,400 jobs in the UK with the opening its first European headquarters in London.
US pre-open: Futures point to small gains with trade still firmly in focus
US stock futures were pointing to a slightly positive open, with a flat start for the Dow but some bigger gains for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite as market focus remained largely attuned to global trade developments.
Silver Lakes scores with $500m Manchester City investment
US private equity firm Silver Lake is to acquire a minority stake in City Football Group, the owner of Premier League champions Manchester City, in a $500. 0m deal.
Ikea invests 200m euros in drive to become carbon neutral
Ikea’s parent company is set to invest an additional €200. 0m in green energy and planting forests in a bid to become the world’s largest carbon-neutral furniture retailer by 2030.
Asia report: Markets mixed amid some new trade deal optimism
Markets in Asia finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, as investors continued to hold their breath for some form of clarity on the state of trade negotiations between the United States and China.
Chinese industrial profits slump as trade war hits home
China’s industrial profits fell at the steepest rate in eight months in October, data released overnight showed, undermined by Beijing’s increasingly bitter trade war with Washington.
Credit Suisse forecasts 'modest' single-digit gains for stocks in 2020
Strategists at Credit Suisse forecast "modest" single-digit returns for equity investors in 2020, despite a wide assortment of risks which were expected to buffet financial markets, even if the US-China trade war eased and Brexit related uncertainty decreased.
French consumer confidence posts surprise gain in October
French consumer confidence surprised to the upside in November, underlining the solid prospects for household spending at the end of 2019, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.