What a great morning to start the week. I found out that I was one of 30 Asia’s Top Financial Experts.
You can read more about it at here.
BBC News – Business- 'Boeing was at my father's funeral and I was not'Few victims' families were able to attend the covering over of the Ethiopian Airlines crash site.
- Argos recalls Cuggl baby gates over safety fearsArgos has asked customers to bring back the Cuggl gates for a refund after tests showed problems.
- 'Cryptoqueen' brother admits role in OneCoin fraudKonstantin Ignatov, brother of Dr Ruja Ignatova, pleads guilty to money laundering and fraud.
- Social-media influencers: Incomes soar amid growing popularityA post worth just £104 in 2014 is now banking £1,276 a report suggests.
- Mercedes-Benz to cut jobs amid tougher emissions rulesReports suggest more than 1,000 jobs will be shed as the carmaker invests more in electric cars.
- Nike to stop direct sales through AmazonThe sportswear firm ends its link with the e-commerce giant to focus on selling directly to consumers.
- Germany narrowly avoids recession despite trade war hitThe country narrowly avoids recession as it struggles with trade conflicts around the world.
- Hong Kong protests hit Burberry and Cathay PacificThe fashion house's sales fell in Hong Kong while the airline said the civil unrest had hit demand.
- Women should be able to see male colleagues’ pay, says charityTransparency law would help address unequal pay between men and women, says the Fawcett Society charity.
- My Money: 'I used the same nappy for my nine children'As part of a new BBC blog series, Katie Holden shares what she spent her money on this week.
- 'Boeing was at my father's funeral and I was not'
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- Nvidia follows Intel to predict strong growth in data center businessNvidia Corp on Thursday joined rival Intel Corp to predict strong demand for chips used in data centers after its third-quarter revenue and profit beat market expectations.
- Hong Kong to unveil depth of recession amid protests, trade warHong Kong is expected to confirm on Friday it plunged into recession for the first time in a decade, amid concerns the economy could be in even worse shape than feared as months of anti-government protests take a heavy toll.
- Icahn pushes for HP merger with Xerox: WSJActivist investor Carl Icahn has taken a stake in HP Inc and is pushing for the personal computer maker's merger with printer maker Xerox Corp, arguing that a union could yield big profits for investors, according to the Wall Street Journal.
- WeWork bond drops, spread hits a record on report of delayed share tenderWeWork's junk bond price dropped and its risk premium shot to a record high on Thursday following a report that its main backer still hasn't delivered on a plan to buy $3 billion of stock from existing shareholders.
- Amazon to protest Pentagon's $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft: WSJAmazon.com Inc will protest the Pentagon's decision to award a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft Corp , the Wall Street Journal reported (https://on.wsj.com/2CLjsdK) on Thursday, citing a statement.
- Montana lawmakers seek more time for Keystone XL public, tribal inputMontana lawmakers representing Native American tribal members called on the state's congressional delegation and the U.S. State Department on Thursday to extend the public comment period for the environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline, saying tribes were not properly consulted.
- Google antitrust probe to expand into Android: CNBCThe several dozen attorneys general investigating advertising practices at Alphabet Inc's Google are planning to expand their antitrust probe into the unit's flagship Android business, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
- Visa discloses FTC probe on debit transactionsVisa Inc on Thursday said the Federal Trade Commision (FTC) has initiated an inquiry into whether the payments processor's actions prohibited merchants from using other debit payment networks.
- Boeing brings back humans after automation problems on 777 assemblyBoeing Co has scaled back use of automation to make fuselage sections for its 777 jetliners amid reports of reliability issues and returned to having mechanics do some of the work, the planemaker said on Thursday.
- Stocks, yields slip as investor sentiment waversWorld stocks edged lower and debt yields fell on Thursday as Chinese economic data slowed in October and Germany narrowly avoided a recession in the third quarter, adding to concerns about the U.S.-China trade war's impact on global growth.
- Nvidia follows Intel to predict strong growth in data center business