 |  | | China stocks suffer mauling, Fed leaves dollar in a daze | | | LONDON (Reuters) - The dollar was on the defensive Thursday, a day after its worst drubbing in five months, as the biggest slump in Chinese stocks in almost two years took the shine off another record high in a global equities bull run. | | |  | | | Uber's messy data breach collides with launch of SoftBank deal | | | TORONTO/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A newspaper advertisement for an Uber Technologies Inc stock sale was juxtaposed on Wednesday with a report that the ride-service provider had covered up a data hack - something of a metaphor for Uber, a company with boundless investor interest, but whose penchant for rule-breaking has led to a series of scandals. | | |  | | | Amazon starts Australian trial after months of hype | | | SYDNEY (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc's Australian arm began an order-taking trial on Thursday, giving life to the hype which has preceded its arrival in the world's No. 12 economy and weighed on the shares of the brick-and-mortar retail sector. | | |  | | | Broadcom considering sweetened Qualcomm bid: sources | | | (Reuters) - Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd is considering raising its offer to buy rival Qualcomm Inc by offering more of its own stock, following consultation with several of Qualcomm's top shareholders, according to people familiar with the matter. | | |  | | | Tesla cranks up big battery in Australia | | | MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Tesla Inc has completed construction of the world's largest lithium ion battery in Australia, putting it on track to meet a 100-day deadline for switching the battery packs on, the South Australian government said on Thursday. | | |  | | | How 'princess' of Angola lost her oil crown | | | LUANDA/LONDON (Reuters) - On Oct. 6, with the dust still settling on Angola's first change of power in 38 years, new President João Lourenço sat down with international oil majors at the presidential palace in Luanda. | | |  | | | Airbus CEO questioned in Kazakh deal investigation: reports | | | PARIS (Reuters) - French anti-corruption investigators questioned Airbus Chief Executive Tom Enders and three other company executives as witnesses in an investigation centered on the sale of satellites to Kazakhstan in 2010, according to media reports on Thursday. | | | | | | | | | | Related Video | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | Counterparties is a curated snapshot of the best finance news and commentary around the web. Register Today | | |  |  | | | News you can use with actionable, timely advice for managing your financial life, including retirement, taxes, real estate, education and more. Register Today | | | | | » » MORE NEWSLETTERS | | |
