Tuesday 4 December 2018

Oil curbs gains amid trade, output cut uncertainty

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Oil curbs gains amid trade, output cut uncertainty

Oil prices pared gains in a volatile trade on Tuesday amid fears that demand would stall due to a trade war between the United States and China, and concerns that Russia remains a stumbling block to a deal to cut global crude supply.

Global stocks dive on growth concerns, doubts over trade truce

Global stocks tumbled on Tuesday as a flattening Treasury yield curve sparked recession warnings, while optimism sharply waned that the United States and China would quickly resolve their trade dispute.

Wall Street tumbles, spooked by growth and trade worries

Wall Street tumbled more than 3 percent on Tuesday, led lower by bank and industrial shares, as the U.S. bond market sent unsettling signs about economic growth and investors worried anew about global trade.

Instant View: Stocks slammed, yield curve flattens on trade doubts, growth worries

U.S. stocks plunged on Tuesday and more points along the Treasury yield curve inverted as doubts arose over a speedy resolution to the U.S.-China trade dispute and over the health of the global economy.

Volkswagen may use Ford's U.S. plants to build cars, deepening alliance

Volkswagen's chief executive said on Tuesday after a meeting at the White House that the German automaker was building an alliance with Ford Motor Co and might use the U.S. automaker's plants to build cars.

Volkswagen says last generation of combustion engines to be launched in 2026

Volkswagen's strategy chief said on Tuesday the German carmaker's core brand will develop its final generation of vehicles using combustion engine technology in 2026.

As markets turn, Fed says it is not fazed

U.S. Federal Reserve officials convinced the massive U.S. bond market has fundamentally changed in the last decade are about to test their commitment to that idea against investors who have begun betting against the U.S. central bank's ability to continue raising interest rates.

EU ministers fail to break digital tax deadlock

European Union finance ministers failed to agree a tax on digital revenues on Tuesday, despite a last minute Franco-German plan to salvage the proposal by narrowing its focus to companies like Google and Facebook .

Ireland still concerned about EU digital tax despite new proposal: minister

Ireland's finance minister poured cold water Tuesday on a new Franco-German proposal for a European tax on companies' digital revenues, saying it failed to address his concerns.

U.S. judge concerned over government nod for CVS-Aetna deal

A federal judge who has been asked to sign off on the U.S. government's decision to approve CVS Health Corp's acquisition of insurer Aetna Inc said Tuesday he was "less convinced" than the government that the companies had struck a deal that ensured the merger was legal under antitrust law.

If Iran can't export oil from Gulf, no other country can, Iran's president says

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani made an apparent threat on Tuesday to disrupt other countries' oil shipments through the Gulf if Washington presses ahead with efforts to halt Iranian oil exports.

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