 | | | | Instant noodle makers asked Thailand on Monday to allow them to charge more for their products to meet rising costs, potentially paving the way for the first price hike in the staple for 14 years. | | | | | | Walmart Inc and Target Corp kick off retail earnings this week, and what the two biggest U.S. retailers say about consumers will likely set the theme for the rest of the sector and offer clues about the health of the U.S. economy. | | | | | | The Federal Reserve's hawkish message on inflation registered quickly in U.S. housing markets this summer as mortgage rates shot up and home sales slowed. | | | | | | U.S. stock index futures fell on Monday, taking cues from global markets, after weak economic data from China rekindled fears of an economic slowdown in the world's second-largest economy. | | | | | | Global ratings agency S&P Global on Monday slashed its rating on Sri Lankan bonds to 'D', representing default, following missed interest and principal payments. | | | | | | The move to delist five Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) could pave the way for Beijing to strike an audit deal with the United States, ending a more than decade-old dispute, analysts and advisers said on Monday. | | | | | | Hong Kong's audit regulator said on Monday it has initiated an enquiry into the financial statements of China Evergrande Group's property services unit and its former auditor after questions were raised following the developer's probe into seized deposits worth $2 billion of the unit. | | | | | | Kimmeridge Energy Management Company LLC has amassed a stake in California Resources Corp and is pushing the oil and gas producer to make changes that include selling some acreage to real estate developers, people familiar with the matter said. | | | | | | A look at the day ahead in U.S. and world markets by Mike Dolan. | | | | | | JAFCO Group Co Ltd said on Monday it may introduce a "poison pill" takeover defence after a group of shareholders backed by a prominent activist investor "hinted" they could buy a majority stake in the major Japanese venture capital firm. | | | | | |
