BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China and the United States exchanged accusations at the weekend over the disputed South China Sea, after China’s military said it had driven away a U.S. warship that the U.S. Navy said was on a routine freedom of navigation operation. According to a post on the official WeChat social media account of the…
(Reuters) – Mastercard Spendingpulse said on Saturday that U.S. retail sales on Black Friday rose 2.5% year-over-year excluding automotive sales, not adjusted for inflation. In September, Mastercard SpendingPulse, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, said it anticipated U.S. retail sales, excluding automotive, to grow 3.7% during the holiday season,…
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Signa Real Estate Management confirmed its bankruptcy filing in a letter to employees on Friday evening, German magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported on Saturday, citing a copy of the letter. In the document, Signa REM Germany informed its employees about the company opening insolvency proceedings. Der Spiegel first reported the court filing at the…
