UK construction cools in March as housebuilding loses momentum
A slowdown in housebuilding eased growth in Britain’s construction sector for the second month in a row in March, a survey reported.
Markets
Pound extends losses amid manufacturing sector slowdown
The pound slid on Tuesday (4 April) after a report showed Britain’s construction sector recorded an unexpected slowdown last month.
U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows To $43.6 Billion Amid Pullback In Imports
Primarily reflecting a steep drop in the value of imports, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing that the U.S.
Poverty-stricken workers risk health for precious metal
For decades, local residents in the mining town of Paracale, south of Manila, have worked in dangerous conditions, scavenging under the earth and diving into tunnels filled with mud in their search for gold.
What the populist turn could mean for the Euro
Investors everywhere are trying to determine whether the wave of populism that engulfed the UK and US in 2016 will spread to mainland Europe in 2017.
Menu Del Sol Frozen Burritos Recalled In Listeria Scare
Menu Del Sol brand frozen bean and cheese burritos have been recalled in California and Nevada for possible Listeria contamination, the Food and Drug Administration announced.
Christine Lagarde warns governments to take action to counter slowdown in global productivity
IMF chief Christine Lagarde delivered a speech at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC on Monday (April 3) and highlighted headwinds obstructing global productivity.
Jim Ratcliffe, the English tycoon who’ll soon control vast chunks of North Sea oil
When oil giant BP agreed to sell its strategic Forties Pipeline System (FPS) for $250m (£200m) to privately-held energy and petrochemicals firm Ineos, the billionaire tycoon Jim Ratcliffe, who founded the independent upstart buying the iconic piece of oil and gas infrastructure, anointed himself the new King of Scotland unwittingly or not.
Asian Shares Mixed Ahead Of US-China Summit
Asian stocks turned in a mixed performance on Tuesday, with overnight declines in oil prices and a weak lead from Wall Street weighing on markets ahead of the first meeting later this week between U.S.
South Africa’s credit rating cut to junk status by S&P amid political instability
South African Parliament brawl: Punches thrown as EFF forcefully ejected from chamber during Jacob Zuma State of the Nation address Twitter/Terri Stander via Storyful
South Africa’s foreign-currency credit rating has been downgraded to junk status by credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P), hitting the country’s government bonds and sending the rand tumbling.