Alstom, Siemens to merge rail businesses to counter China's CRRC

Actress Nicole Kidman took a moment to kiss her onscreen husband Alexander Skarsgard on the lips at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards here on Sunday. Her real life husband Keith Urban clapped away.

By Martinne Geller and Silke Koltrowitz LONDON/ZURICH (Reuters) - Nestle set a profit margin target for the first time on Tuesday, responding to an industry slowdown and pressure from activist investor Third Point for near-term returns from the world's ...

By Alex Lawler and Shadia Nasralla VIENNA (Reuters) - OPEC and other oil producers are clearing a glut that has weighed on crude prices for three years and may wait until January before deciding whether to extend their output curbs beyond the first quarter of ...

David E Kelley's "Big Little Lies" strengthened women's power around the world as the show capped the TV's biggest night by scoring five wins in the limited series section at the 69th Primetime Emmys. The show, which was executive produced by Reese ...

By Olesya Astakhova and Chen Aizhu MOSCOW/BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese conglomerate CEFC will buy a 14.16 percent stake in Russian oil major Rosneft for $9.1 billion from a consortium of Glencore and the Qatar Investment Authority, strengthening the energy ...

By Victoria Bryan BERLIN (Reuters) - Lufthansa has received more German government support in its bid to take over substantial assets of insolvent rival Air Berlin, with German Economy Minister Brigitte Zypries saying she would welcome such a move. "Lufthansa ...

By John Miller ZURICH (Reuters) - Following a formula pioneered by their corporate raider father-in-law, two men are stirring up the chemicals sector with a push to halt Clariant's $20 billion merger with Huntsman. Known as the "two Davids", David Winter and ...

By Emma Thomasson and Andreas Cremer BERLIN (Reuters) - German politicians and car bosses agreed on Wednesday to overhaul engine software on 5.3 million diesel cars to cut pollution and try to repair the industry's battered reputation. However, ...

By Rajendra Jadhav and Nithin ThomasPrasad MUMBAI/BENGALURU (Reuters) - Gold prices in India this week recorded the biggest discount in seven months as a rebound in prices curtailed retail demand, while lower premiums in other Asian centres failed to lure ...