China records first quarterly foreign direct investment deficit Execs worry about China slowdown, geopolitics, regulations Trend could weigh on yuan, chip away at growth potentialanalyst Chinafocused buyout fundraising has ground to a haltdata BEIJINGHONG KONG, Nov 28 Reuters U.S. furniture company head Jordan England thinks his firm39;s Chinese suppliers are among the best in the […]

Nov 28 Reuters Spending online on Cyber Monday is set to exceed 12 billion, a record, as bargain hunters snap up deals on items including Barbie dolls, Lego sets, headphones and smart watches, according to preliminary estimates from Adobe Digital Insights. The estimate projects U.S. shoppers will spend 12 billion12.4 billion on Cyber Monday, the […]

LONDON, Nov 28 Reuters MG Real Estate forecasts it is a matter of time before global property markets face greater volumes of forced selling, with banks increasingly reluctant to refinance troubled or lower quality assets at current interest rates. Property developers in China, Germany and Sweden have in particular suffered as a result of a sharp rise in borrowing costs in […]

BERLIN, Nov 28 Reuters German consumer sentiment improved slightly heading into the Christmas month but remained at a very low level with no signs of sustainable recovery in Europe39;s biggest economy, a survey showed on Tuesday. The consumer sentiment index rose by 0.5 points to 27.8 points heading into December from a revised 28.3 the […]