July, 2019

• 27 July

  Uber plans to start grocery delivery service in Europe

  

  Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc said it’s in discussions with European supermarkets to roll out a grocery delivery service as rivals Deliveroo and Just Eat Plc move to compete with the likes of Amazon.com Inc in the field. The ride-hailing company has spoken with the UK’s second-biggest grocer, J Sainsbury Plc, according to people familiar with the situation. The supermarket operator ...

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• 27 July

  Vodafone surges on possible tower IPO

  

  Bloomberg Vodafone Group Plc shares gained the most in more than a decade on the phone carrier’s plan to carve out its towers business and consider an initial public offering or minority stake sale of the new unit. The stock rose as much as 10.4 percent, the biggest intraday jump since November 2008, after the carrier announced plans to separate ...

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• 27 July

  UK households get $500 boost in real incomes

  Bloomberg British households received a $497 boost in the last financial year as a booming labour market lifted real incomes to a record high. The median income after inflation rose by 1.4 percent in the year through March to 29,400 pounds, the Office for National Statistics said. It followed a year in which living standards failed to grow for the ...

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• 27 July

  Aluminum giant sees trade war impact on use

  

  Bloomberg The trade war between the US and China that’s clouded the global growth outlook will have a lasting negative effect on aluminum demand, Norsk Hydro ASA Chief Executive Officer Hilde Merete Aasheim said. The Oslo-based company pared its demand growth forecast for a second time this year, echoing the dimming outlook painted by top US producer Alcoa Corp. Russian ...

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• 27 July

  Trump, Guatemala sign deal to limit asylum claims in US

  

  Bloomberg The US reached a deal with Guatemala to stop migrants from other parts of Central America from claiming asylum in the US, President Donald Trump said, and will instead force them to file a claim in Guatemala, a nation that one refugee advocacy group said is neither safe nor able to handle the task. Trump told reporters during a ...

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• 27 July

  Russian police detain opposition politician ahead of new protest

  

  Bloomberg Russian authorities detained prominent opposition politician Ilya Yashin overnight and moved him to a Moscow suburb before a planned protest in the capital. Ten masked police officers transported him from his apartment to the city of Troitsk, Yashin said on his Facebook page. The move follows a series of raids on the homes of activists involved in promoting the ...

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• 27 July

  US to Russia: Release jailed Ukrainian sailors

  Bloomberg The US called on Russia to release jailed Ukrainian sailors and enable a prisoner exchange, US State Department Special Representative Kurt Volker told reporters in Kiev. Russia seized three Ukrainian naval vessels and imprisoned their two dozen crew members in November, accusing them of violating its territorial waters. The incident occurred off the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia annexed from ...

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• 27 July

  New clashes in Hong Kong near site of Sunday’s battles

  

  Bloomberg Hong Kong police and protesters fought pitched battles in the northern district of Yuen Long where demonstrators converged for a march after stick-wielding mobs attacked train commuters and demonstrators on Sunday. Riot police fired tear gas and pepper spray as demonstrators hurled projectiles at them and vandalised a vehicle. The protesters, mostly clad in black and some wearing protective ...

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• 27 July

  Mystery terrorist attacks rattle Chile

  

  Bloomberg Chilean police are scratching their heads over who sent two sophisticated package bombs without claiming responsibility or making any demands. The first bomb exploded at a police station in northern Santiago, leaving five policemen hospitalised. The second was intercepted at the headquarters of Quinenco SA, one of the holding companies through which Chile’s richest family controls Banco de Chile. ...

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• 27 July

  Spy chief says Australia faces espionage threat

  

  Bloomberg Australia is facing an “unprecedented” wave of espionage, including cyber-attacks and traditional spy craft, The Australian newspaper reported. The country is facing daily threats of foreign interference, the paper reported, citing outgoing spy chief Duncan Lewis, who is director general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). The unprecedented level of attempted interference was a direct result of globalisation, ...

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