MPs to vote on Brexit deal, and more news around the world
Every day, LinkedIn publishes 12 Daily Rundowns, in 7 languages, around the world to get professionals up to speed. Here's a translated look at what each market is talking about today.
U.S.: NBC enters the streaming wars, drones could soon be allowed over crowds, and more top news
- NBC is launching a streaming service to house its television shows and Universal movies.
- Commercial drones could be allowed to fly over crowds and at night under proposed rules by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration.
- Children’s clothing retailer Gymboree is set to file for bankruptcy protection as early as this week — the second time in two years, reports The Wall Street Journal.
- MNG Enterprises made an unsolicited bid for USA Today publisher Gannett, which would create the largest newspaper business in the country.
- Most Americans don’t expect their financial situations to improve in 2019, according to a new Bankrate survey.
CANADA: Canadian sentenced to death in China, Newmont to buy Goldcorp in $10B deal, and more top news
- A Chinese court has sentenced Canadian national Robert Schellenberg to death — in a move seen by legal experts as an effort from Beijing to pressure Ottawa into releasing Huawei CEO Meng Wanzhou.
- Newmont Mining is set to buy rival Canadian gold producer Goldcorp, creating the world’s largest gold miner.
- Nissan started to lay off 1,000 workers at two factories in Mexico.
- The Mexican peso hit its best level in three months against the U.S. dollar.
- Secretary of Finance identified a millionaire money laundering scheme linked to fuel theft.
- Fuel crisis has 'limited impact' on Mexico's credit rating for now, according to Moody's.
- 70% of gas stations in Mexico monitored by consumer protection agency Profeco have no fuel.
- CNN license brand and will have its own channel in Brazil.
- Number of applications for receivership falls by 0.8% in 2018.
- Brazilian Stock Exchange hits new record and closes above 94,000 points.
- Government chooses former Navy commander to chair Petrobras board.
- Avon partnered with Rappi to deliver products in just two hours.
- UK Prime Minister Theresa May is pleading for support from lawmakers ahead of tonight’s Parliamentary Brexit vote.
- Jay-Z’s music streaming service Tidal is under criminal investigation in Norway.
- French President Emmanuel Macron has launched a three-month debate in a bid to calm the “yellow vest” protests.
- Switzerland’s national rail company SBB has plans to launch an electric flying taxi service.
- Rome’s city council has backtracked on plans to claim the coins thrown into the Trevi Fountain by tourists each day.
U.K.: MPs to vote on Brexit deal, Andy Murray's next play, and more top news
- UK Prime Minister Theresa May is pleading for support from lawmakers ahead of tonight’s Parliamentary Brexit vote.
- As Andy Murray prepares to retire this year, pundits are questioning what the tennis star’s next career move could be.
- The lifetime value of outsourcing contracts awarded “rocketed” last year, as unions accuse the government of failing to learn lessons from Carillion’s collapse.
- Barclays has been accused of being on the “wrong side of history” over its climate policy.
- Companies are tailoring perks according to gender.
- The tax administration will pay out €5.5 billion to 9 million French people as a tax credit.
- Emmanuel Macron will launch the national consultation today in Normandy.
- Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa denies any involvement in the arrest of Carlos Ghosn.
- Government wants a law to prevent the destruction of unsold goods by online retailers.
- L’Occitane acquired British luxury skincare brand Eelemis for €900 million.
- 220.000 passengers affected by security personnel on strike at German airports.
- German automakers make up almost half of worldwide investments into the development of electric cars.
- Forest fires are driving a Californian energy company into bankruptcy.
- T-Systems sells mainframe division to IBM.
- SpaceX wants to get fit for development of Mars mission - by dismissing hundreds of employees.
INDIA: Jet set to seal rescue deal with Etihad, India's massive real estate glut, and more top news
- Etihad Airways is close to increasing its stake in Jet Airways to 49%, multiple media reports suggest.
- India's real estate firms are saddled with the highest inventory in almost a decade, Business Standard reports.
- Amazon will stop selling food online February 1 unless regulations on foreign investment are modified, Economic Times reports.
- Indian IT firms are turning bullish on hiring.
- Flipkart co-founder Sachin Bansal has pumped $21 million into Ola, media reports said, citing RoC filings.
AUSTRALIA: Kmart sales fall over Christmas, ANZ drops post office partnership, and more top news
- Discount department store Kmart had a lacklustre Christmas trading period, with sales falling 0.6% over the first half of of the financial year, compared to 5.4% growth last year.
- ANZ customers can no longer do their banking at Australia Post after the bank failed to reach an agreement.
- Australians are ditching credit cards but they are also not withdrawing more cash.
- Coca-cola Amatil is entering the paper straw market in partnership with Australian company BioPak.
- Companies are tailoring perks according to gender.
- More people identify as LGBT as social awareness grows in Japan, according to a research by Dentsu.
- Agriculture ministry requested convenience stores and supermarkets to slow down the sales of Ehomaki (Lucky sushi roll) for Setsubun as many leftovers are being wasted due to overly aggressive marketing.
- Tokyo Future University research found that young workers who worked for the company less than three years tend to lose motivation after April.
- The 10-day Golden Week holiday in May would bring a negative effect on Japanese economy, according to a research by think tank NLI Research Institute.
- Japan Airline was dropped from Airline Ratings’ world top 20 safest airlines ranking amid pilot drinking scandal.
CHINA: PwC launches flexible working, Meituan-dianping wants to develop games, and more top news
- PwC launches flexible working in its greater China offices.
- Meituan-dianping is considering launching games in its app.
- Former CCTV Anchorman Zhang Yu joined Bytedance as a vice president for philanthropy.
- To combat the travel rush, more young professionals working in big cities choose to invite their parents to come over for the Chinese new year.
- Prisoners in Beijing can use Alipay now.