BEIJING (Reuters) - As Donald Trump steps up his tariff threats against China, Beijing is moving to beat the next U.S. president to the punch with its own restrictions and get Washington to the negotiating table ahead of a full-blown trade war, analysts say. Armed with the lessons of the last trade war during Trump's first term, China is seeking...

LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - Britain's payments regulator said on Friday it would consult on whether to introduce a cap on cross-border card fees charged when European consumers buy online from UK businesses, after concluding they had been increased to unduly high levels. The Payments System Regulator (PSR) first published interim findings on the market - dominated by Mastercard (...

Amentum Holdings, Inc. ( AMTM ) will release earnings results for its latest quarter, before the opening bell on Tuesday, Dec. 17. Analysts expect the Chantilly, Virginia-based company to report quarterly earnings at 25 cents per share. Amentum projects to report revenue of $3.41 billion for the recent quarter, according to data from Benzinga Pro. On Dec. 2, Amentum named...

KUALA LUMPUR/MUMBAI (Reuters) - Malaysia's palm oil production is set to fall for the fourth consecutive month in December as heavy rainfall hit harvesting in the world's second-largest producer of the tropical oil, the industry regulator told Reuters on Friday. Lower output in Malaysia would curb inventories in the country and further boost benchmark futures, which are already near their...