BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese officials acknowledged on Friday the sweeping list of economic goals re-emphasised at the end of a key Communist Party meeting this week contained many complex contradictions, pointing to a bumpy road ahead for policy implementation. Pressure for deep changes in how the world's second-largest economy functions has risen this year, with consumer and business sentiment near record...

LONDON (Reuters) - Consumer goods giants including Nestle, Kraft Heinz ( KHC ) and Reckitt are likely to report weak second-quarter sales growth from Europe and the United States, as consumers opt for brands that have been better at slowing price hikes, Nielsen data shows. Analysts and investors have voiced concerns for several quarters about food, beauty and household products...

(Reuters) -Swiss lift and escalator maker Schindler reported a second-quarter order intake of 2.98 billion Swiss francs ($3.35 billion) on Friday, down 0.4% from a year earlier in local currencies, as lower new installations in China weigh. That just beat analysts' expectations of 2.95 billion francs, a Vara consensus poll showed. Schindler's Modernisation and Service businesses, which focus on renovation...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices fell on Friday, putting them on track for a second weekly decline, as a strong dollar and mixed economic signals weighed on investor sentiment. Brent crude prices fell by 38 cents, or 0.5%, to $84.73 a barrel by 0035 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 50 cents, or 0.6%, to $82.32 a barrel....