Author: KMFSLLP

* Indonesian, Singapore shares decline 0.5 pct each * All markets fall for month, Vietnam biggest loser * Malaysia down 6.9 pct in May, biggest since Oct 2008 By Nicole Pinto ...

Professor beat four women on the shortlist, out of a total of 27 applicants

Lesley Titcomb had come under fire over handling of Carillion’s collapse

Lesley Titcomb had come under fire for handling of Carillion collapse

Car production rose, but the industry warned Brexit could put the brakes on growth

LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - European shares opened just slightly up on Thursday as investors waited to see whether Italy's political crisis would finally be resolved and fresh trade war fears weighed on German automakers.

LONDON, May 31 (Reuters) - The chief of Britain's financial regulator Andrew Bailey on Thursday declined to comment as to whether he was interested in succeeding Mark Carney as the Bank of England governor, saying he had a big job to do already.

SINGAPORE, May 31 (Reuters) - Singapore investigators are in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur to help authorities with an investigation into scandal-plagued state fund 1MDB, Singapore police said on Thursday, as the country's new government steps up efforts to tackle graft.

SHANGHAI, May 31 (Reuters) - China stocks rebounded on Thursday, encouraged by strong data that helped ease concerns about an economic slowdown amid trade tensions and as worries over Italy cooled, while MSCI's inclusion of Chinese shares in its global indexes from Friday also boosted sentiment. ** For the day,...