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World markets buoyed by growing trade optimism

While comments from US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping initially boosted expectations of a successful "Phase One" deal between the...

OPEC predicts U.S. shale will steal market share for years to come

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) also said it would supply a diminishing amount of oil in the next five years as output increases fr...

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But while annual inflation inched higher over the third quarter, more gloomy economic data released on Monday suggested it is a question of when - not if - th...

Man Stabbed to Death After Argument over Chicken Sandwich at Maryland Popeyes

Donelan did not identify the victim, but said he was from the area. (Gray News) - Police are looking for the suspect in a stabbing at a Maryland Popeyes that ...

Honda unveils upgraded CBR1000RR-R Fireblade ahead of EICMA debut

The frame looks like it's been taken off the MotoGP grid, made from aluminium allow and increased rigidity in the vertical plane as well as torsional resistance...

Uber beats third-quarter revenue estimates

Analysts had expected Uber to report stronger revenue and a narrower loss, given the cutbacks and other efforts to make the company run more efficiently. Uber...

The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit record highs

The Dow Jones Industrial Average returned to a record on Monday, joining other market gauges at all-time highs, as the stock market's rally carried into a f...

Uber Shares Fall On Q3 Sales Miss; CEO Says Rides Profits Growing

The companies are also spending to expand into newer areas. Uber posted a US$1.2 billion ($1.8b) loss Monday on healthy revenue growth, a better-than-expect...

Krispy Kreme squashes student’s long-distance plan to resell doughnuts for profit

Paul, was about to make his 20th run to Clive, according to his Facebook page, when Krispy Kreme contacted him to tell him to "shut down operations". Kr...

Bank’s shareholders hit hard as Westpac profit drops 15 per cent

Westpac , whose net profit slipped 16 per cent to $6.78 billion in the year to September 30, cut its final dividend from 94 cents to a fully franked 80 cents af...

Berkshire Hathaway reports profit boost, record cash pile in Q3

Gains on his stock bets pushed the conglomerate's 2019 net income to a staggering US$52 billion, making Berkshire the most profitable public company in the worl...

MV Agusta Superveloce 800 Revealed

The Superveloce 800 is listed at 19,900 euros (about INR 15.71 lakh). A year after MV Agusta revealed the Brutale 1000 Serie Oro limited-edition model, the ...

Oklahoma Included in Multi-state Salmonella Outbreak — CDC

The patients were between 48 and 74 years and 80% of them were male, the agency said. However, some people may have a severe reaction to the infection, which ...

Ferrari's Portofino, Superfast sales turbo-charge 2019 outlook

Ferrari will present its latest new model in Rome next week, taking the total to five in 2019, including the F90 Stradale, its first hybrid auto in series-prod...

Group: Illinois restaurant tried to reseat over skin color

Her husband, Justin, revisited the host stand to clarify that their party wasn't 15 people as originally communicated-and was asked by the host, "What race are ...

NSGA Responds To Gert Boyle's Passing

Boyle took over the small outdoor clothing company in 1970 after her husband Neal died from a heart attack. The charismatic executive had also become somewhat o...

UK’s new crypto-tax guidance refuses to recognize Bitcoin as money

The tax authority also explores taxation of exchange tokens, while pointing out that guidelines for utility or security tokens will be included in the future. P...

Nestlé USA Issues Recall on Ready-to-Bake Products

Nestlé has announced a voluntary recall on ready-to-bake cookie dough because the product could contain rubber pieces. More specifically, Nestle fears that its ...

Vegetable products sold to HEB, other retailers recalled

More than 100 vegetable products, sold under 11 brand names, are being recalled because of potential Listeria contamination. These products were sold national...

Sky creates 1,000 new jobs across the United Kingdom to meet rising demands

The business will also open a customer contact centre in Leeds, staffed by 500 customer service bods. Sky said 1,000 people were already employed in Leeds wor...

Feds probing Under Armour's accounting practices

The Journal, citing unnamed sources, said in its report https://www.wsj.com/articles/under-armour-is-subject-of-federal-accounting-probe-11572819835?mod=searchr...

British Airways owner IAG swoops to buy Spain's Air Europa for €1bn

International Airlines Group (IAG), the parent company of Aer Lingus, British Airways, Iberia and low-priced carriers like LEVEL and Vueling, has announced that...

Asda could face legal battler over staff contracts row

The contracts include terms which will mean the end of paid breaks, lower holiday pay and less notice for shifts. But on Friday the company said anyone who ha...

India decides against joining RCEP as key concerns remain unaddressed

She said the agreement was not "fair and balanced", and that Prime Minister Narendra Modi anxious that it would pinch India's most vulnerable people. Asian le...

A single cryptocurrency whale caused Bitcoin’s 2017 bull run, research claims

Furthermore, Tether minted 2.8 billion USDT from 2017 to 2018 and used the token to "flood the Bitfinex exchange and purchase other cryptocurrencies". The aut...

Apple Commits $2.5 Billion Towards Tackling California Housing Crisis

The move comes after Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc-owned Google both committed $ 1 billion toward California housing initiatives while Microsoft Corp com...

Thomas Cook India not part of brand’s global sale to China’s Fosun

Fosun Tourism Group announced last Friday it would acquire the Thomas Cook and related hotel brands for £11 million pounds in a bid to expand its presence in...

Microsoft Japan Productivity Rises With 4-Day Workweek

Microsoft Japan is working to break that trend, thanks to a bold new strategy it hopes will improve the work-life balance of its workers by implementing a thre...

Saudi Arabia puts Aramco foreign listing on ice in blow for London

According to analysis sent to potential investors seen by Bloomberg , banks involved in the listing are finding it hard to pinpoint a value for Saudi Aramco ...