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Turkish Airlines, Boeing in 737 MAX compensation deal

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Huawei stresses 'survival' as USA sanctions bite

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McDonald's reveals it's bringing back Spicy McNuggets this week

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Eurowings scrubs over 170 flights due to three-day strike

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Kansas McDonald's denies employees wrote expletive on cop's coffee cup

Authorities investigated after the officer said he received a cup of coffee over the weekend with an expletive written on it. "This is what he paid for", Horn...

Ex-Nissan CEO reportedly in Lebanon amid legal troubles in Japan

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Huawei Gets Government's Approval to Participate in 5G Trials

The US government has been urging India not to allow Chinese tech giant Huawei to join 5G service in India citing serious threats posed by "malicious cyber acto...

China proactively dealt with USA trade frictions: Commerce Ministry

Trade Representative and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the report, which said the Chinese delegation was likely to sta...

China to switch benchmark for floating rate loans to lower funding costs

For almost two years, policymakers have been trying to cut funding costs for small and private firms that are vital for economic growth and jobs, but have neede...

Remote ID Technology for Drones proposed by the FAA

If a drone is created to operate no more than 400 feet from a controller or base station, then it would only be subject to the latter requirement. The move co...

Wawa hit with malware data breach on payment processings

Based on our investigation to date, this malware affected payment card information, including credit and debit card numbers, expiration dates, and cardholder na...

Amazon announces 'record-breaking' holiday with 'billions' of items sold

Full-time and part-time seasonal employees have been added to Amazon's "fulfillment network", the company's extensive warehouse and delivery system, which now h...

In 2020, China will have its own Global Positioning System alternative

China says the basic products of its domestically developed satellite navigation system have now been exported to more than 120 countries and regions. It is sa...

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Walmart's Buchanan Joins Michael Cos As CEO

Buchanan is the chief merchant officer of the US e-commerce operation at the retail giant and will replace Mark Cosby in April 2020, after joining Michaels' b...

Amazon's Deliveroo deal gets United Kingdom antitrust probe

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Claims: 2020 iPad Pro Models' Images Revealed

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24 states will raise the minimum wage in 2020

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Tesla days away from delivering first Chinese Model 3 cars

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McDonalds employees save woman who mouthed "help me" at drive-thru

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CMA to investigate Amazon buying a stake in Deliveroo

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Ring and Amazon Sued Over Hacking

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Workers in 24 states to get pay raise in 2020

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S&P 500, Dow edge up to records; Nasdaq win streak at risk

Stocks moved broadly higher Thursday, nudging the major indexes further into record territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.2 percent at 28,567...