Business and Tech
Global stocks surge on hopeful signs from US-China trade talks
AFP - 3h ago
European and US stock markets leapt on Friday as positive signs emerged from US-China trade talks aimed at averting an …
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Fact-check: Does Amazon pay '$0' in taxes?
AFP - 4h ago
A tweet by a popular US Congresswoman spotlighted a report about US tech behemoth Amazon's tax burden for the past two …
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Fact-check: Does Amazon pay no US federal income tax?
AFP - 50m ago
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a rising Democratic star in the US Congress, spotlighted a report this week …
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Samsung to launch US retail stores in smartphone push
AFP - 7h ago
Samsung announced Friday it will open three US retail stores to promote its Galaxy line of smartphones as the South …
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Trump says could extend March 1 China tariff deadline
AFP - 7h ago
President Donald Trump said Friday the trade negotiations with China were going "extremely well" and again offered the …
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Uber narrows losses, growth slows on the road to IPO
AFP - 7h ago
Uber on Friday released earnings figures that showed its loss narrowed in the final quarter of last year while revenue …
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Researchers keeps wraps on automatic text generator to prevent misuse
AFP - 9h ago
Researchers this week announced they had developed an automatic text generator using artificial intelligence which is …
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Amazon invests in electric vehicle startup Rivian
AFP - 9h ago
Electric vehicle startup Rivian on Friday announced a $700 million investment round led by Amazon, which recently pumped …
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Conservative commentators cast a spell on Trump
AFP - 10h ago
He holds no official government position but has been called US President Donald Trump's "shadow" chief of staff.
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Brazil arrests eight Vale employees over mining dam disaster
AFP - 10h ago
Brazilian authorities arrested eight employees of mining giant Vale on Friday over a dam collapse at one of its mines …
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Mexico unveils $5.5-bn rescue plan for ailing Pemex
AFP - 10h ago
The Mexican government said Friday it would bail out ailing state oil company Pemex with $5.5 billion in additional …
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Portugal public sector strike disrupts schools, hospitals
AFP - 11h ago
Hospitals cut services to a minimum, schools were closed and rubbish was left uncollected in Portugal on Friday as …
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Kampala expels boss of MTN's Uganda arm, citing 'national security'
AFP - 11h ago
Kampala has deported the Belgian CEO of the Ugandan branch of MTN on security grounds, in the fourth such expulsion …
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EU trade surplus with US reaches new record in 2018
AFP - 11h ago
The EU's trade surplus with the United States reached a record level in 2018, data showed Friday, increasing the risk …
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Shell buys German battery maker Sonnen
AFP - 12h ago
Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell agreed Friday to buy German rechargeable battery maker Sonnen, as the sector …
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Brexit uncorks fears for French wine industry
AFP - 12h ago
French wine makers may be "selling like crazy" to Britain as their clients stock up ahead of Brexit, but they say the …
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Major US investor in Russian court over fraud charges
AFP - 12h ago
The US head of a major investment firm appeared in a Moscow court for a detention hearing Friday after Russia opened a …
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US Facebook fine over privacy could be in billions: reports
AFP - 5h ago
A US investigation into privacy violations by Facebook could result in a record fine running to billions of dollars, …
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US manufacturing plunges in January
AFP - 7h ago
American manufacturing plunged in January, largely on a drop in vehicle assembly, cutting overall industrial production …
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Dutch ministers hold 'intensive' talks with Air France-KLM boss
AFP - 4h ago
Two top Dutch ministers held "intensive" talks Friday with Air France-KLM CEO Ben Smith on KLM's future in the …
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Europeans $100 billion short of NATO spending pledge: study
AFP - 8h ago
Europe would need to boost defence spending by more than $100 billion to hit the NATO spending pledge that has stirred …
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