Amazon quarterly profit rockets tenfold to $2.9 bn
by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Amazon reported Thursday that its profit in the recently-ended…
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Tokyo stocks open higher after Wall St rally
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Friday, a day after plunging 3.7 percent, with sentiment buoyed by a…
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Trade ministers, without US and China, call for urgent WTO reforms
by Michel Comte Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) -- An overhaul of global trade is urgently needed, 13…
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Tokyo’s Nikkei closes down 3.7% as global markets plunge
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's Nikkei plunged more than 3.7 percent on Thursday, after a punishing session on Wall Street…
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Puma lifts 2018 outlook after jump in quarterly profits
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- German sportswear group Puma raised its 2018 outlook Thursday after a stronger-than-expected third quarter,…
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Microsoft quarterly profit soars on cloud services
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Microsoft on Wednesday said its profit in the recently ended quarter soared on the…
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Tesla reports ‘historic’ profitable quarter
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Electric car maker Tesla on Wednesday reported a "historic" profitable quarter driven by demand…
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Asian markets suffer fresh losses, energy firms tank
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian equities fell again Wednesday extending the previous day's geopolitics-fuelled sell-off, with energy firms taking…
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Starbucks opens first sign language store in US
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Rebecca Witzofsky, a 20-year-old deaf student at Gallaudet University in Washington, and her hearing friend…
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Tokyo’s Nikkei index drops 2.67% amid global risk worries
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index dropped 2.67 percent on Tuesday amid lingering worries over geopolitical risks and…
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