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British engine maker Rolls-Royce cutting 4,600 jobs

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)--Rolls-Royce, the British maker of plane engines, said Thursday that it plans to cut 4,600 mainly British…

Asian markets lower after hawkish Fed, fresh trade war fears

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets mostly fell Thursday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates and signaled a…

Dollar picks up ahead of Fed but stocks mostly retreat

The dollar extended gains against its peers in Asian trade Wednesday as investors await a key Federal Reserve decision later…

Bitcoin ‘whales’ pulling cryptocurrency strings

  by Kevin Trublet © Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Bitcoin, the star of the cryptocurrency world, is widely…

Toyota investing $1 billion in Asian ride-share firm Grab

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Toyota said Wednesday it was investing $1 billion in Asia ride-share company Grab, as the Japanese…

Global stocks mixed ahead of Fed, ECB decisions

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Global stocks were mixed Tuesday as markets began looking past an historic US-North Korea…

Judge clears AT&T merger with Time Warner in huge antitrust case

by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States - A US judge Tuesday approved the $85 billion merger of wireless…

WTO chief warns against escalation of trade tensions

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) -- World Trade Organization (WTO) chief Roberto Azevedo warned Monday against a damaging "escalation" of trade…

Asia stocks boosted after Trump-Kim summit, eyes on central banks

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Major markets in Asia and Europe rose on Tuesday after Donald Trump and Kim Jong…

Cryptocurrencies tumble after S. Korea hack

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Cryptocurrencies plunged in Asia on Monday after a hack on a South Korean exchange sparked fresh…

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