Facebook joins effort to boost newspaper subscriptions
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Facebook announced Thursday initiatives to help struggling news organizations gain paid subscribers, following a similar…
7 years ago
Business
Philippines’ Metrobank buys out ANZ credit card stake
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippines' second biggest bank said on Thursday it will spend $288 million buying out the…
7 years ago
Chinese Internet giants step into property rental
SHANGHAI, China (CCTV) -- The Chinese government has been emphasizing the development of the rental market as a way to…
7 years ago
Wall Street gains, cheap yen drive Tokyo stocks higher
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday, helped by a tailwind from an upbeat Wall Street and a…
7 years ago
Baidu to hit the road with self-driving bus
by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse LAGUNA BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Baidu chief executive Robin Li on Tuesday said the…
7 years ago
Bidding war heats up for $5 billion second Amazon Headquarters
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- It's the prize of a lifetime -- a $5 billion investment creating 50,000 well-paid…
7 years ago
Cash-loving Japanese savers opt to play it safe
by Karyn Nishimura-Poupee Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - The Tokyo stock market might be riding two-decade highs, but a growing number…
7 years ago
Mercedes says recalls 400,000 UK cars on airbag fault
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Mercedes-Benz is recalling 400,000 UK cars owing to a fault that may deploy an airbag…
7 years ago
Tokyo stocks open higher on hopes for corporate results
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street with investors beginning to price in…
7 years ago
Airbus to enter into partnership with Canada’s Bombardier
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Airbus will take a majority stake in Bombardier's marquee C-Series airliner program, the companies announced Monday,…
7 years ago
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