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Global stocks mostly fall on German election, North Korea worries

by Ben Perry Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Global stocks mostly fell Monday and the euro…

ABB to buy GE unit for $2.6 bln to boost US business

ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB agreed Monday to buy General Electrics' industrial solutions unit for $2.6 billion…

Green Company of the Year category on its 4th Year at the 2017 Asia CEO Awards

The 2017 Asia CEO Awards, the roundtable of Asia’s industry movers and shakers, has shortlisted its official nominees. One of…

China hits back at S&P’s ‘mistaken’ credit downgrade

BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Friday lashed out at the decision by Standard & Poor's to downgrade the country's…

Toshiba shares drop after $18bn chip unit sale deal

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Toshiba tumbled Thursday after saying it would sell its memory chip business for around $18 billion,…

Google to buy part of smartphone maker HTC for $1.1 billion: Taiwan firm

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC said Thursday it was selling part of its smartphone business to…

Tokyo stocks open higher as yen eases after Fed decision

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) - Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday as exporters received a boost from a weaker yen against…

Chinese yuan weakens to 6.5670 against US dollar

BEIJING, China (CCTV) -- The central parity rate of the Chinese yuan weakened by 140 basis points to 6.5670 against…

Music piracy on increase worldwide: industry group

LONDON, England (AFP) -- Music piracy is on the increase worldwide, with 40 percent of users are accessing unlicensed music, up…

China rises at Frankfurt, Germany car show

by Estelle Peard Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT am Main, Germany (AFP) -- Traditional heavyweights Fiat, Peugeot and Volvo may have shunned…

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