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Nokia relaunches iconic 3310 mobile model

BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) -- Finnish brand Nokia, a former mobile star, on Sunday launched three new Android smartphones and unveiled…

Wall Street ekes out positive finish

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Wall Street slouched to a positive finish on Friday with all three major stock…

Shell plans $300 mn investment in Argentina shale

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) -- Shell has confirmed it will invest $300 million to develop a shale oil and gas…

A peek inside Qatar’s ‘gas capital of the world’

by David Harding Agence France-Presse RAS LAFFAN, QATAR (AFP) -- Perched on a northern tip of Qatar, about an hour's…

Tokyo stocks down by break on strong yen

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks lost ground Friday morning as a strong yen weighed on exporters and Wall Street…

US stocks again close at new records; Dow up 0.6 percent

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US stocks jumped Tuesday with retailers and energy firms among the winners as positive…

HSBC profits plunge as bank navigates political storms

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - HSBC profits plunged last year on huge writedowns and restructuring charges, the banking titan said…

Amazon to create 5,000 jobs in UK

LONDON, United States (AFP) -- United States tech and retail giant Amazon on Monday said it would create 5,000 British jobs…

Tokyo stocks weaken, exports rise slower than predicted

HONGKONG, China (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks fell Monday despite a strong lead from Wall Street last week, as the yen's ongoing…

Google adds voice-activated shopping, taking on Amazon

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Google announced Thursday it was launching voice-activated shopping from its artificial intelligence-powered Home speaker, in…

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