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Comcast ponders new bid for 21st Century Fox: US media

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US cable company Comcast, which in December dropped an attempt to acquire 21st Century Fox,…

Airbus to pay 81 mn euros to end German corruption probe

by Michelle FITZPATRICK Agence France-Presse FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Friday said it had…

Biotech billionaire buys Los Angeles Times

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Billionaire physician and investor Patrick Soon-Shiong agreed Wednesday to buy the Los Angeles Times,…

Meralco charges to increase due to TRAIN law

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Meralco is set to implement an increase on its charges due to the implementation…

Boeing announces service orders worth nearly $1 billion

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Boeing said Tuesday its global services unit has signed deals worth nearly $1 billion at the…

Amazon patents could enable worker monitoring via wristband

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Amazon has received patents for electronic systems that could enable warehouse monitoring through electronic…

SSS plans hike in members’ monthly contributions

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) -- The Social Security System (SSS) is planning to increase the monthly contributions of its…

Tokyo stocks open higher with focus on earnings

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher on Thursday, supported by modest gains on Wall Street with investor focus…

Fujifilm to cut 10,000 jobs at subsidiary amid Xerox takeover

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese technology firm Fujifilm on Wednesday announced 10,000 job cuts by March 2020 at its Fuji…

Siemens says profits up on global upturn

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) -- German engineering giant Siemens said Wednesday that profits jumped in the first quarter, driven…

Blackstone agrees to stake in Thomson Reuters finance unit

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US private equity giant Blackstone has agreed to pay $17 billion for a majority…

Samsung Electronics reports record Q4 and full year profits

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Samsung Electronics reported a 73 percent jump in its fourth-quarter net profit on Wednesday, setting…

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