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Donald Trump lambasts European Union over $5.1bn fine for Google

US President Donald Trump on Thursday attacked the European Union for fining Google $7.4 billion ($5 billion US) for harming its competitors, tweeting that th...

Tory MP urges vote of no confidence in Theresa May over Brexit

But he insisted: "It is not too late to save Brexit". She told the liaison committee: "You ask me about the fact that I have said "no deal is better than a ba...

Static inflation puts August rate rise in doubt

Despite clothing sales and cheaper computer games, consumers also battled with falling wage growth . "We still expect the Bank of England (BoE) to hike int...

Blue Origin to push New Shepard safety regime with ninth test

There is speculation that Bezos himself, the world's richest person, will be among the first people to fly on New Shepard. The launch, the ninth test flight in ...

Papa John evicted from office at company's headquarters

Papa John's , which has started scrubbing Schnatter's image from its marketing materials , did not respond to a request for comment . Yesterday, Papa John's...

Papa John Founder Offers Horrible Excuse For Why He Used N Word

Schnatter has since attempted to claim that he was pressured into using the racial slur as part of a public relations exercise with senior staff, created to k...

Elon Musk Calls Diver in Thai Soccer Team Rescue a Pedophile

In response, Musk questioned Unsworth's involvement in the rescue , describing him as a "suss" (suspicious) " British expat guy who lives in Thailand ". He...

Netflix plunges due to slow subscriber growth

SAN FRANCISCO Netflix is adding subscribers at a slower pace than envisioned, renewing fears that its growth may sputter as the video streaming service tries to...

Before Trump-Putin summit, Europe urges China and U.S

Premier Li Keqiang is hosting European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker in Beijing , where the two sides are...

Best Amazon Prime Day deals: get Kindle Unlimited FREE for 3 months

The report comes as Amazon is set to host its annual Prime Day event on July 16. If you don't have an Alexa device and don't have any specific wish-list items...

How to gatecrash the Amazon Prime Day sale

See the fit and fall of dresses, pick & play with products you are interested in. Amazon Prime Day was launched three years ago to mark the company's 20th a...

Expert Cave Diver Tells Elon Musk That His Submarine Sucked

The Tesla and SpaceX founder brought a mini submarine to Thailand , which he suggested could be used to get the boys out, but the idea was rejected by offi...

Bullish on Tesla's future in China, Elon Musk ends 3-day visit

The SEC declined a request for comment. However, Tesla simply could not produce Model 3s at an acceptable rate. All of which is very nice, but we know wh...

US lifts ban on exports to China's ZTE

Warner that would reinstate penalties against ZTE in their upcoming NDAA FY2019 Conference Report. The Department of Commerce on Friday lifted a ban on U.S. Z...

EBay throws shade at Amazon ahead of Prime Day

Some brands will take advantage of Prime Day by launching new products. Amazon is also offering teens ages 13 through 17 years old to acquire their own Amazon...

US DOJ to Appeal Approval of AT&T Acquisition of Time Warner

Rough waters ahead: Imagine the logistical nightmare that would ensue if AT&T's mega merger with Time Warner were to be undone. AT&T is a phone, cable an...

Build-a-Bear 'Pay Your Age' promotion turns into total chaos

The do-it-yourself stuffed animal store said the most anyone will have to pay is $29. The Build-A-Bear " Pay Your Age Day " is being met with a snag - lines...

China trade surplus with U.S. hits historic high & timing couldn’t be worse

China's trade surplus widened sharply amid escalating trade tensions with the US, which is preparing to impose fresh tariffs on a further $200 billion in Chines...

Oil Prices Crash As Libya Resumes Production

Hedge funds and other money managers raised their net long position in the six most important petroleum futures and options contracts by 47 million barrels. Sec...

Listeria fears: Greenyard investigates "root cause", as United Kingdom supermarkets recall frozen vegetables

For a full list of the recalled frozen vegetables, see the list below . Greenyard, the company at the center of a frozen vegetable listeria contamination sc...

India's oil import from USA soars, Iran sinks ahead of sanctions

Rahaghi pointed out that certain privileges extended to India by Iran between 2012 and 2015 had helped New Delhi to continue importing oil from Tehran through...

South Korea airs worries over fallout from US-China trade war

The tariffs could take effect after public consultations end on August 30, according to a statement from the U.S. Trade Representative's office Tuesday. U.S. ...

Erdoğan sworn in as Turkish president with enhanced powers

The event at parliament in the capital, Ankara , concludes the country's transition from a parliamentary system to an executive presidency, in line with the co...

Murdoch's Fox ups Sky bid to $32.5 billion, all eyes on Comcast

Both Comcast ( CCZ )and Fox see value in Sky as the media companies compete with the likes of Netflix and Amazon in Europe. Wright's predecessor had previou...

China says it is 'shocked' by US actions in trade dispute

Chinese retaliation: China has threatened to retaliate dollar-for-dollar if the Trump administration imposes a new round of tariffs. The list amounts t...

Europe rejects alliance with China to fight Trump on trade

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang are holding talks on closer economic cooperation in Berlin on Monday as the two countries ...

Oil prices edge up as investors eye tight market

Trump's order for oil producing countries to raise output "is very insulting to the people of these countries and would undermine their national sovereignty and...

Trump administration announces $US200 billion in extra China tariffs

The US Trade Representative released a new round of proposed tariffs on Chinese goods, listing 200 pages of items with a value of US$200 billion. The previou...

Amir attends inauguration ceremony of Turkish President

Erdogan appointed his son-in-law, Berat Albayrak, as the new minister of treasury and finance. Albayrak served as energy minister since 2015. Turkish Preside...

TAIFEX adds Brent Crude Oil Futures to offering

The rally appears to be a "short covering situation - we were down nearly 2% yesterday", said Yawger, Reuters reported . But Saudi Arabia and other mem...

Starbucks to ditch plastic straws globally by 2020 to help environment

The strawless lids will begin to appear in Seattle and Vancouver Starbucks this fall, with phased rollouts within the US and Canada to follow next year. McD...

US Adds 213000 Jobs In June, But Unemployment Rate Inches Up

Think about it. Suddenly, because they feel confident that a job may exist for them, 601,000 people got off the couch and looked for work. BLS reported that...

US adds a solid 213000 jobs; unemployment up to 4 pct

Before June's record, the lowest monthly Hispanic-Latino unemployment rate since BLS began tracking the statistic in 1973 was 4.8%. This uptick in people join...

US, China trade war begins

With additional tariffs on Chinese products worth US$34 billion made effective on Friday, the United States has taken a unsafe step that will take a toll on its...

Trump angry at OPEC, wants lower oil prices

Brent for September settlement lost 20 cents, or 0.2 per cent, to US$78.04 a barrel on the London-based ICE Futures Europe exchange, after gaining 48 cents yest...