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Markets Now: Dow Drops 105 Points as Turkey Finally Matters

USA stock index futures fell about half a percent on Friday, tracking global shares, as the Turkish lira tumbled on concerns over the country's economy and ...

After Tesla Buyout Tweet, Some Investors Wonder: Where Was Nasdaq?

Tesla Inc. (TSLA.O) and Elon Musk were sued by an investor over wild share price swings following the chief executive officer's August 7 tweet saying he was co...

Volumes Surge on Turkey's Crypto Exchanges as Lira Tanks

Trump's tweet caused a further drop in the Turkish currency, which is now down 13 percent on the day. What possible reason could there be behind the lira whi...

‘Suicidal’ mechanic steals plane from Seattle airport

In partial recordings of Russell's conversations with air traffic controllers that were published online by Broadcastify.com, he said he was sorry to disappoi...

Tesla's board seeking more information on Musk's financing plan

Mr Musk said he was considering taking the loss-making electric carmaker private at US$420 (S$573) a share, which would value a deal at more than US$70 billio...

Chinese tariffs on USA gas exports may shift global market

At least four cargoes of USA coal worth $30 million (£23.32 million) are headed to China as Beijing prepares to hit imports with hefty 25-percent tariffs, thr...

Monsanto must pay $289m in damages over herbicide cancer case

A California jury ordered chemical giant Monsanto to pay almost US$290 million on Friday for failing to warn a dying groundskeeper that its weed killer Roundup ...

Market Plummets But Hope Isn’t Lost Yet for Bitcoin

The SEC has delayed this particular decision until September 31 and while some might say this was a good sign and that it meant they were deliberating on appr...

Ryanair strike hits 55,000 customers across Europe

Another customer said she would miss work meetings and a doctor's appointment due to a cancelled flight. Ryanair has described the strike action as "regrett...

Why Trump's Turkey Tariffs Are Worrying Investors

European and American bank stocks declined on concerns about their exposure to Turkey . "Turkey's awkward diplomatic relations with the west, and the United St...

Donald Trump Authorizes More Steel and Aluminum Tariffs on Turkey

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he had authorised higher tariffs on imports from Turkey , imposing a 20 percent duty on aluminium and 50 percent...

USA to slap sanctions on Russian Federation over nerve agent attack

Despite assurances, the ruble fell to a two-year low, and shares of Russian companies likely affected by the sanctions - including several banks and Russia's...

New York City Uber cap to be decided today

The cap will halt new ride-hailing vehicle licenses for one year while the council investigates how to mitigate issues that came with the influx of companies li...

USA sets date for additional China tariffs

Trump's aggressive trade actions have drawn sharp criticism from business and from members of his own Republican party, as well as numerous warnings that an con...

Snapchat lost three million users in Q2 2018

Snap lost about 1 million users in each of its three geographic reporting regions: North America, Europe and rest of world. Snap, the parent company of Snapc...

Oil rises ahead of renewed U.S. sanctions against Iran

Earlier today, crude oil sold off after it was announced that Saudi Arabia has resumed oil shipments through the Red Sea shipping line of Bab al-Mandeb ov...

Tesla board says Musk started going-private talks last week

Midway through the trading session in NY on Wednesday, Tesla shares were down 5% at $374 after surging 11% on Tuesday. Teresa Goody, a former SEC official, sa...

'Buck-a-Beer' coming back to Ontario

Brewers would not be required to charge less, however, and the lower minimum price would not apply to draft beer, nor would it include the bottle deposit. "Ther...

Donald Trump says tariffs 'working big time'

The U.S. has imposed tariffs targeting aerospace, robotics and other forms of technology, while China retaliated with tariffs on agricultural products, seafood ...

It's the first ever Barack Obama Day in IL

Last year, Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed the bill into law . Former President Obama deserves more credit for the strong USA economy than President ...

Elon Musk 'Considering' Tesla Buyback at $420 to Take Company Private Again

In recent months, Musk has been unpredictable and defiant in the face of concerns that Tesla is running out of cash and overextending itself as it races to ...

Fetus discovered by crew on plane from Charlotte to NY, sources say

But at around 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, the cleaning crew found the fetus hidden inside the toilet under sheets of toilet paper. The American Airlines flight,...

Tesla Inc: Elon Musk says he's considering taking car-maker private

In his tweet, Mr Musk said he could buy outstanding shares in the firm for $420 each, around a fifth higher than the share's current price. Tesla spokespeop...

Facebook Asks Banks to Share Customer Information

But after the Cambridge Analytica scandal and multiple other privacy scandals, even Facebook's current partners may not be willing to trust the company. Faceb...

NASCAR Chairman Brian France Arrested For DUI, Drug Possession

France was observed operating a 2017 Lexus northbound on Main Street failing to stop at a duly posted stop sign", a police release said. France appeared to be o...

Indra Nooyi to step down as PepsiCo CEO

Nooyi (62)-who has been with PepsiCo for 24 years and 12 years as CEO-will remain chairman of the company until early 2019 to ensure a smooth and seamless trans...

FCA files plea to stop sale of Mahindra Roxor in USA

Mahindra Automotive North America (MANA), the North American headquarters of the Mahindra Group, has dismissed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' complaint at the US ...

Conor is back - UFC says McGregor will fight October 6

UFC president Dana White made the announcement during a news conference Friday (Aug. 3), revealing that McGregor-Nurmagomedov would headline UFC 229 at Vegas...

Will you attend Trump's rally in DE next week?

As NPR reported, President Donald Trump's fiscal policies have been receiving significant pushback, not only from worldwide allies and Democrats but also fr...

Russia Rolls Back Most of Oil Cuts as Supply Risks Worsen

Crude oil futures for September ended down $1.10, or 1.6%, at $67.66 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. West Texas Intermediate, the USA benchmark fo...

Belgian, Dutch and Swedish pilots join industrial action against Ryanair

Unions for German and Dutch based pilots have also hinted that they will co-ordination their industrial action to take place on the same day. Ryanair shares...

United States unemployment rate falls to 3.9 percent as hiring slows

Education and health services added 22,000 jobs last month, the fewest since October 2017, after boosting payrolls by 69,000 jobs in June. Individual state un...

Crude Price Suffers Over US-China Trade War

While the USA failed to persuade Beijing to stop importing Iranian oil, the Chinese government did say it would not increase the imports, according to Bloo...

Red alerts for Portugal, Spain amid 'extreme heat'

According to Met Office data, the record for Spain was 47.3 degree Celsius, recorded on July 13, 2017 in Montoro, east of Cordoba, and for Portugal 47.4 deg...

$1,000,000,000,000 - Apple becomes first tech firm to cross this milestone!

Apple managed to cross the astronomical valuation after its stock jumped. Shares surged after Apple reported earnings that topped forecasts and a healthy...