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USA states, territories launch Google antitrust probe

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South Africa’s second quarter economic growth beats expectations

Finance, real estate and business services saw an increase of 4.1 percent. Increased economic activity was reported for financial intermediation, real estate ac...

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Facebook first installed their "like" button feature in 2009 and it has been a smash-hit with users ever since. In most cases, this will stop the users from sha...

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In a statement to the stock exchanges, the auto giant said 7 and 9 September 2019, will be observed as no-production days, according to a news report . Domesti...

British lawmakers vote to block no-deal Brexit amid election haggling

Lawmakers voted 328 to 301 to take control of parliamentary business in order to debate a bill on Wednesday that would prevent Johnson from taking the United ...

Ireland to up Brexit preparations as no deal risk rises

No deal Brexit is at the top of the agenda in Parliament this week as rebel Tory and opposition MPs are set to attempt to pass legislation that would legall...

United Kingdom 'at risk of slipping into recession'

According to the latest IHS Markit's Purchase Managers' Index (PMI), it signals that the United Kingdom economy is contracting at a rate of 0.1% and unless so...

Argentine peso, bonds plunge after capital controls

The new measures restrict people from buying more than $10,000 a month, or making transfers exceeding that amount per month, though they do not limit them from ...

Hong Kong government to meet amid bill withdrawal rumours

Hong Kong police fired beanbag rounds and used pepper spray in late night skirmishes with pro-democracy protesters, broadcaster RTHK said on Wednesday, as unre...

Facebook replaces setting that only suggested friends to tag in photos

Later, in December 2017, the company introduced a broader "face recognition" settings option for "some people". If you don't have the facial recognition se...

Rupee rebounds 19 paise to 72.20 against USA dollar in opening trade

The Indian rupee has extended the morning gains and trading higher by 28 paise at 72.11 per dollar versus Tuesday's close of 72.39. Mumbai: The Indian ru...

US manufacturing fell in August for 1st time in 3 years

This compared with a figure of 51.2 in July. Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in August, and the overall economy grew for the 124th co...

UK's Johnson loses working majority after Conservative lawmaker defects

Johnson threatened members of Parliament with a potential election Tuesday if they move to pass a bill forcing his government to ask European Union leaders ...

Assam unit of the All India Bank Officers’ Confederation opposes PSUs's merger

Almost 88 per cent of all PSB business will be with these consolidated banks. "The government will keep its stake at 51 per cent in the nationalised banks", Kum...

Walmart changes gun policies after shootings

With its new policy on "open carry", McMillon noted in his memo that individuals have tried to make a statement by carrying weapons into its stores just to fr...

Growth of eight core industries drops to 2.1% in July

Growth had tapered off after hitting an 11-month high of 15.7 per cent in March. Infrastructure output consists of eight sectors such as coal, crude oil, and el...

U.S. raises tariffs, China retaliates

The levies are on more than 3,200 goods including LCD TVs, watches, and furniture. A separate batch of Chinese goods is set to be hit with 15 percent duties o...

$5K Lawsuit Targets Chicken Sandwiches

On Aug. 28, Popeyes encouraged its new sandwich fans to download a phone app to be notified when the crispy chicken item makes a comeback. Crag Barr of Ea...

Asian stocks mixed after US, Chinese tariff hikes

US markets were shut for a holiday on Monday. The decline was led by a 0.5% drop in Hong Kong's Hang Seng after the 13th weekend of anti-government protests, ...

WeChat Blocks Viral Face-Swapping App Zao

According to a post from the app's makers on China's Weibo social media site, Zao's servers almost crashed because of the deluge of traffic. As of Monday af...

Hundreds of Flights Canceled as Hurricane Dorian Approaches U.S. East Coast

The staff members and volunteers who were sent over will be helping with operations, fundraising, and disaster mental health. Orlando International Airport, F...

See Bugatti Chiron Sport hit 261 miles per hour in Top Gear test

The Bugatti Chiron is officially the world's fastest supercar - and by quite a long shot, too. Chances are that some of what Bugatti has done to this auto w...

United Kingdom factory activity dives at fastest rate since 2012 - PMI

While an improvement on July, that month's reading was the euro zone's lowest since December 2012. A similar survey due later from the United States is expe...

Argentina imposes currency controls as debt crisis deepens

However, there are no restrictions on people withdrawing United States dollars from their bank accounts - a practice known in Argentina as the "corralito", appl...

U.S. Economy Slows But Growth Continues Thanks to Consumer Spending

Yet the main driver of growth, consumer spending, remains vigorous enough to keep the economy growing steadily, if still modestly. "The surprisingly strong ri...

Twitter CEO account hacked, offensive tweets posted

Until it does, there doesn't appear to be any real way to turn off the feature that the hacker or hackers apparently exploited to take over Dorsey's account...

Canada posts strong quarterly growth, but details underwhelm, trade risks loom

The economy rode a powerful, broad-based rebound in goods exports in the second quarter, the agency said Friday in a new report. The economy expanded at an an...

Jack Ma, Elon Musk debate AI at China summit

Musk: I very much disagree with that. They will most likely be the ones to take up positions that look after aging humans - as we live longer, we may need more...

Google to pay out $150-200 mn over YouTube privacy claims

The company has banned violent videos that are marketed towards children as well as targeted ads for videos that make it through the new filter. Alphabet In...

Texas gas prices for Labor Day weekend lowest since 2016

Drivers in the South - specifically, Louisiana , Mississippi , Alabama , South Carolina , Arkansas , Oklahoma and Tennessee - faced the cheapest prices...

Wall Street rises as China trade cheer persists

Heavyweight tech stocks with tariff exposure, such as Apple, up 1.69%, and Microsoft, up 1.89%, boosted the technology sector by 1.73% for its best day since Au...

Elon Musk compares people with cetaceans and trees

A Tesla spokesperson didn't respond to a request for comment. Elon Musk's appearance on PewDiePie's meme review has over 24 million views on YouTube. "My ...

Apple September 10 event

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Toyota and Suzuki buy stakes

Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. are strengthening their relationship by taking stakes in one another, the latest alliance in an industry that's fac...