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USA keeps text of China trade deal under wraps until it's signed

Existing tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese goods coming into the USA are likely to stay in place until after the American presidential election, and any...

Human Rights Watch Assails Abuses In Russia, China, Criticizes Trump

In a section on Hong Kong, the HRW report said Hong Kong police used "excessive force" to disperse protesters, including by "beating those subdued on the ground...

S&P, Dow open lower as banks weigh

The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI fell 37.87 points, or 0.13%, at the open to 28,901.80. The Nasdaq composite slid 22.60 points, or 0.2%, to 9,251.33....

CME Bitcoin Options Eclipses Bakkt With a Strong Start

Notably, CME was the first to announce the launch of a regulated Bitcoin options market, however, Bakkt took over the actual product delivery by openi...

Amazon pumps in over Rs 1,715 Cr into India units

Flipkart is "fully compliant" with all laws and is now reviewing the CCI order, Senior Vice President Rajneesh Kumar said . Following this, Amazon restruct...

UKGC confirms credit card ban inbound for 14 April 2020

According to Neil McArthur , the chief executive officer of the United Kingdome Gambling Commission, gambling with credit cards puts consumers at risk o...

Soleimani Awarded Syria's Medal of Honor, Posthumously Promoted After US Strike

Since confirming that Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani had been killed by a United States airstrike in Baghdad, administration officials have claime...

Ford's vehicle sales in China tumble for third consecutive year

Sales in the industry's biggest global market declined 9.6% from 2018 levels to 21.4 million sedans, SUVs and minivans, according to the China Association of Au...

William Hill Tops Earlier Estimates Thanks to Favorable Sports Results

The company expects operating profit of between £143m to £148m, thanks to favourable sporting results through the year end. William Hill has cited strong pr...

Nissan looking to split from Alliance partner Renault

Nissan , in response to "speculative global media reports", said it was " in no way considering dissolving the alliance ". Shares in Renault recovered some lo...

Oil prices surge as US-China trade deal nears

The performance of heating oil has been quite poor in this winter due to lackluster demand, according to Robert Yawger, director of energy futures at Mizuho Sec...

Weather warning issued for Sussex - here's all you need to know

Some southern areas are likely to hit by rain later on Thursday before clearing in southeastern areas by this evening. High wind and sandy waves along the nor...

US job growth slows in December

The unemployment rate held steady at 3.5 per cent, remaining at a 50-year low, according to the report . The initial estimate for payroll gains in November ...

Aston Martin jump on reports of talks with China's Geely

Geely , which owns Britain's Lotus and Sweden's Volvo as well as a stake in Daimler, is one of several groups in discussions about investing in the business. Th...

Regional airline Flybe at risk of collapse

The airline - which handles over 50 per cent of the UK's domestic flights is attempting to secure additional funding amid mounting losses. Loganair confirmed ...

CPI inflation: Retail inflation rises to 7.35% in December

The prices of onion - an important food item in many Indian households - also contributed to the uptick in food inflation. Retail inflation based on consume...

Windsor GM employee busted racing new Corvette in Kentucky

According to WXYZ Detroit , the two men were street racing Corvette Stingrays in Bowling Green, Kentucky when they were arrested. The accused - Alexander Th...

Elon Musk teases future Tesla ability to talk to pedestrians

Tesla is constantly working on an innovation that will enable the cars to talk to passengers inside and outside pedestrians. It is not clear at this time if the...

Siemens Won't Drop Australian Coal Mine Contract Despite Pressure From Greta Thunberg

Siemens was awarded a contract a year ago to provide signalling technology for a railway line to transport coal from a coal mine run by India's Adani Group in...

BoyleSports takes bet on William Hill shops in North

The recent acquisition will significantly reinforce the foothold of the independent bookmaker in Northern Ireland where tough licencing conditions make it har...

General Motors is reviving the Hummer as an electric pickup truck

In 1999, when the nascent Hummer brand was beginning, GM originally planned on using the name for a GMC product before spinning it out into its own brand co...

Iran says missile attacks on US targets were 'legitimate self-defense'

The conflict between US-Iran escalated further after Iran launched over a dozen ballistic missiles targeting bases where US military and coalition forces are ...

How major US stock indexes fared on Thursday

Money flowed into riskier investments, such as technology stocks, and trickled out of assets where investors traditionally hide money when they're nervous, such...

Amazon fires employees for customer data leaks

Shockingly, a similar event occurred less than six months ago. But little else is known about the employees, when the information was shared and with whom, and ...

With Geely, Daimler sends Smart electric-car brand to China

Like Mercedes-Benz, smart is a Daimler AG marque. That means the production of future smart cars will be moved to China. That target remains unchanged, as doe...

Honda Civic Type R Revealed With Styling and Hardware Changes

One of our favorite hatchbacks bowed with a series of mechanical updates, some additional technologies and a new Boost Blue exterior color. First up, Honda ...

Just Eat shareholders end takeaway takeover battle

On December 19, Prosus tabled the terms of the final increased offer valuing the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Just Eat at £5.5 bil...

Canada relocating some troops in Iraq to Kuwait amid escalating tensions

It should not be lost on anyone that lives will be forever impacted, including innocent Iraqis who have been plagued with war and violence for nearly two decade...

' It's the end of the line for Northern Rail', says Transport Secretary

The proposal requested from ARN is now reportedly being evaluated and following completion of that process Shapps will make a decision as to whether to award AR...

U.S. stocks jump further as Iran fears recede

The S&P 500 added 0.6%. Stocks have been on a multiday tear since the USA and China said they would sign their preliminary trade pact - an obstacle that hun...

Advocates push for $15 minimum wage in Vermont

On the first point, the authors theorize that wages are higher anyway when unemployment is low (because workers have more bargaining power in tight labor mark...

Japan seeks Interpol wanted notice for Ghosn's wife

Carlos Ghosn , the former Nissan Motor Co head who became an global fugitive after escaping to Lebanon, said he stands ready to help that government with his ...

U.S. makes 'final push' in United Kingdom 5G Huawei ban bid

And China has not yet been resolved, some companies like Micron have been granted licenses to sell their products to Huawei . Indeed the decision was already ...

Trump says 4 US embassies were under threat from Iran

Trump said the United States also carried out the strike over a missile attack on a US military base in Iraq by a Iran-backed militia in December that killed a ...

Oil Prices Drop as Tensions De-escalate in Middle East

These events had pushed crude to its highest in four months. Oil is now below where it was before a US drone strike killed a top Iranian general on January...