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How major United States stock indexes fared Friday

Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was down 0.1%. At 10:08 a.m. ET the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 172.82 points, or 0.62%, at 27,859.56, an...

Asian shares on firm footing as vaccine trials resume

The illness that triggered the global pause, which occurred in a woman who was in the vaccine arm of the United Kingdom trial, has not been officially disclosed...

Qantas ‘flight to nowhere’ sells out in 10 minutes

Tough border restrictions to keep the coronavirus under control have led to a 97.5 percent plunge in global travel in the region, according to the Associati...

China's COVID-19 inactivated vaccines available by 2020 end

Kirill Dmitriev, the CEO of RDIF, ( Russian Direct Investment Fund ) - Russia's sovereign wealth fund that has been involved with developing the vaccine - sa...

European Union executive signs contract for up to 300m Covid-19 vaccine doses

In addition, Member States may donate the portions reserved for them to low- and middle-income countries. A final European Union deal would be the single larg...

OPEC+ may hold extraordinary October meeting if oil market worsens

But the cartel has called out laggards, including Nigeria and Iraq , for over-producing and failing to implement their share of the cuts. After falling ear...

Malaysia Joins COVAX Vaccine Plan, Also In Deals With China, Pharma Companies

Bancel noted that if the rate of infections in the USA slows dramatically in the coming weeks, it could delay the results of the trial. Trump's Democratic riv...

HEY PROTO! Nissan Shows Us the Next Z vehicle

The headline act is that there will be a twin-turbo V6 under the bonnet - likely the 298kW/475Nm 3.0-litre unit from the Infiniti Q50 Red Sport - which will c...

Fed pledges to keep rates low until it achieves maximum employment

The unemployment rate has fallen steadily since the spring but is still 8.4%. The Fed's statement says that because inflation has mostly fallen below its targ...

Hot crossover? Mazda CX-30 gains 186 kW 2,5-litre turbopetrol!

The engine produces 250 hp ( 186 kW / 253 PS) and 320 lb-ft (433 Nm) of torque with premium fuel, but that figure drops to 227 hp (169 kW / 230 PS) and 310 lb-...

TikTok proposal needs approval from both China and U.S — ByteDance

Oracle, Walmart and Treasury did not immediately comment. TikTok has found a dance partner to keep it going in the U.S., but it has to convince the feds not...

Rich nations have cornered half of future Covid-19 vaccine supply: Oxfam

A major concern around the eagerly awaited COVID-19 vaccine is the availability of doses and fair distribution across the world, a sentiment that has reportedl...

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Earns US$800 Million On Snowflake IPO

The SEC recently approved a New York Stock Exchange proposal to allow companies to raise new capital in a direct listing, something it wasn't allowed to do ...

Canada Tesla driver charged over 'napping while speeding'

He had initially been charged with speeding and handed a 24-hour licence suspension for fatigue, but was subsequently charged with unsafe driving. RCMP locate...

COVID-19 Danger Continues to Drive Joblessness in US

The United States saw a surge in workers filing new benefit claims amid the widespread business shutdowns in March to stop the spread of Covid-19, and though th...

Most of Google’s 200,000 employees will stay home till July 2021

It is the longest time frame for a full office re-opening laid out by any company of its size. The new date puts Alphabet firmly in the more cautious catego...

ByteDance says proposal on TikTok still needs China, U.S. approvals

ByteDance founder and CEO Yiming Zhang's decision to drop his pursuit of a sale of TikTok's United States operations to Microsoft in favour of a partnershi...

Hyundai takes the wraps off 2021 Tucson compact SUV -Full details here

The carmaker will unveil the latest model of Tucson, a compact SUV, through its online showroom service on September 15. The front grille and how the half-mirro...

United Kingdom inflation drops to 4-year low of 0.2 pct in August

Howard Archer, chief United Kingdom economist at the EY Item Club, added: 'August's inflation rate of 0.2 per cent may well prove the low point for inflation, e...

Oil rises but bleaker demand outlook weighs

The American Petroleum Insitute (API) reported that USA crude inventories declined by 9.5 million barrels for the week ended September 11. India-the third lar...

Around 695,000 UK jobs lost in first five months of pandemic

The quarterly figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest the number of people in employment in Wales fell by 5,000 over the quarter. "Nonet...

US Violated Trade Rules With Tariffs on China — WTO

China also alleged the tariffs violated a key dispute settlement rule that requires countries to first seek recourse from the WTO dispute settlement body...

Bill to override parts of Brexit deal clears first hurdle

However, although the Johnson government wants to fast-track the law so that it can be on the statute in the event that an EU-UK trade pact is not finalised bef...

United States removes 10 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminium

That's the decision the USA has taken. We opposed the tariffs in the first place, and we thought they were bad for everybody. The apparent climbdown by the Tr...

Brexit: Internal Market Bill clears first hurdle in Commons

Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday evening, Johnson said the bill was "a package of protective powers" that was "essential to guaranteeing the integrity...

Yoshihide Suga poised to become Japan's next PM

Suga has emerged as the clear favourite to replace Abe, who is resigning on health grounds, since securing the support of key LDP factions. Mr Suga, however...

ADB sees India GDP shrinking 9 per cent in FY21

Economies across developing Asia will contract this year for the first time in almost six decades but recovery will resume next year, as the region starts to em...

Astra's Maiden orbital Launch Ends in Failure

Looks like we got a good amount of nominal flight time. "More updates are coming!" Observers in Kodiak, Alaska, were treated to some pyrotechnics Friday night...

US Bans Some Imports Made With Forced Labor From China's Xinjiang

The flags of the United States and China are displayed as President Donald Trump and the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping, meet at the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan, on ...

Researchers Trial Inhaled Versions Of Oxford And Imperial COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates

In fact, it has been reported this same vaccine trial was temporarily halted back in July after a subject was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. However, th...

AstraZeneca vaccine trials resume

Participants in the clinical trials will not be informed of which vaccine they are receiving. Close on the heels of the AZ statement , Serum Institute of...

TikTok Parent ByteDance Won’t Sell Underlying Algorithm, China Paper Says

The Trump administration's deadline for TikTok to find a buyer now just a week away; Charlie Gasparino reports. A source of the South China Morning Post cla...

Rapper TI to Pay $75000 Fine for Promoting Fraudulent ICO

Surprisingly, it was all a ruse as the SEC claim that Felton took the money from FLiK and used it to drive up the price of a second ICO, CoinSpark . Accordin...

Brexit: Buckland 'prepared to quit' if United Kingdom breaks law

Ministers are considering opt-outs from the Human Rights Act (HRA) in areas the Government believes European judges have 'overreached, ' according to the Sunday...

EIA Report Raises Concerns About Oversupply on Top of Demand Worries

Gasoline stocks fell by 2.95 million barrels, distillates - by 1.68 million barrels. Diminished gasoline and distillate inventories provided a bright spot, bu...