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Chinese tycoon dies in freak fall in France

Chinese business and finance magazine Caixin , cited "people close to Wang" as saying he fell from a high place near Avignon. BEIJING-The co-chairman of HNA...

Hyundai, Fiat merger on cards

Hyundai CEO Chung Mong-Koo is reportedly showing keen interest in FCA's share prices. Despite previous talks of a tie-up with Hyundai past year that was dismi...

White House aides drafting WTO bill called it the FART Act

Responding to questions over a safety warning to Chinese citizens traveling to the United States issued by the government late last week, Lu, the foreign minist...

LeBron Will Wear #23 For Lakers; Jersey Pre-Orders, Ticket Prices Skyrocket

In somewhat of a shocker, the Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to terms to bring in veteran point guard Rajon Rondo on a one-year, $9 million contract, per Ya...

Axios: Trump Bill Would Give Him Unilateral Power to Ignore WTO Rules

The act would allow Trump to ignore the WTO's "most favoured nation" principle, which stops countries trading on different terms with different trading partners...

USA looks for support on Iran crude embargo

Trump subsequently expressed concern about oil prices last week, announcing in a tweet that he and King Salman of Saudi Arabia had agreed to raise daily oil p...

$2.3 billion of MI exports threatened by tariffs

The statement comes in response to a Section 232 investigation into auto imports- followed by a tweet issued by Pres. Trump on June 26 hinting at possible tar...

Walmart removes 'Impeach Trump' apparel after boycott threats

The #BoycottWalmart popped up on Twitter as users expressed distaste for the world's largest retailer seemingly promoting the impeachment of President Donald...

JSE closes weaker as elusive Merkel coalition deal rattles global markets

It was a spectacular turnabout for a leader who has been seen as the standard-bearer of the liberal European order but who has come under intense pressure at ho...

Trump congratulates new leftist Mexico leader

According to exit polls, the sharp-tongued, silver-haired politician known as "AMLO" won by a large margin over his two main rivals, who both conceded defeat sh...

Leftist Lopez Obrador Wins Mexico's Presidential Election

Runner-up Ricardo Anaya of the conservative National Action Party (PAN) and third-place candidate Jose Antonio Meade of the ruling Institutional Revolutionary ...

LeBron James: Basketball star agrees to join Los Angeles Lakers

For the most part they seemed grateful to James for leading the team to their 2016 Championship win. The Lakers have the salary-cap flexibility to become a be...

Lyft joins bikeshare race with Motivate acquisition

Ride-hailing company Lyft said it's purchasing Motivate, the operator of Citi Bike in New York City, Biketown in Portland and other bike-rental programs in ma...

Mexico's presidential election victor Lopez Obrador to contact Trump and reach 'understanding'

Conservative Ricardo Anaya of a right-left coalition and the PRI's Jose Antonio Meade acknowledged defeat shortly after polls closed nationwide. Lopez Obrador...

HTC to lay off 1,500 employees

Google and HTC struck a $1 billion plus deal past year. Assistance will obviously be provided to all dismissed employees conforming to corporate social respo...

U.S. Chamber of Commerce assails Trump, warns of global trade war

In a letter to U.S. authorities, the European Commission, which handles trade policy for the bloc's 28 members, painted a stark picture of what the United State...

Dutch PM Rutte interrupts Trump over trade deal claims

Donald Trump with Mark Rutte outside the White House. Trump made the comments while seated next to Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte , as the two prep...

Amazon Prime makes spirits brighter with free alcohol delivery in Houston

Just in case you needed another excuse to do most of your shopping on Amazon , access to the company's highly anticipated Prime Wardrobe is now widely availab...

Chris Bosh Eyeing Return To Join LeBron James, Lakers?

The Cavs can offer James significantly more money - $207 million over five years, compared to $153 million over four years - than the Lakers and 76ers. I woul...

Dell decides to go public again in $21 billion share-swap deal

Five years ago, Michael Dell took his pioneering PC and server company private, citing a desire to avoid the short-term thinking that can consume public compa...

Trump Says King Salman ‘Agrees’ To Crash Oil Prices

Saudi Arabia now produces some 10 million barrels of crude oil a day. Prices have also increased due to the persisting US-backed troubles in Venezuela, as well...

Iran vice president says private sector to buy, export oil

At the same time, Iranian Oil Minister Bijhan Zanganeh reminded Riyadh that "any increase in the production by any member country beyond commitments stipulated ...

Trump on trade: European Union 'possibly as bad as China'

European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas said the USA investigation into the possibility of auto tariffs "lacks legitimacy, factual basis and violates w...

No withdrawal from WTO, but they treat us very badly says Trump

Trump has long criticized the WTO for allowing countries such as China to levy high tariffs on USA goods such as cars, even as its economy has matured. Remov...

GM, Toyota among manufacturers who oppose Trump’s call for auto tariffs

According to the Michigan-based Center for Automotive Research, of the vehicles GM sold in the U.S.in 2017, 30 percent were imported from other countries. Altho...

Tesla hits Model 3 manufacturing milestone, hours after deadline

Tesla is finally "a real auto company", chief executive Elon Musk has said, after hitting a target to build 5,000 Model 3 electric cars in a week. Musk also r...

How England have restored connection with fans, explains Gareth Southgate

Kane was one of eight players rested by manager Gareth Southgate for Thursday's dead rubber against Belgium , despite sitting on five goals for the tournamen...

Coast Guard still searching for cruise ship crewman lost overboard

The cruise ship Carnival Glory found and rescued the missing Norwegian Getaway crew member Sunday 21 miles north of Cuba. A Glory hotel steward saw him in the...

Iran to allow private sector to export oil, beat U.S. sanctions

Meanwhile Sunday, Iran's first Vice President Eshaq Jahangiri said his country's crude oil will be available on Iran's domestic stock market for private compa...

Trump asks Saudis to up oil output to lower prices

Saudi Arabia has the capacity to pump a maximum of 12.04 million barrels a day, according to the International Energy Agency. Trump is concerned about the hi...

Want to start an Amazon delivery business? What to know

The program is its latest attempt to simplify last-mile delivery around the country. A Nigerian Olaoluwa Abimbola is the beneficiary of Amazon's new and rad...

'Crumpet crisis' predicted as carbon dioxide shortage hits production at Warburton's plants

Tearmh Taylor, corporate and consumer affairs manager at Warburtons , said in a statement today: "As a result of the ongoing Carbon dioxide shortage, we are pr...

Enbridge: On track to put new Line 3 into service next year

The rebuilt Line 3 will follow the existing pipeline path partway through Minnesota, before veering south to bypass Leech Lake reserve and avoid a need to shut ...

Donald Trump says Saudi king has agreed to ramp up oil production

Saudi Arabia's official government press agency gave a more ambiguous description of the king's discussion with Trump. President Donald Trump says he has ...

India likely to ignore Washington’s call to stop buying Iranian crude oil

Meanwhile, economic woes have triggered a new round of protests in Iran, posing a challenge to President Hassan Rouhani's government as it struggles to tackle p...