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U.S. ready for China trade deal when Beijing is 'serious'; Kudlow

China's Foreign Ministry reiterated that the escalation of the trade conflict was not in anyone's interest. In a tweet Monday, the president said billions of ...

Joint venture: Coca-Cola considers cannabis-infused range

However, he declined to specifically comment on Aurora Cannabis Inc, and stressed that " no decisions have been made at this time ". Diageo, the maker of Gu...

London Mayor Adds to Pressure on Corbyn to Back New Brexit Vote

In today's Observer London Mayor Sadiq Khan warned of the job losses of a badly negotiated Brexit and demanded a new vote for the British people before th...

Time Magazine Sold To Salesforce Co-Founder Marc Benioff For $190M

Meredith announced that it was selling Time magazine for $190 million in cash to Benioff, one of four co-founders of Salesforce , a cloud computing pioneer. ...

Relief on the cards as Karnataka hints at reducing fuel prices

In Mumbai, the petrol price is at Rs 89.01 per litre after it increased by Rs 0.34 per litre while the diesel price is at Rs 78.07 per litre which again increas...

'No-deal' Brexit may lead to United Kingdom property market crash

The BoE's regional staff reported businesses were tightening cost control and holding off on investment ahead of Britain's March 2019 withdrawal from the EU. Ca...

India's oil imports from Iran to decrease further

Benchmark Brent crude was up 16 cents or 0.2 percent at $78.34 a barrel after falling 2 percent on Thursday. Friday also saw news from Baker Hughes that U...

Strawberry scandal spreads to WA with needle found in York

Agriculture Minister Mark Furner was meeting with the Queensland Strawberry Growers Association on Monday afternoon. "It is unbelievable that any person could...

Preparing a Nuclear Power Plant ahead of Hurricane Florence

It's predicted to directly pass over the Brunswick Nuclear Plant - about 30 miles south of Wilmington - as well as the Shearon Harris Nuclear Plant in New H...

Cannabis stocks have whiff of 2006

In a statement , CBP said that "working in or facilitating the proliferation of the legal marijuana industry in U.S. states where it is deemed legal or Ca...

Six berry brands linked to needle sabotage

People in possession of the brands in question should refrain from using them and strawberries from other companies "should be cut up" for safe measure, police ...

Feds take action against retailers in e-cigarette 'epidemic'

As of September 1, the FDA said it has conducted 978,290 retail inspections, issued 77,180 warning letters to retailers for violating the law, and initiated 18...

Hurricane Florence prompts Waffle House to activate storm center

Hurricanes are typically measured by pressure, wind, storm surge and damage, but FEMA also uses an unofficial measurement - the " Waffle House Index ". If the...

Volkswagen pulling plug on the Beetle next year

Volkswagen recently introduced 2019 MY of Beetle in the United States and a VIN deciphering document revealed that lineup includes "Final Edition" but the ...

Oil has steepest drop in a month as economic concerns threaten demand

Notably, the increased revenues were reported despite the United States' announcement in May that it would sanction those purchasing Iranian oil starting in...

BMW builds a riderless R1200GS

The motorcycle uses similar technologies to those already featured in vehicles such as the 7-Series and 5-Series sedans, utilising high-definition cameras and r...

FEMA To Test Emergency Text Messages From Trump

Users can't opt out of the WEA test, according to FEMA. "No action is needed", the message will say. The Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system is already in ...

Australian state offers US$70000 reward as strawberries sabotaged with needles

Contaminated punnets have been reported in supermarkets in the states of New South Wales , Queensland and Victoria. ABC News reported on Saturday that wh...

Trump says U.S. under 'no pressure' for China trade deal

The trade war has already contributed to sell-offs in China's stock markets and currency. Talk might be cheap, but it is certainly better than another round...

Turkish lira eases after hefty central bank rate hike

The bank said that inflation developments pointed "to significant risks to price stability" due to the recent fall in value of the lira. The bank is expecte...

Bezos Calls Trumps Attacks on Media 'dangerous'

At a speech before the Economic Club of Washington on Thursday, Bezos did not offer any favorites for the project. The comments appeared to be the first dir...

Bank of England’s Mark Carney extends term to early 2020

Sir Jon Cunliffe , Bank of England deputy governor with responsibility for financial stability, has also been re-appointed for a second five-year term that w...

USA companies in China say tariffs are hurting

The Trump administration has invited Chinese officials to restart trade talks, the White House's top economic adviser said on Wednesday, as Washington prepare...

NAFTA talks will resume Tuesday despite impasse over Chapter 19, dairy industry

In Michigan, 259,000 jobs depend on trade and investment with Canada, the study said. The largest percentage gainer on the market was Parex Resources, rising ...

Turkey’s central bank hikes rates sharply, boosts lira

Since then, he has continued to dismiss calls to raise rates to address Turkey's longtime woes with its currency, the lira . The Turkish lira began to re...

Chandrababu Naidu cuts Rs 2 on Value-Added Tax on fuel, blasts YSRC

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to interfere in a public interest litigation ( PIL ) seeking the sale of petrol and diesel at reasonable prices ...

Trump says government is 'absolutely, totally prepared' for Hurricane Florence

ET, according to the NHC . Officials are also predicting major flooding in places "well away" from the storm's landfall, such as West Virginia, Maryland ,...

White House Corrects Trump’s Tweet on GDP, Unemployment

Mr. Trump inaccurately tweeted earlier Monday. "Since 1948, there have been 63 quarters with a GDP growth rate higher than avg quarterly unemployment rate", ...

Evacuations underway as Florence strengthens to category 4 hurricane

Henry McMaster. Meanwhile, games affecting Major League Baseball pennant races likely will be impacted by Florence. It is expected to intensify to near Categ...

Apple says tariffs on Chinese goods will raise prices for U.S. consumers

Building the vehicle may still be the plan, but not in the US, she said, as did other analysts. Chip giant Intel has also come out against the proposed tariff...

Petrol, diesel prices scale new highs on rupee woes

Diesel rate touched its highest level of Rs 72.51 a litre. "We pass on over 40% of the taxes that we collect to the states". Of this, 50 per cent is non-oil and...

Apple says tariffs on Chinese goods will raise prices for United States consumers

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump tweeted saying if Apple wanted to avoid higher tariffs , they should just manufacture the products in the US itself,...

Trump tells Apple to make products in US to avoid China tariffs

Cell phones, the biggest USA import from China , have so far been spared, but would be hit if Trump activates the new $267 billion tariff list. "That totally...

Andhra Pradesh Cuts Petrol, Diesel Prices By Rs 2 Per Litre

Amid nationwide strike against the spiralling fuel prices, petrol and diesel rates were hiked again on Monday in metro cities across India. The surge in fuel pr...

Is Jack Ma retiring?

Ma's 46-year-old successor has pushed Alibaba deeper into the wallets of Chinese consumers as it bought and transformed brick-and-mortar outlets: a so-called ...