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Tokyo stocks open lower on worries over trade war

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened lower on Monday amid lingering worries over a US-China trade war and after…

SoftBank plans $60-100 bn investment in solar in India: report

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's SoftBank is planning to invest between $60-100 billion in a solar power project in India, a…

Snapchat aims to spread reach to other apps

  SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Snapchat messaging service on Thursday set out to spread its reach, and panache,…

Let it grow: Tokyo DisneySea adds ‘Frozen’ in $2.3 bn expansion

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Tokyo DisneySea theme park is getting a $2.3 billion overhaul and adding a section based…

British engine maker Rolls-Royce cutting 4,600 jobs

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)--Rolls-Royce, the British maker of plane engines, said Thursday that it plans to cut 4,600 mainly British…

Asian markets lower after hawkish Fed, fresh trade war fears

HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Asian markets mostly fell Thursday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates and signaled a…

Dollar picks up ahead of Fed but stocks mostly retreat

The dollar extended gains against its peers in Asian trade Wednesday as investors await a key Federal Reserve decision later…

Bitcoin ‘whales’ pulling cryptocurrency strings

  by Kevin Trublet © Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Bitcoin, the star of the cryptocurrency world, is widely…

Toyota investing $1 billion in Asian ride-share firm Grab

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Toyota said Wednesday it was investing $1 billion in Asia ride-share company Grab, as the Japanese…

Global stocks mixed ahead of Fed, ECB decisions

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Global stocks were mixed Tuesday as markets began looking past an historic US-North Korea…

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