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Tokyo stocks open higher after Abe’s big election win

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) --Tokyo's benchmark stock index extended a record winning streak on Monday as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's victory…

New GE chief vows turnaround after ‘unacceptable’ results

by John Biers Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) - General Electric's newly-installed chief executive vowed Friday to do whatever it…

PHL largest online stockbroker reports “possible system breach” but assures “integrity” of clients’ “account balances, stock positions”

(Eagle News) -- The country's biggest online stockbroker firm on Friday reported a "possible breach in its system involving some…

Tokyo stocks flat at break, Nissan hit by output halt

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks ended flat Friday morning following the benchmark index posted its longest string of gains…

Facebook joins effort to boost newspaper subscriptions

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Facebook announced Thursday initiatives to help struggling news organizations gain paid subscribers, following a similar…

Philippines’ Metrobank buys out ANZ credit card stake

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) -- The Philippines' second biggest bank said on Thursday it will spend $288 million buying out the…

Chinese Internet giants step into property rental

SHANGHAI, China (CCTV) -- The Chinese government has been emphasizing the development of the rental market as a way to…

Wall Street gains, cheap yen drive Tokyo stocks higher

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened higher Thursday, helped by a tailwind from an upbeat Wall Street and a…

Baidu to hit the road with self-driving bus

by Glenn Chapman Agence France-Presse LAGUNA BEACH, United States (AFP) -- Baidu chief executive Robin Li on Tuesday said the…

Bidding war heats up for $5 billion second Amazon Headquarters

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- It's the prize of a lifetime -- a $5 billion investment creating 50,000 well-paid…

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