Asia markets, dollar, up despite N.Korea fears
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Most Asian markets edged up Wednesday and the dollar extended gains against its peers on…
7 years ago
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Alstom, Siemens merge to create new European rail champion
by Julie Chabanas and Adam Plowright Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) -- The maker of France's TGV trains announced Tuesday…
7 years ago
Switzerland still tops world’s competitive economies
GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters) -- Switzerland is the world's most competitive economy for a ninth straight year, the Geneva-based World Economic…
7 years ago
Tokyo stocks slip by break on US-North Korea row
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks opened slightly lower Tuesday on a stronger yen as investors snapped up the safe…
7 years ago
Global stocks mostly fall on German election, North Korea worries
by Ben Perry Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- Global stocks mostly fell Monday and the euro…
7 years ago
ABB to buy GE unit for $2.6 bln to boost US business
ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) -- Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB agreed Monday to buy General Electrics' industrial solutions unit for $2.6 billion…
7 years ago
Green Company of the Year category on its 4th Year at the 2017 Asia CEO Awards
The 2017 Asia CEO Awards, the roundtable of Asia’s industry movers and shakers, has shortlisted its official nominees. One of…
7 years ago
China hits back at S&P’s ‘mistaken’ credit downgrade
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China on Friday lashed out at the decision by Standard & Poor's to downgrade the country's…
7 years ago
Toshiba shares drop after $18bn chip unit sale deal
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Toshiba tumbled Thursday after saying it would sell its memory chip business for around $18 billion,…
7 years ago
Google to buy part of smartphone maker HTC for $1.1 billion: Taiwan firm
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) -- Taiwan's struggling smartphone maker HTC said Thursday it was selling part of its smartphone business to…
7 years ago
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