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US stocks again close at new records; Dow up 0.6 percent

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US stocks jumped Tuesday with retailers and energy firms among the winners as positive…

HSBC profits plunge as bank navigates political storms

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - HSBC profits plunged last year on huge writedowns and restructuring charges, the banking titan said…

Amazon to create 5,000 jobs in UK

LONDON, United States (AFP) -- United States tech and retail giant Amazon on Monday said it would create 5,000 British jobs…

Tokyo stocks weaken, exports rise slower than predicted

HONGKONG, China (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks fell Monday despite a strong lead from Wall Street last week, as the yen's ongoing…

Google adds voice-activated shopping, taking on Amazon

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Google announced Thursday it was launching voice-activated shopping from its artificial intelligence-powered Home speaker, in…

S. Korea’s Hanjin Shipping declared bankrupt

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- The axe finally fell on South Korea's once-mighty Hanjin Shipping on Friday as a Seoul…

Frost in Benguet towns has no effect on supply, price of vegetables-mayors

LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Feb. 17 (PIA) -- The state weather bureau PAGASA has been recording a drop of temperature due…

Pagbagsak ng produksyon ng metallic mineral sa PHL, ibinabala

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Ibinabala ng Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (COMP) na posibleng bumagsak ng hanggang limampung…

Zuckerberg envisions Facebook as a ‘global community’

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday offered a vision for the social network as…

Tokyo stocks down at break on stronger yen

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Tokyo stocks fell Thursday morning as profit-taking and a stronger yen overshadowed a fifth successive record…

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