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Apple Readying Siri-Powered Home Assistant

Apple is preparing to launch a connected speaker to serve as a smart home assistant in a challenge to Amazon Echo and...

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Beijing’s Hand Seen As Yuan Hits Nearly 7-Month High

China's yuan jumped to a near seven-month high Thursday, fuelling speculation that the government was pulling strings...

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China Manufacturing Down For 1st Time In 11 Months

China's factory activity contracted in May for the first time in almost a year, independent figures showed Thursday,...

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EU, China Seek Tighter Bond To Face Trump

The EU and China will attempt to deepen ties at a summit Thursday amid rising worry about the direction taken by US...

News

Future IPads, IPhones Might Have A Special Chip Just For Processing AI

Apple’s reportedly working on a new kind of chip — potentially for future iOS devices — that’ll be used just...

Business

BoG Action Needed To Quell Cedi Speculations – RMB Research

Analysts want the Central Bank to aggressively intervene in the currency market to quell increased demand and...

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Oil Producers To Extend Output Curbs At OPEC Meeting

Oil producers inside and outside the OPEC cartel have little choice but to extend their deal from late 2016 curbing...

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US Treasury’s Mnuchin Opposes Breakup of Banks

The Trump administration does not support a return to the Depression-era rule requiring a separation of retail and...

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Nigerian Economy Glimpses Dim Light At End of Tunnel

Suffering from rampant inflation, stalled investment and mass layoffs, Nigeria is still gripped by one of the worst...

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Thais Revoke Passport of Red Bull Heir Over Hit-and-Run

Thailand has revoked the passport of the fugitive heir to the Red Bull billions, an official said Friday, after he left...

International

Oil Prices Have Plunged 15% In 3 Weeks

Renewed fears about the oil supply glut have sent crude prices plunging 15% Renewed fears about the oil supply glut...

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HSBC First-Quarter Pre-Tax Profit Falls 19%

HSBC said on Thursday that pre-tax profit fell 19 percent to US$4.96 billion in the first three months of the year. The...

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Hong Kong Firm Snaps Up London Skyscraper In $1.47bn Deal

A Hong Kong property developer has confirmed the near completion of its almost $1.5 billion purchase of London's...

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Thai Police Struggle To Locate Fugitive Red Bull Heir

Thai police said Wednesday they were trying to locate Red Bull heir Worayuth Yoovidhya who reportedly fled to Singapore...

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The ‘Blue Whale’ Suicide Challenge That’s Killing Kids

A so-called suicide game that’s allegedly targeting teens in Russia may now be finding its way around the globe,...

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China Demands Halt To US Missile Shield In S.Korea

China demanded on Tuesday an immediate halt to a controversial US missile shield hours after Washington announced that...

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Twitter Signs Deal With Bloomberg On Rolling Video News

Twitter is working with media firm Bloomberg to create a 24-hour rolling news channel for the messaging service. The...

International

Trump Is Considering New Glass-Steagall-Style Bank Rules

President Donald Trump on Monday said he is considering breaking up big Wall Street banks, by splitting their consumer...

International

I Would Be Honoured To Meet Kim Jong-Un

US President Donald Trump has said he would be "honoured" to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, in the right...