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Personal Computer Market Continues To Slump

Worldwide shipments of personal computers continued to slump in the recently ended quarter but showed signs of...

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US Travel Industry Leery of Trump Effect

American tourism companies are seeing early signs that US President Donald Trump's still-young administration is...

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Republicans Hail Trump For Exiting Paris Climate Deal

Donald Trump's Republican allies applauded the president Thursday for announcing an end to US participation in the...

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US Car Sales Struggle In May Despite Record Discounts

Auto makers offered big discounts over the Memorial Day holiday, but the response from US car buyers in May was not...

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Sterling Dips After Poll Suggests Hung Parliament

Sterling fell more than half a percent against the US dollar to $1.28. The pound fell sharply after a projection...

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Britain Arrests ‘large Part’ of Manchester Attack Network

Britain has arrested a "large part" of the network behind Manchester's suicide bomb attack, police said on Friday, as...

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Hasbro Movie Juggernaut Edging Out Barbie’s Mattel

Spiderman, Thor and Princess Leia are ganging up on Barbie in a battle for America's increasingly tech-focused toy...

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French Boulanger Kayser Finds A Niche In US

Fans of French baguettes and pastries in the United States are discovering a new place to spend their dough, courtesy...

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US Car Sales Slip Significantly In April

Car sales in the US slowed significantly in April, accelerating several months of declines that suggest the industry's...

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First Direct London-China Train Completes 12,000 Km Run

The first freight train to link China directly to the UK arrived in the eastern Chinese city of Yiwu Saturday after...

Business

It’s Time To Load Up On Chocolates Before Cocoa Rebounds

Chocolate addicts, it’s probably a good time to start stocking up. The treats may not be this cheap much longer....

International

Bill O’Reilly On Chopping Block Amid Claim He Called Black Woman ‘hot Chocolate’

What once seemed unimaginable now seems at least possible. New York Magazine’s Gabriel Sherman reported Tuesday that...

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Amazon Aims For India As Flipkart Holds On To Market Top Spot For Now

With 100 million new internet users every year, Amazon is betting big on India, but a major new investment in homegrown...

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Amazon, Flipkart Battle In India For E-Commerce’s ‘last Frontier’

With 100 million new internet users every year, Amazon is betting big on India, but a major new investment in homegrown...

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‘Skinny Bundles’ Step Up Challenge To US Big Cable

For years, US cable operators got rich by offering fat "bundles" of hundreds of channels and raising prices regularly...

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China’s Q1 Growth Stabilises At 6.8%

China's growth stabilised in the first quarter thanks to rising investments and a recovery in exports, experts said,...

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India’s Infosys Reports Subdued Fourth Quarter Growth

Indian software giant Infosys pledged Thursday to return $2 billion to shareholders this year as it reported subdued...

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Business Buys Bright Spot In Dim Computer Market

The personal computer market limped along in the first quarter of this year, its footing aided a bit by businesses...

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A Booze Ban Stresses Indian Business

When Shailja Singh headed to her favourite bar for a post-work beer this week she found it shut, victim of a Supreme...