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Microsoft’s Market Value Tops $500 Billion Again After 17 Years
Microsoft Corp’s (MSFT. O) market capitalization topped $500 billion for the first time since 2000 on Friday, after...
U.S. Economy Slows On Wider Trade Gap; Business Spending Rises
U. S. economic growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter as a plunge in shipments of soybeans weighed on exports, but...
Russian MPs Pass Bill To Soften Domestic Violence Law
Russia's lower house of parliament has passed a bill to decriminalise some forms of domestic violence. Under the...
Toshiba To Sell Part of Chip Business, Puts Overseas Nuclear Ops Under Review
Toshiba Corp (6502. T) said it will sell a minority stake in its memory chip business as it urgently seeks funds to...
Eight Ministerial Nominees Approved; 5 Others Cleared By Appointments Committee
Parliament yesterday approved the nomination of eight out of the 13 ministers designate vetted by the Appointments...
Pakistan Bans TV Host Aamir Liaquat Hussain Over ‘hate Speech’
Pakistan's media regulator has banned a high-profile television host after accusing him of hate speech that could put...
Rebels Unite After Attack By Idlib Jihadists
The jihadist group said rebels were conspiring against it at peace talks in Kazakhstan Insurgent factions in Syria have...
Al-Shabab Attack At Mogadishu Hotel ‘kills 28’
At least 28 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a coordinated gun-and-bomb attack carried out by al-Shabab at...
Usain Bolt Loses One Olympic Gold Medal As Nesta Carter Tests Positive
Usain Bolt will have to hand back one of his nine Olympic gold medals after Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tested...
Alibaba Posts 54 Percent Rise In Third-Quarter Revenue, Raises 2017 Guidance
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd on Tuesday posted a 54 percent rise in third-quarter revenue, beating analyst estimates,...
Yahoo Beats Wall Street View, Sees Verizon Deal Closing In Second Quarter
Yahoo Inc on Monday reported better-than-expected quarterly profit and revenue, and said the sale of its core internet...
McDonald’s U.S. Sales Drop For First Time In Six Quarters
McDonald's Corp's (MCD. N) sales at established U.S. restaurants fell for the first time in six quarters as the novelty...
Wall St. Set To Open Lower Amid Uncertainty Under Trump
U. S. stocks looked set to open lower as investors around the world sought safe-haven assets such as gold and U.S....
Trump To Sign Orders To Renegotiate NAFTA, Pull Out of TPP
U. S. President Donald Trump could sign an executive order as early as Monday intended to renegotiate the free trade...
Expectations Low As Syria’s Warring Sides Meet
Syria's warring sides met for talks in Kazakhstan's capital on Monday, flanked by intermediary nations seeking to...
SEC Probing Yahoo Over Previously Disclosed Cyber Breach
The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating a previously disclosed data breach at Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O),...
West African Troops Near Gambia’s Capital After Jammeh Flees
West African troops were seen approaching Gambia's capital, Banjul, on Sunday, several witnesses said, as they sought...
Boko Haram Attacks Town Previously Bombed By Nigerian Air Force, 15 Killed- Army
Around 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed when the jihadists attacked a town in northeastern Nigeria, two days after...
U.S. Bankers Tell Europeans To Think Positively On Trump
U. S. bankers, buoyed by a resurgence in profits, are advising their counterparts in Europe to think positively about...