Finance

Chinese e-commerce companies report nearly $50 billion in sales on Singles Day, a sales promotion that has become the world’s busiest online shopping day By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer November 11, 2019, 5:33 AM 2 min read Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com reported a total of more than $50 billion in sales on […]

A Malaysian judge says the prosecution has made an abuse of power case against ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak in his first corruption trial linked to the looting at the 1MDB investment fund November 11, 2019, 3:32 AM 1 min read A Malaysian judge says the prosecution has made an abuse of power case against ex-Prime

HONG KONG, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Hong Kong police opened fire and hit at least one protester on Monday, media reported, as chaos erupted across the city a day after officers fired tear gas to break up demonstrations that are entering their sixth month. Police fired live rounds at protesters on the eastern side of

RUZHOU, China — When the call came for local doctors and nurses to step up for their troubled community, the emergency wasn’t medical. It was financial. Ruzhou, a city of one million people in central China, urgently needed a new hospital, their bosses said. To pay for it, the administrators were asking health care workers

650 seats, 46 million voters, 82 days to Brexit: Key numbers for Britain’s Dec. 12 election By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press November 10, 2019, 2:46 PM 4 min read There’s just over a month to go until Britain’s Dec. 12 election, and the country’s political parties are battling over funding promises, policy priorities and Brexit

Ford global electric vehicle chief Ted Cannis says the market for electric vehicles is sure to grow now that his company and other automakers are rolling out new vehicles By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer November 10, 2019, 6:01 PM 4 min read So far, electric vehicles haven’t been accepted in the United States, with

Germany’s governing parties have agreed to reform the country’s pension system, setting aside an ideological dispute that had threatened to unravel the coalition government November 10, 2019, 6:07 PM 2 min read Germany’s governing parties agreed Sunday to reform the country’s pension system, setting aside an ideological dispute that had threatened to unravel the coalition

Western Balkan leaders say they are committed to working closely together to remove barriers on the free movement of goods and people between their countries By BORIS GRDANOSKI Associated Press November 10, 2019, 5:05 PM 2 min read Leaders in the Western Balkans said Sunday that they are committed to working closely together to remove

Facebook is opening up a war room to quickly respond to election hoaxes. Twitter is banning political ads. Google plans to crack down on bogus videos on YouTube. Social media platforms say they are mounting a vigorous campaign against misinformation in the lead up to next month’s general election in the United Kingdom. But digital

Ben & Jerry’s is facing a lawsuit accusing the ice cream maker and its parent company of false advertising by saying the milk and cream in its products comes from “happy cows.” By LISA RATHKE Associated Press November 8, 2019, 11:29 PM 2 min read Ben & Jerry’s is facing a lawsuit accusing the ice