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Adele, Bond help revamped Sony escape spectre of losses
AFP, Published on 03/02/2016
» TOKYO - British pop diva Adele and suave spy James Bond may be unlikely stars in Sony's turnaround, but the firm is betting they are key to a corporate makeover that analysts say still has a long way to go.
Philips 2015 profit soars 55% on rising health, lifestyle sales
AFP, Published on 26/01/2016
» THE HAGUE - Health-conscious consumers snapping up everything from electric toothbrushes to kitchen appliances drove up 2015 profits at electronics giant Philips as it seeks to spin off its historic lighting business.
Dow, S&P end with losses for worst year since 2008
AFP, Published on 01/01/2016
» NEW YORK - The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 racked up their worst annual performance in seven years after a selloff in the final Wall Street session of 2015 Thursday.
Latest 'Call of Duty' game earns $550m in 3 days
AFP, Published on 12/11/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - The latest "Call of Duty" video game boasted an opening weekend that blew away any other game, film, book or music debut this year, the company behind it said.
Amazon launches first brick-and-mortar bookstore
Business, AFP, Published on 05/11/2015
» San Francisco: Twenty years after pioneering the virtual bookstore, Amazon.com Inc on Tuesday went brick-and-mortar.
Automakers win reprieve on EU pollution testing
AFP, Published on 29/10/2015
» BRUSSELS - The EU offered Europe's reeling auto industry a reprieve on Wednesday, agreeing to ease pollution limits for diesel cars despite the fallout from the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal.
Ninja Turtles among 'Toy HOF' finalists
Business, AFP, Published on 30/09/2015
» Washington: Will the good old colouring book make the cut? Or do the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have what it takes?
Asia stocks higher, euro holds up as Greek talks plod
AFP, Published on 04/06/2015
» HONG KONG - Most Asian markets rose on Thursday as dealers took a positive lead from Wall Street and Europe, while the euro held its gains after Greece and its creditors met for crunch talks on reforming its bailout.
Alibaba quarterly net profit halved
AFP, Published on 07/05/2015
» PARIS - Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba said Thursday its net profit plunged 49% to US$463 million for the final quarter of its financial year ending March, hit by a share-based compensation expense.
European stocks pull back on Yemen, air crash worries
AFP, Published on 27/03/2015
» LONDON - European stock markets slid Thursday as the escalation of the crisis in Yemen and suspicions a Germanwings co-pilot deliberately crashed the plane into the French Alps unnerved investors.