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Facebook currency plan under scrutiny in Congress
Associated Press, Published on 16/07/2019
» WASHINGTON: Facebook's ambitious plan to create a financial eco-system based on a digital currency faces questions from lawmakers, as it's shadowed by negative comments from President Donald Trump, his treasury secretary and the head of the Federal Reserve.
Dow, S&P 500 at record highs
Associated Press, Published on 21/09/2018
» Wall Street delivered another set of milestones Thursday as a wave of buying sent US stocks solidly higher, driving the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the all-time high it closed at in January.
Musk says investors convinced him Tesla should stay public
Associated Press, Published on 25/08/2018
» DETROIT: Electric car and solar panel maker Tesla Inc will remain on the public stock exchanges after CEO Elon Musk said Friday that investors have convinced him the company shouldn't go private.
Japan's economy shrank in first quarter
Associated Press, Published on 08/06/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's economy declined in the first quarter on weak consumer spending, revised data showed Friday.
Asian shares fall after Wall Street plunge
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» BEIJING: China's stock market benchmark plunged 5.5% on Friday and other Asian markets were off sharply after the Dow Jones industrials on Wall Street plummeted more than 1,000 points, deepening a week-long sell-off.
Artificial island for Arctic oil drilling?
Business, Associated Press, Published on 20/10/2017
» ANCHORAGE, Alaska: America within a few years could be extracting oil from federal waters in the Arctic Ocean, but it won't be from a remote drilling platform.
US college towns feel pinch from rental sites
Business, Associated Press, Published on 25/09/2017
» CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts: Time was when renting an apartment in one of this college town's funky triple-deckers or two-family homes wouldn't cost an arm and a leg.
Sleep gadgets adjust if you're restless -- or snoring
Business, Associated Press, Published on 12/07/2017
» NEW YORK - Pillows that track your snoozing patterns? A bed that adjusts based on how much you twist and turn? Companies are adding more technology into their products, hoping to lure customers craving a better night's sleep.
US CEO average pay jumps 8.5% last year
Business, Associated Press, Published on 25/05/2017
» NEW YORK: The typical CEO at the biggest US companies got an 8.5% raise last year, raking in $11.5 million in salary, stock and other compensation last year, according to a study by executive data firm Equilar for the Associated Press. That's the biggest raise in three years.
China Q1 growth fastest in two years
Associated Press, Published on 17/04/2017
» HONG KONG - China's economic recovery is gaining traction, with growth rising to its fastest pace in over a year in January-March.