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Google, Apple disappoint as tech earnings hit by gloom
AFP, Published on 03/02/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google and Apple on Thursday reported downbeat results for the last quarter of 2022 as Amazon beat expectations, but warned that the coming months would be uncertain in a difficult moment for Big Tech.
Heavy load: supply chain woes strain US trucking
AFP, Published on 22/12/2021
» SUMMERVILLE, United States: It had been a challenging day on the road and Desi Wade was ready for dinner. But as he pulled into a truck stop, Wade encountered a familiar frustration in the overstressed industry.
Japan Q1 GDP shrinks 1.3%, hit by virus restrictions
AFP, Published on 18/05/2021
» TOKYO - Japan's economy contracted 1.3 percent in the three months to March after the government reimposed coronavirus restrictions in major cities as infections surged, data showed Tuesday.
Hong Kong hikes stock stamp duty for first time since 1993
AFP, Published on 24/02/2021
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong hiked stamp duty on stock trades Wednesday for the first time in almost three decades as it tries to plug a pandemic-induced record budget deficit, sending the local equity market tumbling.
US oil giants cut output as Exxon Mobil reports 1st loss in decades
AFP, Published on 02/05/2020
» NEW YORK: US oil giants Exxon Mobil and Chevron said Friday they were curtailing some production as they slash capital spending in response to an acute industry downturn in the wake of the coronavirus crisis.
US ports brace for surge of imports ahead of new tariffs on China
AFP, Published on 21/08/2019
» NEW YORK - The latest lurches in President Donald Trump's trade war with China set the stage for a potential repeat of late 2018 when goods flooded into America's ports to beat new tariffs.
Global art sales suffer sharp fall
Business, AFP, Published on 05/10/2016
» Paris: Global contemporary art sales slowed by a quarter in the year to July 2016 as demand in China dried up, according to online art price database Artprice.
Greece to adopt more cuts, tax hikes for bailout cash
AFP, Published on 22/05/2016
» ATHENS - Greece on Sunday was set to adopt fresh cuts and tax hikes ahead of a Eurogroup meeting that is expected to unlock desperately-needed bailout funds for the debt-ridden nation.
S&P upgrades Qantas rating from 'junk' status
AFP, Published on 17/11/2015
» SYDNEY - Australian carrier Qantas on Tuesday got shot of its "junk" status when Standard & Poor's lifted its rating from 'BB+' to the prized investment grade 'BBB-' as the airline bounces back from a tough few years.