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Trade war hangover: Spirits industry tries to avoid tariff crossfire
AFP, Published on 19/12/2019
» NEW YORK - Bourbon from Kentucky and Scotch whisky have already been targeted. What's next? French cognac?
Chinese borrowers drown in online lending's 'bottomless pit'
AFP, Published on 15/12/2019
» SHANGHAI - Telecoms engineer Peng Jiezhao's taste for new smartphones and expensive sneakers seemed like a harmless, if expensive, hobby -- until he started borrowing money from Chinese online lending sites to feed it.
'Cyber Monday' on track for record US online sales
AFP, Published on 02/12/2019
» NEW YORK: US online sales are set to hit a new record on this week's "Cyber Monday", Adobe Analytics said, as e-commerce outlets gear up to lure shoppers in the opening days of the holiday season.
'Black Friday' becoming a shadow of its former self in US
AFP, Published on 30/11/2019
» NEW YORK - The US holiday shopping season officially opened with a deluge of "Black Friday" promotions but the frenzied crowds of the past have thinned out with the rise of e-commerce.
Oil prices tumble ahead of Opec meeting, global stocks fall
AFP, Published on 30/11/2019
» NEW YORK: Oil prices tumbled Friday on expectations Opec next week won't take aggressive action to boost oil prices, while global equities pulled back on trade war worries.
Vietnam jails another Facebook user
Reuters, Published on 26/11/2019
» HANOI: A court in Vietnam sentenced a Facebook user to six years in prison on Tuesday for a series of posts he made on the social media platform that the Southeast Asian country's government said were "anti-state".
Oil prices tumble amid US-China trade uncertainty
AFP, Published on 20/11/2019
» NEW YORK - Oil prices tumbled Tuesday as lingering questions over the US-China trade talks weighed on sentiment on a mixed day for global equity markets.
Vietnam jails music teacher for 11 years over 'anti-state' Facebook posts
Published on 15/11/2019
» HANOI: A court in Vietnam jailed a music teacher for 11 years on Friday for a series of posts on Facebook that the government said were "anti-state".
Chinese consumers smash 'Singles' Day' shopping record
AFP, Published on 12/11/2019
» SHANGHAI - Chinese shoppers set new records for spending during the annual "Singles' Day" buying spree despite an economic slowdown and worries over the US trade war, with state media calling it a sign of China's rising economic strength.
Disney tops earnings estimates ahead of streaming launch
AFP, Published on 08/11/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO - Walt Disney Co. on Thursday reported better-than-expected quarterly results, fueled by the release of blockbuster films "Aladdin" and "The Lion King" as it prepared for its new streaming television service.