Novartis raises full-year targets, aims to settle U.S. lawsuit
Novartis boss Vas Narasimhan raised full-year targets on Thursday and announced that $700 million has been set aside in the hope of settling a decade-old...
Goldman Sachs’ equities-backed earnings results may pressure
Booming stock markets around the globe helped Goldman Sachs Group Inc offset declines in other businesses last quarter, but those gains may not be sustainable,...
GM’s mid-engine Corvette gears up to take on Europeans
General Motors Co was set on Thursday to unveil its newly designed mid-engine 2020 Corvette in a splashy tribute to its emblematic sports car, even...
New Zealand’s Ardern says plight of Pacific Islanders should spur climate action
Climate change is having a real impact on Pacific islanders and that should spur countries to greater action to tackle the problem, New Zealand Prime...
UK Labour peers poised to hold no-confidence vote in leader Corbyn: BBC
Labour members of Britain’s House of Lords are poised to hold a vote of no confidence in leader Jeremy Corbyn over his handling of claims...
U.S. general says will work ‘aggressively’ to enable free passage in the Gulf
U.S. Central Command chief General Kenneth McKenzie said on Thursday it was talking to other countries about freedom of navigation in the Gulf and will...
Congolese Ebola victim may have entered Rwanda, says WHO
A woman who died this month of Ebola may have carried the disease into Rwanda, the World Health Organization said on Thursday, a day after...
TSMC expects 5G to drive earnings, flags South Korea-Japan spat as risk
Taiwan’s TSMC forecast that robust demand for 5G chips will drive a stronger second-half even as it anticipates a dispute between Japan and South Korea...
Boeing to make US$50 mln in payments to 737 MAX crash victims’ families – Macau Business
Boeing to make US$50 mln in payments to 737 MAX crash victims’ families Macau Business ‘My life has no meaning.’ Man whose family was killed in...
Protesters take to streets to declare new Ethiopian region – Reuters
Protesters take to streets to declare new Ethiopian region Reuters Protesters in the Ethiopian city of Hawassa blocked roads and burned tires on Thursday after security...