Wall St. set to open higher as upbeat Chinese data eases growth worries
U.S. stocks were set to open higher on Wednesday after encouraging data from China allayed concerns of slowing global growth, with sentiment getting a boost...
BAT launches more vaping products in Japan to take on Philip Morris
British American Tobacco said it would launch two new tobacco heating products in Japan under its glo brand, as it seeks to close the gap...
Google’s YouTube to pay $170 million penalty for collecting data on kids
Google, which is owned by Alphabet Inc, and its YouTube video service will pay $170 million to settle allegations that it broke federal law by...
Hong Kong withdraws extradition bill
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday withdrew an extradition bill that triggered months of often violent protests so the Chinese-ruled city can move forward...
Hong Kong leader withdraws extradition bill, but too little too late, say some
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday withdrew an extradition bill that triggered months of often violent protests so the Chinese-ruled city can move forward...
Germany celebrates 70 years of saucy currywurst sausage
Germans celebrated on Wednesday 70 years of the currywurst, a Berlin speciality of sliced sausage smothered in curry powder and ketchup, as they celebrated its...
Germany to ban use of glyphosate from end of 2023
Germany will ban the use of the weedkiller glyphosate – the subject of billion-dollar U.S lawsuits over claims it causes cancer – from the end...
Kelly Clarkson hoping to keep it real for new U.S. talk show
Kelly Clarkson, the first “American Idol,” launches her own talk show next week with a mix of music, celebrities and ordinary people that she hopes...
U.S. trade deficit shrinks, but shortfall with China widens
The U.S. trade deficit narrowed slightly in July, but the gap with China, a focus of the Trump administration’s “America First” agenda, surged to a...
Bahamas officials search for Dorian survivors as storm heads for Florida, Georgia
The wreckage of pulverized homes, beached boats and floodwaters covered miles of the Bahamas in Hurricane Dorian’s wake on Wednesday, as rescuers searched for survivors...
