Trade optimism, Apple push Wall Street slightly higher
U.S. stocks rose slightly on Wednesday as China’s move to ease trade tensions with the United States soothed investor nerves, while shares of Apple gained...
A hair-loss drug, a suicide, and court secrets
A faultily redacted legal brief filed in federal court in Brooklyn shows that pharma giant Merck didn’t disclose on a drug label everything it knew...
Three-year old rape victim testifies in court
A three-year old girl who was allegedly raped at a private nursery in Myanmar testified in court through a video conference on Wednesday....
Meet the strategist of the Brexit chess-game
Boris Johnson’s increasingly ruthless Brexit game has drawn parallels with Donald Trump’s disorienting politics. His feather-ruffling strategist was also the mastermind of the winning Vote...
Mugabe’s body brought home to Zimbabwe, burial place still a mystery
The body of Zimbabwe’s founder Robert Mugabe arrived at the country’s main airport on Wednesday, but his final resting place remained a source of mystery...
Hundreds of Nigerians leave South Africa after xenophobic attacks
At least 640 Nigerians have signed up to take free flights back home after the latest xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Serena Chaudhry reports....
Saudi Aramco gives nine banks top roles on world’s biggest IPO: sources
Saudi Aramco has hired nine banks as joint global coordinators to lead its planned initial public offering (IPO), slated to be the world’s largest, two...
U.S. producer prices rise; Fed still seen cutting interest rates
U.S. producer prices unexpectedly rose in August and underlying producer inflation rebounded, but the data on Wednesday did not change financial market expectations that the...
China exempts some U.S. goods from tariffs
China announced its first batch of tariff exemptions for 16 types of U.S. products, days ahead of a planned meeting between trade negotiators from the...
NFL star Antonio Brown accused of rape in lawsuit by former trainer
Newly signed New England Patriots player Antonio Brown has been accused of rape and sexual assault by his former personal trainer in a federal lawsuit...