No Lyft for Uber shares after results fall short
Shares of Uber Inc fell 10% in early trading on Friday after the ride-hailing service missed most Wall Street targets in its quarterly earnings report,...
Take Five: The devil’s in the data
Fears of a major downturn in euro zone powerhouse Germany grew this week following “scary” industrial output figures for June and reports due over the...
Trump says speaking to NRA over background checks on gun sales
President Donald Trump on Friday said he has been speaking with the National Rifle Association to ensure that the gun lobby’s “very strong views” are...
McLaren to make full-time IndyCar return in 2020
McLaren will return to full-time IndyCar racing in 2020 in partnership with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports and Chevrolet, the British company announced on Friday....
Economic downturn to hit Hong Kong like a ‘tsunami’, city’s leader warns
Hong Kong’s protests could hit the economy like a tsunami, the city’s leader said on Friday, pledging daring economic reforms in response, even as activists...
Myanmar court charges eight over alleged ties to insurgents
A Myanmar court on Friday charged eight people with financing terrorism, including six deported from Singapore last month over allegations they had sent money to...
China’s Huawei eyes new Brazil factory amid 5G push
Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plans to build an $800 million plant in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state over the next three years, the governor said, as...
Canadian man held in Syria is freed in Beirut
A Canadian citizen held in Syria since last year was released in Lebanon on Friday and broke down in tears at a news conference, saying...
Italy’s League seeks to trigger elections, files censure motion
Italy’s ruling League party filed a no-confidence motion against the prime minister on Friday, a move that the party’s populist chief, Matteo Salvini, hopes will...
Timeline: Vladimir Putin – 20 tumultuous years as Russian President or PM
Russian President Vladimir Putin was appointed acting prime minister on Aug. 9 1999 by then president Boris Yeltsin. He has been in office as president...