Belgian king appoints two advisers to find path toward coalition government
Following an inconclusive election that laid bare Belgium’s longrunning divisions, King Philippe has asked Foreign Minister Didier Reynders and former deputy Prime Minister Johan Vande...
GE’s CEO ‘stunned’ that factory efficiency drive only just started
General Electric Co’s chief executive said on Thursday he was “really stunned” to learn that a major factory had only recently started using lean manufacturing...
Oil falls to two-mth lows on small U.S. crude stock draw, trade war worries
Oil prices fell almost 4% to their lowest in over two months on a smaller-than-expected decline in U.S. crude inventories and fears of a global...
Seven South Koreans dead, hope dims for missing in Budapest boat disaster
Hungarian rescue officials said there was little chance of finding survivors after a boat with South Korean tourists on board sank on the Danube river...
Equities advance after week-long selloff, bond yields steady
World stock markets climbed for the first time this week on Thursday, giving pause to a multiday selloff on fears of an escalating trade war...
New Hampshire becomes 21st U.S. state to repeal death penalty
New Hampshire abolished the death penalty on Thursday, becoming the 21st U.S. state to do so, after the state’s Senate voted 16-8 to override the...
Halep huffs and puffs into third round in Paris
Reigning champion Simona Halep overcame stiff resistance from Magda Linette, as well as her own nerves and a bout of illness, to book her place...
Juul considers opening retail stores in United States: source
Juul Labs Inc is considering opening retail stores in the United States, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday, a move that would...
Central U.S. faces ‘high risk’ of river flooding even as rains ease
Rain-swollen rivers threatened more flooding on Thursday in Arkansas, Louisiana, Illinois and Oklahoma, and Tulsa’s mayor warned the decades-old levee system would be at risk...
T-Mobile, Sprint considering divesting wireless spectrum: sources
U.S. wireless carriers T-Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp are considering divesting wireless spectrum, according to two sources familiar with the matter, as the companies...
