Business

Analysts expect Tankan to show worsened mood
Tokyo (Japan) Dec 10: Nearly all surveyed economists are predicting that a closely watched poll on business sentiment in Japan...

Japan-US trade deal set to take effect Jan....
Tokyo (Japan) Dec 10: A new trade deal between Japan and the US is expected to take effect on January...

Morgan Stanley is cutting about 1,500 jobs
Washington DC (USA) Dec 10: Morgan Stanley is cutting approximately 1,500 jobs because of concerns about economic uncertainty around the...

NASA says moon rocket could cost as much...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 10: After nearly a decade of funneling money into a project to build a gargantuan rocket...

Apple is the best Dow stock this year....
Washington DC (USA) Dec 10: Apple CEO Tim Cook shocked investors on January 2 by warning of slowing iPhone sales...

Luggage startup Away's CEO is stepping down
San Francisco (California) Dec 10: Luggage startup Away confirmed Monday that co-founder Steph Korey would be stepping down from her...

SoftBank gives up on dog-walking startup Wag after...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 10: SoftBank raised eyebrows nearly two years ago when it pumped a staggering $300 million into...

Google under investigation for recent firing of four...
San Francisco (California) Dec 10: Google is under investigation by the US government over its labor practices and the firing...

Citibank Pakistan gives ringing endorsement to govt's economic...
Karachi (Pakistan) Dec 10: In an all-encompassing conversation at a media round-table on Monday, the senior management at Citibank Pakistan...

World Trade Organization in trouble: What you need...
Berlin (Germany) Dec 10: The World Trade Organization is facing the biggest crisis in its 25-year history. The US has...

Ericsson to pay $1B to resolve corruption investigation
Washington DC (USA) Dec 09: Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson will fork over more than $1 billion to resolve investigations by...

Disney's Epcot Center gets makeover in 'largest transformation...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 09: Disney World's Epcot Center is getting a massive makeover, with new rides and restaurants and...

Apple may be ditching the lightning charging cable...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 09: After more than seven years, it could soon be time to bid farewell to Apple's...

S. Korean economy remains sluggish on slowing exports:...
Seoul (South Korea) Dec 8: The South Korean economy shows a continued sluggishness due to slowing exports and weak investment,...

Foreign retailers put best foot forward in evolving...
Beijing (China) Dec 8: Foreign retailers are expanding their presence and navigating their strategies in China as the country aims...

Rupee climbs to five-month high vs dollar
Karachi (Pakistan) Dec 8: The rupee in open market rose to its five-month high as demand for the greenback fell...

Taylor Swift releases Christmas song and video 'made...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 06: Taylor Swift jumped into the middle the holiday season, dropping a Christmas song overnight.

S. Korea slips to become Japan's No. 4...
Seoul (South Korea) Dec 6: South Korea went down one notch to rank as the fourth-largest trading partner of Japan...

LG Chem, GM to set up EV battery...
Seoul (South Korea) Dec 6: LG Chem Ltd., South Korea's leading chemical company, said Friday it will establish a 50:50...

Seasonal coffee drinks 'loaded with sugar,' survey finds
Washington DC (USA) Dec 06: There might be more sugar in your coffee than you realize.

Police: Patron angered by ketchup pulls gun at...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 06: Authorities in Tennessee say an irate woman pointed a gun at fast food workers...

SpaceX rocket launches blockchain tech to International Space...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 06: SpaceChain launched hardware Thursday that will support blockchain wallet applications as it builds its low-Earth-orbit...

Nonprofits worried about sale of .org domain registry...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 06: What's in a domain name? As Shakespeare might say, that which we call an ".org"...

Voluntary evacuation order lifted for Texas coastal city
Washington DC (USA) Dec 06: Officials in the Texas coastal city of Port Neches lifted a voluntary evacuation order Thursday...

Elizabeth Warren wants to make it harder for...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 06: If big banks held marriage ceremonies to celebrate their mergers, Elizabeth Warren would be the...

Uber releases safety report revealing 5,981 reports of...
Washington DC (USA) Dec 06: Uber released its highly-anticipated safety report on Thursday revealing, among other details, that it received...

Saudi Aramco raises $25.6 billion in the world's...
London (UK) Dec 06: Saudi Arabia has just pulled off the biggest initial public offering in history, raising $25.6 billion...