Business News
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Swiss bank Credit Suisse has reported a return to profit in its first quarter, while announcing plans to raise about 4 billion Swiss francs (dollars) by issuing new shares in the coming weeks
April 26, 2017 -
Hyundai Motor Co. reported more than a 20 percent drop in its first quarter profit as the anti-Korean sentiment in China sparked by the deployment of the U.S. missile system battered the Korean carmakers' sales in its biggest auto market
April 26, 2017 -
Japan's disaster reconstruction minister has resigned over his remark that "it was good" that the March 2011 quake and tsunami had hit northern Japan instead of areas closer to Tokyo
April 26, 2017 -
China has launched its first aircraft carrier built entirely on its own in a demonstration of the growing technical sophistication of its defense industries
April 26, 2017 -
An international human rights watchdog is calling on Southeast Asian leaders to take a stand against the Philippines' war on drugs that has left thousands dead under President Rodrigo Duterte, the host of this week's regional summit
April 26, 2017 -
So far Cuba is weathering the storm of political unrest rocking Venezuela, which is the island's greatest ally and source of highly subsidized oil, but Cubans are nervously watching the troubles for signs of a grimmer future
April 26, 2017 -
Asian stocks are trading higher after hopes for tax cuts by U.S. President Donald Trump drove record-breaking gains overnight on Wall Street
April 25, 2017 -
Double mishaps at Penn Station in New York City caused massive morning and evening rush hour delays and service disruptions
April 25, 2017 -
Congressional negotiators are inching toward a potential agreement on a catchall spending bill that would deny President Donald Trump's request for immediate funding to construct a wall along the Mexico border
April 25, 2017 -
Chinese state media say China has launched its 2nd aircraft carrier and 1st domestically built
April 25, 2017 -
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warns of a "thickening" border between Canada and the U.S. after the Trump administration imposes new tariffs on softwood lumber
April 25, 2017 -
Eleven former and current employees of Fox News Channel have filed a lawsuit accusing the network of allowing racial discrimination, saying they repeatedly complained about an executive's racist behavior but no action was taken
April 25, 2017 -
Military police in front of Brazil's Congress hurled tear gas at thousands of indigenous protesters, who responded by throwing spears and shooting arrows as a peaceful demonstration turned into chaos
April 25, 2017 -
The president's chief of staff has criticized a ruling by a U.S. judge who blocked an executive order targeting funding to communities that protect immigrants from deportation
April 25, 2017 -
LEADING OFF: Pedroia set to return for Boston, Bundy emerging as young ace for O's, bids coming in to buy Marlins, Mets come back from timely day off
April 25, 2017