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Billionaire Ant Group Co. co-founder Jack Ma skipped a recent taping of an African TV program he created, spurring speculation online about his...

ANKARA, Turkey: Turkey and Britain signed a free-trade agreement Tuesday as the U.K. prepares to leave the European Union's economic orbit at the...

LONDON/BRUSSELS: Nearly five years since the Brexit crisis began, the United Kingdom and the European Union have clinched a trade deal that defines...

London: Oil dropped towards $50 a barrel on Tuesday, adding to losses from the previous session, as a new coronavirus strain in the...

MADRID: Zara owner Inditex said many of its stores were closed or operating with restrictions as a fresh wave of COVID-19 lockdowns hindered...

LONDON: The U.K. has signed a free trade deal with Singapore covering trade worth 17.6 billion pounds ($23.4 billion,) the latest in a...

TOKYO/NEW YORK: Sony Corp will buy AT&T Inc's animation business Crunchyroll for $1.175 billion, the two companies said on Thursday, as the Japanese...

London: Japanese automaker Honda on Wednesday suspended production at its British plant after suffering a shortfall in parts, after blockages at ports caused...

Shanghai: Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc said on Saturday it has become the country's first virtual platform to accept Beijing's homegrown digital currency....

Brasilia: The Brazilian farm state of Goias rolled out a pilot project on Thursday to increase productivity and take fast action against disease...

Ugur Sahin just reached another milestone. The co-founder of BioNTech SE on Thursday joined the world’s 500 richest people after the U.K. this...

Zurich: Swiss food giant Nestle on Thursday unveiled a multi-billion programme to slash its carbon footprint, aiming to halve emissions by 2030. As...

HDFC Bank Ltd. was ordered to curb some digital and credit card operations following a series of glitches at the Indian lender, a...

NEW YORK: Shoppers on Walmart.com who pay a $98-a-year membership fee will get free shipping on orders of any size starting Friday. Walmart...

Amazon.com Inc said on Tuesday independent businesses selling on its platform crossed $4.8 billion in worldwide sales from Black Friday through Cyber Monday,...

LONDON: Dyson, the inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, said it would invest 2.75 billion pounds ($3.67 billion) in new technology in the...

New York: The Dow soared above 30,000 points for the first time Tuesday as Wall Street powered to fresh records, fueled by ebbing...

Elon Musk’s year of dizzying ascents hit a new apex Monday as the Tesla Inc. co-founder passed Bill Gates to become the world’s...