U.S. Senate passes new North American trade deal
The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved a revamp of the 26-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement that includes tougher rules on labor and automotive content but...
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Factbox: How NBCUniversal's Peacock streaming service likely stacks up against others
Comcast Corp's NBCUniversal will provide details on its planned Peacock video streaming service on Thursday, taking on industry leader Netflix Inc and others in the highly...
Facebook is banning deepfake videos
Vox Recode Shirin Ghaffary Jan 7, 2020 Facebook’s new rules will still allow controversial fake videos like the one of Nancy Pelosi that made her appear...
You can still win the Powerball jackpot. But it won't mean $321 million in your bank account
While the odds are stacked against hitting the Powerball jackpot — your chance is about 1 in 302 million — the IRS always gets a hefty...
BNY Mellon profit surges 67% on one-time gain
Bank of New York Mellon Corp , the world's largest custodian bank, reported a 67% jump in quarterly profit on Thursday, helped by a one-time gain...
Here are the 5 best states for retirees in 2020
Personal finance website WalletHub is out with yet another list of the best states in which to spend your retirement. Here's what you need to know...
Morgan Stanley shares jump 6% after massive beat on fourth-quarter profit
CEO James Gorman said that Morgan Stanley met all of the bank's performance targets.
PSA Group 2019 sales slump 10% after record 2018
French carmaker PSA Group said on Thursday global sales fell 10% last year to 3.49 million units, compared with a record 3.88 million in 2018, as...
Amazon's $1 billion investment in India no big favor: minister
Amazon hasn't done India any big favors by investing $1 billion in the country, its trade minister said on Thursday, laying bare the tensions with the...
Tesla says it plans to open China design and research center
U.S. electric car maker Tesla plans to open a design and research center in China to make "Chinese-style" vehicles, the company said in a recruitment notice...
China's 2019 birth rate slowest in 70 years: stats bureau
China's birth rate fell to its lowest last year since the founding of the People's Republic of China 70 years ago, posing a long-term challenge for...
China's 2019 pork output plunges as African swine fever cuts herd
China produced 42.55 million tonnes of pork in 2019, down 21.3% from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, after the fatal hog disease African...
China 2019 crude steel output jumps 8.3%, sets second straight annual record
Crude steel production in China climbed to a record just shy of 1 billion tonnes in 2019, boosted by a resilient property market and robust demand...
China posts weakest growth in 29 years as trade war bites, but ends year on firmer note
China's economic growth slowed to its weakest in nearly 30 years in 2019 amid a bruising trade war with the United States and sputtering investment, and...
Instant View: China's economic growth slows to 6.1% in 2019, near 30-year low
China's economy grew 6.0% in the fourth quarter of 2019 from a year earlier, official data showed on Friday, in line with expectations and steadying from...