US defense chief says cloud contract was fair, despite Amazon challenge
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Friday the Pentagon awarded Microsoft Corp an up to $10 billion cloud computing contract after a fair competition, after...
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AirAsia to sell tickets on other airlines as part of online push
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group Bhd said on Friday it would sell flights on more than 100 other global airlines as part of a push to...
Stocks cheered by trade deal hopes but caution prevails
Asian stocks jumped on Friday, lifted by White House comments that suggested the possibility of an imminent trade deal between Washington and Beijing, which revived hopes...
Oil prices dip on concerns about rising supplies
Oil prices fell on Friday fueled by concerns about rising supplies next year, although losses were checked by signs of progress toward ending the U.S.-Chinese trade...
U.S. defense chief rejects Amazon's accusations of bias in cloud contract
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Friday rejected any suggestion of bias in a Pentagon decision to award Microsoft Corp an up to $10 billion cloud...
Deere workers grapple with fallout from Trump's trade war
Devin Spencer has been on edge ever since Deere & Co. laid off dozens of his colleagues at its Harvester Works plant in western Illinois due...
U.S. companies say consumer still strong even as broader outlook dims
Walmart became the latest company to point to a strong U.S. consumer, adding to a raft of firms in recent weeks citing healthy demand at a...
Explainer: Why is Alibaba listing in Hong Kong?
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is set to price its first share sale in Hong Kong next week, raising up to $13.4 billion in what will be...
J.C. Penney quarterly loss narrows, shares rise
J.C. Penney Co Inc on Friday reported a smaller quarterly loss, as the embattled retailer benefited from lower marketing expenses and an increase in store and...
Hong Kong's cash pool tightens as Alibaba primes for $13 billion listing
Alibaba Group's $13.4 billion Hong Kong listing is shrinking cash levels in the protest-wracked financial hub, with short-term borrowing costs shooting back towards a decade-high marked...
U.S.-China trade hopes revive stocks, protests leave scars
Hopes of a trade deal between Washington and Beijing turned world stock markets and other risk assets higher on Friday, though an escalating wave of global...
Volkswagen to invest 60 billion euros in e-mobility, digital tech by 2024
Volkswagen will invest 60 billion euros ($66.12 billion) until 2024 to develop electromobility and digital technologies, the multi-brand car and truckmaking group said on Friday.
Jet grounding and delays overshadow Dubai Airshow
An eight-month crisis over the grounding of Boeing's 737 MAX jets and widespread industrial delays are setting an unpredictable backdrop to next week's Dubai Airshow, with...
Oil rises amid optimism over OPEC supply cuts, hopes on U.S.-China trade
Oil prices gained on Friday after OPEC's forecast for oil demand next year fueled hopes that the producer group and allies will maintain supply cuts when...
Hong Kong confirms economy fell into recession amid protests, trade war
Hong Kong sank into recession for the first time in a decade in the third quarter, government data confirmed on Friday, weighed down by increasingly violent...