The new U.S.-Japan trade deal will provide staged reduction of Japanese tariffs for more than $2 billion worth of U.S. beef and pork, matching access now granted to the 11 Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact countries, a text of the agreement shows.
Asian shares inched up in early trade on Tuesday, with investors cautious ahead of tense U.S.-China trade talks while the Turkish lira slipped over concerns about Ankara's planned incursion in northern Syria.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called his new trade deal with Japan "a game changer for our farmers and our
WeWork is locked in negotiations this week with its largest shareholder, Softbank Group Corp , over a new $1 billion investment to enable the shared office space company to go through a major restructuring, according to sources familiar with discussions.
Prospects for progress in U.S.-China trade talks dimmed on Monday after Washington blacklisted Chinese companies over Beijing's treatment of predominantly Muslim ethnic minorities, and President Donald Trump said a quick trade deal was unlikely.
Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and top trade negotiator will be traveling to Washington for the next round of trade talks with the United States on Oct.10-11, China's commerce ministry said on Tuesday.
South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported its third-quarter operating profit likely tumbled 56%, hurt by a downturn in global memory chip prices but slightly better than analysts had anticipated.
Chinese state media said on Tuesday video surveillance firm Hikvision resolutely opposes the U.S. move to blacklist the firm, saying the decision has no basis in fact. The U.S. Commerce Department on Monday placed 28 Chinese public security bureaus and companies - including Hikvision - on a U.S. trade blacklist over Beijing's treatment of Uighur Muslims and other minorities.
Amazon.com Inc has launched a bigger local store and marketplace in Singapore, expanding its product selection and intensifying competition with rivals such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's Lazada and Sea Ltd's Shopee.
Oracle Corp plans to hire nearly 2,000 additional workers as part of an aggressive plan to roll out its cloud computing services to more locations around the world, its cloud chief told Reuters on Monday.
Samsung Electronics flagged slightly better than expected third quarter profit on Tuesday, helped by strong sales of its new Galaxy Note 10 smartphone series even as a slump in its memory chip business continued to weigh on earnings.
Asian shares inched up on Tuesday, with Chinese shares making modest gains after a week-long holiday, though investors remained cautious over U.S.-China trade talks after President Donald Trump said a quick trade deal was unlikely.
The final contingent of holiday-makers stranded overseas after the collapse of tour company Thomas Cook last month will return to Britain on flights departing on Sunday, bringing to an end the country's biggest ever peacetime repatriation.
Dealing with health issues is a top concern among retirees, yet there are steps you can take to mitigate expenses where Medicare falls short.
Increased demands on high schoolers has resulted in a dramatic drop-off in the number of teenagers with jobs after-school or over the summer.