Hong Kong shops, workers in rare strike to 'defend freedom'
Hong Kong retailer Alan Li shut up shop on Wednesday, joining about 100 businesses and numerous workers in a rare strike to protest against an extradition...
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Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as protests turn to violent chaos
Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators who threw plastic bottles on Wednesday as protests against an extradition bill that would allow...
Global shares snap seven-day winning streak; U.S. inflation next hurdle
World share markets snapped a seven-day winning streak on Wednesday as the White House took a tough line on trade talks with China, while an impending...
BAT warns of steeper declines in cigarette sales, shares slip
British American Tobacco (BAT), the world's No. 2 tobacco company, warned on Wednesday of steeper declines in cigarette sales globally mainly due to waning demand in...
Philip Green's Arcadia faces key vote as administration looms
Creditors will decide the fate of Philip Green's Arcadia group and its 18,000 workers at a vote on Wednesday on a sweetened restructuring plan to save...
ABN AMRO fund invests in financial crime detection firm ThetaRay
ABN AMRO's Digital Impact Fund said on Wednesday it has taken a stake in ThetaRay, an Israeli provider of big data analytics to combat financial cybercrime...
Motorbike taxi firms rev up for race into West Africa
Motorcycle taxi companies are expanding in West Africa with backing from investors betting that the meteoric rise of two-wheeled taxi firms in Asia can be replicated...
Facebook to create 500 jobs in new London engineering center
Facebook will create 500 new tech jobs in London by the end of 2019, including 100 roles in artificial intelligence, with many working on systems to...
Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as extradition bill protests turn to chaos
Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators who threw plastic bottles on Wednesday as protests against an extradition bill that would allow...
Reckitt picks PepsiCo exec as CEO, going outside for first time
Consumer goods group Reckitt Benckiser has picked PepsiCo executive Laxman Narasimhan as its next chief executive, becoming the latest industry heavyweight to turn to a company...
UK PM May says Hong Kong extradition must be in line with Sino-British declaration
British Prime Minister Theresa May said extradition rules in Hong Kong had to respect the rights and freedoms set out in the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration.
Ford Motor opens research center in Tel Aviv
Ford Motor Co on Wednesday opened a research center in Tel Aviv, joining a growing number of major automakers and suppliers setting up shop in the...
Ford Motor opens research center in Tel Aviv
Ford Motor Co on Wednesday opened a research center in Tel Aviv, joining a growing number of major automakers and suppliers setting up shop in the...
Exclusive: Renault chairman weakened as Macron snubs meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron has turned down a request to meet Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, who is furious over the government's interference at the carmaker, sources...
Exclusive: Renault chairman weakened as Macron snubs meeting
French President Emmanuel Macron has turned down a request to meet Renault chairman Jean-Dominique Senard, who is furious over the government's interference at the carmaker, sources...