Huawei CFO extradition hearing to begin in January 2020
Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou will challenge her extradition to the United States on fraud charges at hearings set to begin Jan. 20, 2020, court...
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Google to buy analytics software firm Looker for $2.6 billion
Alphabet Inc's Google said on Thursday it would buy Looker, a privately held big-data analytics company, for $2.6 billion in cash, in the first major acquisition...
Three states join AG group probing planned merger of Sprint and T-Mobile
The attorneys general of Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania have joined a group of states probing T-Mobile's plan to buy rival Sprint for $26 billion, which is...
Mexico foreign minister says national guard to deploy to southern border
Mexico will deploy its national guard to its southern border with Guatemala, the Mexican foreign minister said on Thursday, as part of the country's bid to...
Exclusive: India to order taxi aggregators like Uber, Ola to go electric
India plans to order taxi aggregators like Uber and Ola to convert 40% of their fleet of cars to electric by April 2026, according to a...
Asia markets cautious as Trump presses Mexico on trade
Asian shares got off to a hesitant start on Thursday as investors feared a looming U.S. trade war with Mexico would further depress global growth, even...
Cuba's private-sector workers say Trump's travel curbs will hurt them too
Lazaro Hernandez, who has made a good living showing U.S. cruise ship passengers around Havana in his pink 1950s Chevrolet, says the new U.S. ban on...
French bank Credit Agricole forecasts slower profit growth
Credit Agricole, France's second-largest listed bank, on Thursday said profit growth would slow over the next four years, adopting a cautious outlook in the face of...
China's Didi Chuxing starts ride-hailing services in Chile, Colombia
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing said on Thursday that it had launched services in Chile and Colombia, as part of its push into Latin America.
Asia shares muted, trade risk offsets rate hopes
Asian markets were in a mixed mood on Thursday as fears the U.S. trade tussle with Mexico would further depress global growth, warred with wagers central...
Toyota, Subaru team up to develop electric SUV in battle against costs
Toyota Motor Corp and Subaru Corp on Thursday said they plan to jointly develop a battery-electric sport-utility vehicle (SUV) on a platform produced together as they...
France seeks to fend off blame for FCA-Renault deal collapse
France sought to fend off a hail of criticism on Thursday after it was blamed for scuppering a $35 billion-plus merger between carmakers Fiat-Chrysler FCA and...
French bank Credit Agricole targets net profits of 5 bln euros in 2022
French bank Credit Agricole unveiled a new set of higher profit targets for 2022 after it had met its 2019 targets a year ahead of schedule,...
Ford to close Wales engine plant in 2020: union
Ford will close its engine plant in Bridgend, south Wales, by September 2020, a trade union said on Thursday, putting 1,700 jobs at risk in the...
Airbnb touts Japan recovery, bolstered by hotel listings
Airbnb Inc on Thursday announced a recovery in short-stay accommodation listings on its Japanese site, which plummeted after regulatory action last year, as the U.S. firm...