Apple to buy part of supplier Dialog’s business in $600 million dealApple Inc is to buy part of Dialog Semiconductor Plc's business in a $600 million deal, expanding the iPhone maker's chip operations in Europe and securing the German-listed company's role as a suppli...
IMF chief defends rate hikes after Trump slams ‘crazy’ FedIMF chief Christine Lagarde on Thursday defended central bank rate hikes in a veiled rebuke to Donald Trump after the US president blamed "crazy" Fed policies for contributing to financial market turm...
Now boarding: Passengers ready for world’s longest flightPassengers were getting ready to board the world's longest flight on Thursday -- a marathon 19 hours in the air between Singapore and New York. Two pilots, a special "wellness" menu and more than seve...
BMW plans to take control of China joint ventureGerman luxury carmaker BMW announced Thursday a plan to take control of its China joint-venture, the first foreign automaker to take advantage of Beijing's new ownership rules for the sector. BMW will...
Toyota, SoftBank in first-ever alliance, target self-driving car servicesToyota Motor Corp and SoftBank Group Corp are teaming up to develop self-driving car services, signaling deepening alliances between top automakers and tech firms as the global race to develop autonom...
German coalition parties spat over diesel car finesMinisters from Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives attacked on Thursday a proposal by the Social Democrats to fine carmakers who fail to offer diesel hardware retrofits, opening a new battle fron...