For Trump, the economy is a potential 2020 storm cloudForget Robert Mueller. The greatest threat to President Donald Trump's re-election bid may not be the slew of investigations closing in on his Oval Office but a possible economic slowdown. And the pre...
From Jakarta to Buenos Aires, the world feels Fed’s stingWhen the US Federal Reserve kept lifting interest rates this year, a world away in Jakarta profits dropped to next to nothing at Andy Kurniawan's shop selling collectible action figures. The Fed's dec...
War-ridden Yemen’s other frontline — the central bankCashiers sort through large stacks of money inside a ragged building that is Yemen’s central bank, another frontline in a ruinous conflict as it fights to stave off economic collapse. The Arab world’s...
SoftBank alum unveils ‘affectionate’ companion robot in JapanJapanese startup Groove X, founded by an alumni of SoftBank Group Corp's robotics unit, unveiled its first creation on Tuesday - a companion robot designed to make users happy. The Lovot, an amalgam o...
Goldman says former Malaysia govt lied, after charges filedGoldman Sachs on Tuesday accused the former Malaysian government and state fund 1MDB of lying to the bank, after Kuala Lumpur charged the Wall Street titan over a massive financial scandal. Malaysia's...
Sprint, T-Mobile merger gets first green lightThe proposed $26-billion merger between wireless operators T-Mobile and Sprint in the US won approval Monday from regulators that vet such deals for national security concerns. T-Mobile said the deal...
China’s Huawei says it has secured over 25 commercial 5G contractsChinese technology giant Huawei Technologies [HWT.UL] said on Tuesday it has secured more than 25 commercial contracts for 5G, the largest in the world, and has shipped more than 10,000 base stations...