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For drought-slammed farmers, changing old ways takes time - and cash 21 Jul 2018 - 09:40 pm
ARCHIVE PHOTO: Storm clouds loom over a borehole windmill near Carnavon in South Africa's remote and arid Northern Cape province in this picture taken May 17, 2012. Reuters/Mike Hutchings
Facebook faces delay to WhatsApp payments in India 21 Jul 2018 - 09:40 pm
A Whatsapp App logo is seen behind a Samsung Galaxy S4 phone that is logged on to Facebook in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, February 20, 2014 (Reuters)
Mnuchin: Overall US economy not harmed by trade battles 21 Jul 2018 - 07:35 pm
US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin speaks during a press conference at the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Baden-Baden, southern Germany on March 18, 2017 (AFP / Thomas Kienz)
Fiat says Marchionne's health worsens, names Jeep boss as CEO 21 Jul 2018 - 07:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: FCA CEO Sergio Marchionne attends the celebration of the production launch of the all-new 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan at the FCA Windsor Assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, U.S. May 6, 2016. Reuters/Rebecca Cook
Trump tariff threats unlikely to yield trade deals 21 Jul 2018 - 07:05 pm
Instead, many analysts say they expect the Trump administration to impose more tariffs on China and potentially other key U.S. trading partners. With those nations almost certain to retaliate, the result could be higher prices for Americans, diminished ex
Chinese leader arrives for Africa visit as US interest wanes 21 Jul 2018 - 07:05 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Senegal is advertised with posters printed across the side of a truck in Dakar, Senegal July 21, 2018. Reuters/Mikal McAllister
IMF warns G20 economic leaders that tariffs hurting global economy 21 Jul 2018 - 06:05 pm
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said she would present the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in Buenos Aires with a report detailing the impacts of the restrictions already announced on global trade.
Comcast concedes to Disney in bidding war for Fox assets 19 Jul 2018 - 09:11 pm
Comcast's withdrawal is a concession to Walt Disney Co , which last month sweetened its offer for the Fox assets to $71.3 billion, in a bid to unite two storied Hollywood studios and several television networks under one corporate umbrella.
Airbus fetes first flight of its new 'whale in the sky' 19 Jul 2018 - 05:28 pm
An Airbus 'BelugaXL' aircraft comes into land at Toulouse-Blagnac on July 19, 2018, after its maiden test flight of some four hours. (AFP / ERIC CABANIS)
AirAsia announces $30bn deal for 100 Airbus planes 19 Jul 2018 - 03:50 pm
AirAsia boss Tony Fernandes (C) is accompanied by AirAsia X Indonesia CEO Sulistyo Nugroho Hanung (L), AirAsia X Thailand CEO Nadda Buranasiri (2nd-L), AirAsia X Malaysia CEO Benyamin Ismail (2nd-R) and AirAsia Group CEO of Indonesia Dendy Kurniawan (R) a
Google hit with record $5 billion EU antitrust fine 18 Jul 2018 - 02:49 pm
European Union Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager gives a joint press at the EU headquarters in Brussels on July 18, 2018. (AFP / JOHN THYS)
BAE says international partners to join UK fighter project in 2019 17 Jul 2018 - 11:12 pm
Charles Woodburn, CEO of BAE Systems, Britain’s biggest defence company, said the plan was to bring those partners onboard during 2019.
As Boeing chases futuristic air travel, safety conundrums loom 17 Jul 2018 - 10:36 pm
The Boeing logo at Chicago headquarters (Reuters / Jim Young)
Japan, EU sign free trade pact amid worries about Trump 17 Jul 2018 - 10:36 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, center, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, left, and European Council President Donald Tusk, right, smile after their joint press conference of Japan-EU summit at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Tuesd
There's one commodity that may benefit from Trump's trade war 17 Jul 2018 - 08:57 pm
A farmer tends to a wheat farm in the El-Dakahlia governorate, north of Cairo, February 16, 2016. (Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany)
UK PM May narrowly avoids defeat in parliament on trade laws 17 Jul 2018 - 08:57 pm
Theresa May
Europe is said to explore talks with Trump on car-tariff cut 17 Jul 2018 - 08:54 pm
Jean-Claude Juncker
Amazon's Prime Day sales soar despite widespread glitches 17 Jul 2018 - 07:17 pm
People enter the newly opened Amazon Books on May 25, 2017 in New York City (Spencer Platt / Getty Images / AFP)