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Facebook says it purged more than 800 spam accounts, pages

Oct 12, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook says it has purged more than 800 US pages and accounts for spamming users with garbage links and clickbait. Facebook accuses their backers of "coordinated inauthentic behav...
Trump blames 'crazy' Fed as Wall Street suffers ugly losses

Oct 11, 2018

NEW YORK (AFP) -- Wall Street stocks plummeted Wednesday amid worries about surging US interest rates and the impact of trade disputes, as President Donald Trump blamed the Federal Reserve, saying it...
Netflix to bring new US production hub to New Mexico

Oct 9, 2018

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Netflix has chosen New Mexico as the site of a new U.S. production hub and is in final negotiations to buy an existing multimillion-dollar studio complex on the edge of the s...
Tesla shares surge in premarket trading

Oct 1, 2018

The Latest on Elon Musk's settlement with U.S. regulators to remain at the company (all times local): 5:40 a.m. Shares in Tesla are surging in premarket trading after founder Elon Musk reached a se...
US, Canada hold last-minute NAFTA talks as deadline looms

Oct 1, 2018

MONTREAL (AFP) - US and Canadian negotiators were holding eleventh-hour talks on Sunday aimed at revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement ahead of a Washington-imposed deadline. The talks w...
Elon Musk to resign as chair of Tesla board but remain CEO

Sept 30, 2018

Elon Musk has reached a deal over fraud charges that will see him step down as electric automaker Tesla's chairman of the board and pay a $20 million fine but stay on as CEO, US securities regulators...
[Newsmaker] US regulators charge Tesla CEO Elon Musk with fraud

Sept 28, 2018

The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged Tesla CEO Elon Musk with securities fraud, alleging he misled investors last month in tweets about taking the company private. Musk twee...
Michael Kors ups the glamour, buys Versace for $2 billion

Sept 27, 2018

Michael Kors is buying the Italian fashion house Versace in a deal worth more than $2 billion (1.83 billion euros), continuing its hard charge into the world of high-end fashion. The deal Tuesday co...
China announces tariff cut but no action on US complaints

Sept 26, 2018

BEIJING -- China has announced a new cut in import tariffs but no action on U.S. complaints about its technology policy that are fueling an escalating trade battle with Washington. The announcement ...
Into the fold? What’s next for Instagram as founders leave

Sept 26, 2018

SAN FRANCISCO — When Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger sold Instagram to Facebook in 2012, the photo-sharing startup’s fiercely loyal fans worried about what would happen to their beloved app under the ...
China hikes tariffs on US imports

Sept 24, 2018

BEIJING _ China has raised tariffs on $60 billion of U.S. imports in an escalation of their fight over technology policy following a deadline for President Donald Trump's latest increase. The Genera...
WTO eyes China bid to slap stiff trade sanctions on US

Sept 21, 2018

GENEVA (AFP) -- A World Trade Organization arbitrator will review Friday a Chinese request to impose more than $7 billion (nearly 6 billion euros) in annual sanctions on the United States over anti-d...
[Graphic News] Singapore has fastest 4G in Asia-Pacific

Sept 17, 2018

Singapore has the fastest 4G network in the Asia-Pacific region, followed by South Korea and Australia. Singapore is also the fastest 4G, also known as Long Term Evolution, country in the world, a...
Report: Trump going ahead with plans for new China tariffs

Sept 16, 2018

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is going ahead with plans to impose new tariffs on about $200 billion of Chinese imports, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. Both sides were preparing to ...
Volkswagen to end iconic 'Beetle' cars in 2019

Sept 14, 2018

Volkswagen announced Thursday it would end production of its iconic "Beetle" cars in 2019 after adding a pair of final editions of the insect-inspired vehicles. The curvy-topped sedans, which shook ...