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Nissan board to vote on Ghosn's dismissal

Nov 22, 2018

The fate of Nissan's disgraced Carlos Ghosn as chairman of the Japanese car giant is set to be decided Thursday when board members meet to vote on his dismissal, days after the tycoon's arrest for fi...
Renault board: Ghosn to remain CEO while detained in Japan

Nov 21, 2018

PARIS (AP) — Carlos Ghosn will remain chairman and CEO of Renault despite being detained in Japan on allegations he misused assets of partner Nissan Motor Co. and under-reported millions of dollars i...
[Graphic News] India to see highest GDP growth rate in Asia

Nov 20, 2018

The Asian Development Bank projected that India would see the highest gross domestic product growth rate in Asia in 2018 at 7.3 percent, though this is lower than the nation's growth rate of 6.7 per...
Flagging Victoria’s Secret announces new lingerie CEO

Nov 20, 2018

NEW YORK (AFP) -- US lingerie giant Victoria’s Secret announced Monday that it had appointed fashion executive John Mehas as new lingerie CEO, hoping to boost its ailing fortunes. Mehas will take ov...
New tech regulation 'inevitable,' Apple CEO says

Nov 20, 2018

WASHINGTON (AFP) -- Apple CEO Tim Cook predicts that new regulations of tech companies and social networks to protect personal data are "inevitable." In an interview with news website Axios being br...
[Newsmaker] Auto titan Ghosn under arrest, faces ouster at Nissan

Nov 20, 2018

Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn faces being fired this week after being arrested in Japan over allegations of financial misconduct, the firm said Monday, in a stunning fall from grace for one of the wor...
At what cost? Debate swirls on 'giveaways' after Amazon HQ deal

Nov 19, 2018

As the winners of the biggest corporate prize in decades -- the new Amazon headquarters -- relished their victory, debate was still raging over the billions of dollars in incentives offered to attrac...
Italy sticks to budget in high-stakes EU standoff

Nov 14, 2018

ROME (AFP) -- Italy's populist government defied the European Commission Tuesday by sticking to its big-spending budget plan, risking financial sanctions in a high-stakes standoff with Brussels. Des...
‘US, China talking trade at all levels’

Nov 14, 2018

The US and China have resumed contact “at all levels” over trade ahead of a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and China’s Xi Jinping, White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said. The...
New Amazon HQ split between New York, Washington suburbs

Nov 14, 2018

Amazon's "second headquarters" is being split between New York City and the Washington suburbs, the US tech giant announced Tuesday, capping a yearlong contest that saw dozens of cities fight it out ...
Trump blasts Saudi Arabia over oil

Nov 13, 2018

President Donald Trump took aim at Saudi Arabia’s plan to cut oil production on Monday, injecting new tension into an already fraught alliance that has been clouded by US concerns over the killing of...
Stung by Asian dominance, Germany pours cash into EV battery ventures

Nov 9, 2018

BERLIN - Germany has earmarked 1 billion euros ($1.2 billion) to support a consortium looking to produce electric car battery cells and plans to fund a research facility to develop next-generation so...
Poop in hand, Bill Gates backs China's toilet revolution

Nov 7, 2018

As one of the world's richest men and most active philanthropists, Bill Gates usually has his hands full. Just not with poop. So it came as a surprise when the founder of Microsoft brandished a jar ...
Amazon considers New York, Virginia amid reports of HQ split

Nov 7, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) — After a yearlong search for a second home, Amazon is now reportedly looking to build offices in two cities instead of one, a surprise move that could still have a major impact on the ...
iPads, Macs get new screens as Apple pushes creativity

Oct 31, 2018

NEW YORK (AP) -- Apple’s new iPads will more closely resemble its latest iPhones as they ditch a home button and fingerprint sensor to make more room for the screen. As with the latest iPhone models...