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Asian shares slip, looming U.S.-China trade talks in focus

That left MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan off 0.1 percent after it was toppled from a four-month top on Friday.

Feb 11, 2019

IMF Lagarde says oil exporters have not fully recovered from oil shock, cautions against 'white elephant projects'

She said there was scope to improve fiscal frameworks in the Middle East with some of the weaknesses emanating from "short-termism and insufficient credibility".

Feb 10, 2019

Pakistan PM Imran Khan to meet IMF chief Lagarde for talks on bailout

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry told Reuters Khan will meet IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde on the sidelines of the World Government Summit in Dubai.

Feb 10, 2019

Tesla's delivery team gutted in recent job cuts

Tesla has said its focus this quarter is on supplying cars to customers waiting in China and Europe.

Feb 9, 2019

Singapore police raid Wirecard office following FT reports

Wirecard has rejected the FT reports as defamatory and said earlier on Friday it would sue the newspaper.

Feb 9, 2019

US-China trade talks resume next week, focus on intellectual property

A White House official said on Friday that preparations were under way and the talks would continue to focus on pressing Beijing to make structural reforms.

Feb 9, 2019

Body from plane wreckage identified as footballer Emiliano Sala, UK police

Wreckage was found on Sunday following a privately-funded underwater search and a body recovered on Wednesday and taken to southern England.

Feb 8, 2019

Jeff Bezos is now the richest person in the world

Amazon's Bezos says National Enquirer owner tried to blackmail him

Bezos opened an investigation into the leak led by Gavin de Becker, a longtime security consultant and former appointee of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

Feb 8, 2019

Japan's modest household spending, wages growth point to fragile outlook

Many analysts see a gloomy outlook as slowing global demand, trade protectionism and volatile markets give companies plenty of excuses to put off further wage hikes.

Feb 8, 2019

Apple to contribute to U.S. teen's education for spotting FaceTime bug

The technology giant said it would compensate the Thompson family and make an additional gift toward 14-year-old Grant's education.

Feb 8, 2019

Education

No talks between Trump and China's Xi before trade deadline

In 2018 during a dinner between Trump and Xi in Argentina, the two men agreed to take a 90-day hiatus in their trade war to give their teams time to negotiate an agreement.

Feb 8, 2019

Theresa May accuses Putin of election meddling: We know what you are doing

Work urgently with me on Brexit - Britain's May appeals to EU

Just weeks after parliament resoundingly rejected her Brexit deal, May needs to persuade a reluctant EU to change the Withdrawal Agreement.

Feb 7, 2019

SoftBank shares soar 13 percent after $5.5 billion share buyback news

It also announced a 60 percent jump in third-quarter operating profit, lifted by rising valuations of its growing technology investments.

Feb 7, 2019

White House expects to take action on 5G, artificial intelligence soon

Trump discussed investing in what he called "industries of the future" as part of expanded infrastructure investment in his State of the Union address Tuesday evening.

Feb 7, 2019

5g Artificial intelligence

A worker of a media center for the summit between the U.S and North Korea shows fans featuring the images of U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, which provided for journalists in a media kit at the media center in Singapor

Trump plans to meet North Korea's Kim in Vietnam on February 27-28

Trump met Kim on June 12 in Singapore in the first summit between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader.

Feb 6, 2019

US lawmakers target China's ZTE with sanctions bill

Many members of Congress view ZTE and Huawei as national security threats, worrying that the use of their technologies in the United States could make it easier for China to steal secrets.

Feb 6, 2019

Oil ticks higher, market eyes U.S. State of the Union address

International Brent crude oil futures were at $62.05 per barrel, up 7 cents, after closing down 0.8 percent in the previous session.

Feb 6, 2019

Apple agrees to pay back-taxes to French authorities

Apple's French division confirmed the tax payment agreement, but did not disclose how much it had agreed to pay.

Feb 5, 2019

Taiwan President Tsai apologises to indigenous people, promises to look after their interest

Taiwan takes dig at China's lack of democracy in new year message

Self-governed Taiwan is China's most sensitive issue and is claimed by Beijing as its sacred territory.

Feb 4, 2019

Goldman feels the heat in Asia as IPO engine slows

Goldman Sachs invests in HSBC-backed fintech app Bud

Recognising the threat posed by nimbler fintechs, big banks are investing in such companies in an effort to pair their respective strengths.

Feb 4, 2019

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