Exclusive – At 100, BMW sees radical new future in world of driverless cars |...
GENEVA After a century building what it calls the "ultimate driving machine", BMW is preparing for a world in which its customers will be mere passengers, and the cars will do the driving themselves....
View ArticleChina’s 2016 defence budget to slow in line with economy | Reuters
BEIJING China's defence budget this year is likely to rise at its slowest pace since 2010, in line with the decelerating economy and by a much lower figure than had been expected in military and...
View ArticleU.S. jobs report, oil’s surge push stocks higher | Reuters
NEW YORK A gauge of stock markets worldwide rose to new two-month highs on Friday, on pace for a fourth day of gains, as oil and other commodity prices firmed and strong U.S. jobs growth bolstered...
View ArticleGlobal stocks rise on strong U.S. jobs report, oil surge | Reuters
NEW YORK A gauge of stock markets worldwide rose to a two-month high on Friday, posting its largest weekly gain since October, as oil and other commodity prices firmed and strong U.S. jobs growth...
View ArticleChina says defence spending pace to slow, to improve intelligence | Reuters
BEIJING China said on Saturday it will raise military spending by 7.6 percent this year, its lowest increase in six years, but vowed to protect its maritime rights amid disputes in the East and South...
View ArticleChina’s Xi says won’t allow Taiwan to be split off again | Reuters
BEIJING China will never allow the tragedy of Taiwan being "split" off from the rest of the country to happen again, state media on Sunday quoted President Xi Jinping as saying, offering a strong...
View ArticleAsia shares firm as oil, commodities regain momentum | Reuters
TOKYO Asian shares inched higher on Tuesday after global oil prices soared to three-month highs on growing hopes of more coordinated measures from oil-producing countries to stem tumbling prices....
View ArticleAsian stocks and dollar hold breath for Fed, oil bounces | Reuters
SYDNEY Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday while the dollar dithered as markets waited anxiously for the Federal Reserve to provide guidance on the risk of U.S. rate hikes this year. While no move is...
View ArticleInstagram to ditch chronological user feed for ‘interest’ based one | Reuters
Facebook Inc's picture-sharing app Instagram said it is reshuffling feeds to display curated content that users would 'care' about first. The sequence of posts would be based on the likelihood of...
View ArticleGlobal commodities, stocks rally as dollar tumbles | Reuters
NEW YORK The U.S. dollar index dropped to a five-month low on Thursday while shares on Wall Street rallied to lead global equities higher as a dovish U.S. The post Global commodities, stocks rally as...
View ArticleAsia stocks turn positive for year, dollar sags after Fed | Reuters
TOKYO Asian shares edged higher on Friday, turning positive for the year, while the U.S. The post Asia stocks turn positive for year, dollar sags after Fed | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleAsian shares wobble as Fed rate talk revives | Reuters
TOKYO Asian stocks seesawed on Tuesday as hawkish comments from U.S. The post Asian shares wobble as Fed rate talk revives | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleAsian shares wobble as Fed rate talk revives | Reuters
TOKYO Asian stocks seesawed on Tuesday as hawkish comments from U.S. The post Asian shares wobble as Fed rate talk revives | Reuters appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleAsian shares consolidate gains as risk appetite holds | Reuters
TOKYO Asian shares consolidated their gains on Wednesday, shaking off earlier losses following attacks on the airport and a rush-hour metro train in Brussels as investors look to a brightening global...
View ArticleA hundred Chinese boats encroach in Malaysian waters – minister | Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR About 100 Chinese fishing boats have been detected encroaching in Malaysia's waters in the disputed South China Sea, Malaysia's state news agency and a coastguard official said on Friday....
View ArticleA hundred Chinese boats encroach in Malaysian waters – minister | Reuters
KUALA LUMPUR About 100 Chinese fishing boats have been detected encroaching in Malaysia's waters in the disputed South China Sea, Malaysia's state news agency and a coastguard official said on Friday....
View ArticleDollar, Wall Street dip after weak U.S. data | Reuters
NEW YORK Wall Street and the dollar fell following weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data on Monday that suggested the Federal Reserve may not be raising interest rates in the near future The post...
View ArticleMan beheads four-year-old girl with a cleaver in Taiwan, angry mob beats him up
A Taiwanese man suspected of decapitating a four-year-old girl was beaten by an angry mob, as the case sparked fresh debate Tuesday about the death penalty for child-killers. The post Man beheads...
View ArticleU.S. plans third patrol near disputed S.China Sea islands – source | Reuters
The U.S. Navy plans to conduct another passage near disputed islands in the South China Sea in early April, a source familiar with the plan said on Friday, the third in series of challenges that have...
View ArticleAsian shares soft as data casts shadow over global economy | Reuters
TOKYO Asian share prices won some reprieve on Wednesday after a sharp fall in the previous session, but gains were modest as soft economic data from the United States and Europe cast a shadow on the...
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