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The sale of electric cars in Norway overtook those powered by petrol, diesel and hybrid engines last year, with German auto-maker Volkswagen replacing Tesla as the top battery-vehicle producer, new data showed on Tuesday.

FINANCIAL services firm GoBear on Tuesday announced that it will close the business due to its inability to "raise more funds to continue operations" amid the global pandemic.

Airbus delivered more than 560 aircraft in 2020, according to tracking data and airline industry sources, putting it on course to beat arch-rival Boeing to be the world's largest planemaker for a second consecutive year.

SINGAPORE: Retail sales in Singapore dipped 1.9 per cent year-on-year in November, an improvement from the revised 8.5 per cent fall in October, according to figures released by the Department of Statistics (SingStat) on Tuesday (Jan 5). Excluding motor sales, retail sales decreased 2.9 per ...

California has extended the deadline for small businesses to ask for a grant to help them get through the COVID-19 crisis, after the program was overwhelmed with applications, officials said.

TOKYO: Tokyo's annual New Year tuna auction ended on Tuesday (Jan 5) without the usual jaw-dropping bidding war, with the country's "Tuna King" holding back on gunning for the top fish, citing the pandemic woes affecting the restaurant industry. The most expensive fish of the day - a 208kg bluefin...

Alibaba Group will close its music streaming platform Xiami Music next month, in a move that marks a step back from its ambitions to push into China's entertainment industry.

Expectations for market gyrations are rising as investors face U.S. Senate runoffs in Georgia on Tuesday that will determine which party controls Congress, amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases.

NEW YORK: The New York Stock Exchange said on Monday (Jan 4) it no longer intends to delist three Chinese telecom giants that have been targeted by US President Donald Trump's outgoing administration, in a shock reversal of an announcement made only last week. The exchange said in a statement it ......

NEW YORK: The New York Stock Exchange said on Monday (Jan 4) it no longer intends to delist three Chinese telecom giants that have been targetted by US President Donald Trump's outgoing administration, in a shock reversal of an announcement made only last week. The exchange said in a statement it ......