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Insurer American International Group Inc on Friday posted a profit in the third quarter, compared with a year-earlier loss when it recorded more than a billion dollars in catastrophe losses.

A wide swath of the U.S. travel and leisure industry is set to provide insight next week on the state of the economy, including trends in consumer spending, fallout from U.S.-China trade tensions and any damaging impact from the stronger U.S. dollar.

BRASILIA: Brazilian government officials this week tempted airline executives with a pitch: Latin America's largest domestic aviation market is opening up and it badly needs more competition. Promises abounded to lure low-cost carriers to fly domestic routes. The infrastructure minister promised ...

IndiGo  must replace all Pratt & Whitney (P&W) engines on its fleet of 97 twin-engined Airbus A320neo family aircraft with new P&W power units, India's air safety watchdog said on Friday following recent inflight engine shutdowns.

Analysts on Friday slammed Royal Dutch Shell's warning of possible delays to its US$25 billion share buyback as an unnecessary step that undermines the energy giant's management.

Under pressure to reduce environmental waste from single-use containers, major consumer companies including Procter & Gamble Co , Unilever Plc and The Body Shop are rolling out more products in refillable form.

Apple TV+, the iPhone maker's entry into the crowded streaming TV market, debuts on Friday as the first "all-original" subscription video service, according to Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook.

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's retail sales plunged in September as the anti-government protests that have gripped the Chinese-ruled city for nearly five months scared off tourists and battered spending. Since June, protesters have taken to the streets of the Asian financial hub in sometimes violent ...

SINGAPORE: Ascendas Real Estate Investment Trust said on Friday (Oct 31) it is buying 30 business parks in the United States and Singapore for about S$1.66 billion from its controlling unit holder CapitaLand. The deal marks Ascendas REIT's entry into the United States, where it is buying 28 ......

China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday China and the United States have maintained close contact on bilateral trade issues.