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LG, Samsung, Sony and other previewed 8K TV screens at the Consumer Electronics Show 2020 in Las Vegas.

A group of prominent internet pioneers is mobilizing to block the US$1.1 billion (837.8 million pounds) sale of control of the .org internet domain, arguing that the takeover of .org by a newly formed private company would hurt the millions of nonprofits that rely on it.

Tokyo prosecutors on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn's wife Carole for allegedly lying in testimony, as officials sought ways to bring the fugitive car industry boss back for trial on financial misconduct charges.

United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Tuesday it expects a non-cash impairment charge of US$90 million in the fourth quarter related to its Hong Kong routes, following anti-government protests in the city.

One lesson from Australia's past bushfire disasters is that too many homes are under-insured. But it's a lesson we've failed to learn, say three researchers.

Companies think that it's safer to include more rather than less in financial statements, even if it makes the resulting document harder to navigate, says an observer.

NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks lost more ground, closing lower again on Tuesday (Jan 7) amid volatility over escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran after the US killing of Qasem Soleimani. Stocks have been choppy since the killing, slumping on Friday and early Monday before pushing into ...

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Tuesday, led by losses in oil and healthcare stocks, with investors nervously awaiting the latest in the U.S.-Iran standoff.

WITH bond yields depressed and a moderate earnings recovery expected in 2020, BNP Paribas is advising conservative investors, who tend to allocate a bigger proportion of their portfolio to fixed income than equities, to accumulate "dividend aristocrats".

STANDARD Chartered has launched a publicly accessible portal which allows cross-border payments to be tracked real-time, like parcel deliveries are tracked.