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Amazon.com Inc on Thursday launched a fitness band and app, "Halo", as the e-commerce giant looks to take on Apple, Fitbit and Samsung in an increasingly crowded fitness tracker market.

TikTok Chief Executive Officer Kevin Mayer's exit indicates that a deal, likely a sale to Microsoft, could come in the next 48 hours, CNBC reported on Thursday, citing sources.

Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes increased for a third straight month in July as the housing market continues to outperform the broader economy, which has been hammered by the COVID-19 pandemic.

WASHINGTON: The US central bank has shifted policy and now will let inflation rise to allow the economy to produce more jobs for the benefit of all workers, but especially lower income families, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Thursday (Aug 27). The change means inflation can stay...

Small business staffing, shifts worked at industries and job openings posted by companies continued a sluggish performance over the past week, evidence that the pandemic's core wound to the U.S. labor market continues to heal only slowly.

Veoneer will cooperate with Qualcomm Technologies on developing software for its driver assistance systems, the auto technology firm said on Thursday, sending its shares sharply higher.

SINGAPORE: Nearly half of the workforce across the Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre will be retrenched, with the exhibition industry "severely impacted" by the COVID-19 pandemic. The retrenchment exercise will affect 85 roles across the company, including sales, operations and ...

A top Hong Kong media executive said Thursday that HSBC had frozen his account after he and others from his pro-democracy newspaper were arrested under a new national security law Beijing imposed on the city.

Beyond Meat Inc on Thursday launched a new website to sell its plant-based meat products to U.S. customers, just nearly three months after rival Impossible Foods started its direct-to-consumer sales.

Epic Games launched the new season of hit video game "Fortnite" on Thursday, pitting Marvel super heroes against Fantastic Four-villain Galactus in the first update to exclude iPhone and iPad users due to a legal fight with Apple Inc.