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Amazon said on Wednesday it will make donating to a U.S. presidential candidate as easy as turning on the lights or replenishing a household's toilet-paper stocks, via its Alexa digital assistant.

Huawei launches what could be the world's most powerful and feature-packed 5G smartphone on Thursday, but the fate of the device in Europe will hang on whether it can overcome a U.S. ban to give customers the Google software they expect.

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP on Wednesday asked a U.S. bankruptcy judge to halt for roughly nine months more than 2,600 lawsuits alleging the company and its controlling Sackler family helped fuel the U.S. opioid crisis, according to court documents.

Asian shares edged higher on Thursday, tracking some modest Wall Street gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve cut interest rates as expected but offered mixed signals on the next easing, keeping investors cautious.

Airbnb Inc took in more than US$1 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2019, the second time it exceeded that level in its decade-plus history, the home rentals company said in a statement on Wednesday.

Airbnb Inc took in more than US$1 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2019, the second time it exceeded that level in its decade-plus history, the home rentals company said in a statement on Wednesday.

SINGAPORE: Motorists in Singapore concerned about the risk that the weekend attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure could translate to higher petrol prices may not have to worry just yet, analysts said. While global oil prices saw volatile swings in the wake of Saturday’s (Sep 14) drone ...

AT&T is exploring parting from its DirecTV unit, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Dirty air drags down everything from student test results to football passing, says the Financial Times' Robin Harding.

Huawei launches what could be the world's most powerful and feature-packed 5G smartphone on Thursday, but the fate of the device in Europe will hang on whether it can overcome a U.S. ban to give customers the Google software they expect.