COPENHAGEN: Negotiations have resumed between Scandinavian airline SAS and its striking pilots, a mediator said on Wednesday (May 1), as hundreds more flights were cancelled due to the strike action which has affected over 380,000 passengers. It is the first time both sides have sat down together ...
Some estimates suggest almost four in 10 pigs in China may be culled by the time the country completes its purge of swine flu, says Tom McGregor.
AT the Singapore Fintech Festival in November last year, Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), called on the world's central banks to consider issuing digital currencies.
TO help her listen during meetings, Yuki Neoh places a Roger Pen on the table. The device's wireless microphone transmits audio to her hearing aid and cochlear implant, enabling her to hear speech clearly over distance and in loud noise.
NEW YORK: Wall Street stocks finished lower on Wednesday (May 1) after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, while Apple surged on better-than-expected profits. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 162.77 points (0.61 per cent) to 26,430.14. The broad-based S&P 500 tumbled 22.10 ...
REUTERS: Qualcomm Inc on Wednesday forecast current-quarter revenue largely below Wall Street targets, excluding a settlement payment from Apple Inc, sending its shares down 3 percent in after-hours trading. The gloomy forecast comes a day after Apple said sales in China, the world's largest ...
The U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee is tentatively planning a May 15 hearing on the now grounded Boeing 737 MAX and the Federal Aviation Administration's aircraft certification program, three people briefed on the matter said on Wednesday.
Britain's Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson has been fired over the leak of information about Chinese telecoms company Huawei, Prime Minister Theresa May's office said on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON: The Federal Reserve decided on Wednesday (May 1) to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged amid mixed signals about the direction of the US economy. While the central bank noted the continued "strong labour market" and "solid" gains in economic activity, it also highlighted a ...
U.S. manufacturing activity slowed to a 2-1/2-year low in April amid a sharp drop in new orders while construction spending unexpectedly fell in March, suggesting economic growth was moderating after surging in the first quarter.
