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SYDNEY: The U.S. dollar was trying to keep a rare rally together on Monday as its longest losing streak in a decade left much of the market structurally short of the currency and vulnerable to a squeeze on any upbeat news. Bears were caught out by a better payrolls...

The world needs to forge a new growth strategy that emphasises the kind of technological innovation needed to address global threats, rather than those that merely increase profits and market share for a narrow few, says Daron Acemoglu.

The operator of a Japanese bulk carrier which ran aground off Mauritius in the Indian Ocean apologised on Sunday for a major oil spill which officials and environmentalists say is creating an ecological disaster.

Mall operator Simon Property Group Inc has been in talks with Amazon.com Inc about turning some of its department-store sites into Amazon fulfillment centers, The Wall Street Journal reported https://www.wsj.com/articles/amazon-and-giant-mall-operator-look-at-turning-sears-j-c-penney-stores-into ...

Chinese government-linked hackers have been targeting U.S. election infrastructure ahead of the 2020 presidential election, White House National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien said on Sunday, indicating a more active level of alleged Chinese interference.

NEW DELHI: India's plan to regulate "non-personal" data has jolted U.S. tech giants Amazon, Facebook and Google, and a group representing them is preparing to push back against the proposals, according to sources and a letter seen by Reuters. A government-appointed panel in July recommended ...

Canadian canola prices have soared to the highest in nearly two years, despite a diplomatic dispute between Ottawa and Beijing, as exporters find roundabout ways to reach top oilseed buyer China.

SYDNEY: The novel coronavirus has been detected at a second mine in Papua New Guinea, after an employee at the Lihir Mine owned by Newcrest Mining tested positive for the disease. The 30-year-old male, who flew in from Port Moresby at the end of July, is among 26 confirmed...

ZURICH: Credit Suisse is looking to expand cooperation with insurers, Chairman Urs Rohner told a Sunday newspaper (Aug 9), adding the search for his successor at Switzerland's second-biggest bank was well under way. "In the retail business in particular, there will be more partnerships with us ...

Credit Suisse is looking to expand cooperation with insurers, Chairman Urs Rohner told a Sunday newspaper, adding the search for his successor at Switzerland's second-biggest bank was well under way.