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STOCKHOLM: Industrial technology firm Hexagon on Friday reported quarterly core earnings in line with its profit warning earlier in July. The company reported second-quarter operating earnings of 239 million euros (US$266 million), up from 228 million in the year-earlier quarter, and just above ...

On a 30-hectare (74-acre) plot of land in China's Shandong province poultry hub, more than half a million white-feathered ducks are busy eating, chattering and laying eggs to produce cheap meat for thousands of factory canteens.

Chinese authorities investigating FedEx Corp suspect the U.S. delivery company illegally withheld more than 100 packages of Huawei Technologies and that it also violated other laws, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday.

French carmaker Renault on Friday cut its 2019 revenue outlook, on the back of falling demand and tough conditions within the automotive industry.

A new licensing process for legal cannabis producers in Canada limits the ability of smaller companies to attract investment, which could leave the fledgling industry dominated by companies with deep pockets or those who got a foot in the door prior to regulation changes in May, industry executives ......

The U.S. economy likely grew at its slowest pace in more than two years in the second quarter as an acceleration in consumer spending was probably offset by weak exports and business investment.

SINGAPORE: The unemployment rate for Singaporeans continued its upward trend in the second quarter of 2019, according to preliminary figures released by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in its Labour Market Report on Friday (Jul 26).  The jobless rate for citizens stood at 3.3 per cent at June 2019 ...

SEOUL: North Korea's economy shrank in 2018 for a second straight year, and by the most in 21 years, hit by international sanctions to stop its nuclear programme and by severe drought, South Korea's central bank said on Friday (Jul 26). North Korea's gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by...

Alphabet Inc shares rose about 8per cent after the company reported quarterly results that eased investors' concerns about growth challenges facing its Google advertising business.

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc funded a "holistic health education" camp as part of efforts to market directly to school-aged children, members of a U.S. congressional panel said on Thursday, citing internal company documents.