BERLIN (AP) — German factory production dropped in August for the third straight month in a disappointing trend for Europe’s largest economy. The Economy Ministry reported Monday that industrial production dropped 0.3...
Read MoreROME (AP) — Italian authorities say they have placed a 25-year-old Italian under investigation for allegedly hacking eight NASA web domains in 2013. Italy’s postal police, who handle hacking and other cybercrime...
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — A Chinese government spokesman has sidestepped questions about a report that its spies inserted chips into computer equipment that might allow them to hack into U.S. companies and government agencies. The...
Read MoreSTOCKHOLM (AP) — The Latest on the Nobel prize in economics (all times local): 12:10 p.m. In awarding the Nobel prize in economics, the Swedish Royal Academy of Sciences cited William Nordhaus for showing that “the most...
Read MoreSTOCKHOLM (AP) — CORRECTS: The Nobel Economics Prize awarded to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer for work on climate change and innovation. (Corrects APNewsAlert that incorrectly spelled Nordhaus )
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — A British court has blocked a suit against Google on allegations that it had collected personal data on some 4 million iPhone users Britain’s High Court was ruling Monday on whether a mass legal action could...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — Executives around the world are cooling to the idea of mergers and acquisitions in the face of rising trade tensions, notably between the U.S. and China, a leading adviser on international corporate deals said...
Read MoreHONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong journalist groups have expressed dismay over the government’s refusal to renew a work visa for a Financial Times editor. Representatives from the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents’ Club,...
Read MoreDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid has signed a bill into law that has been criticized as stifling freedom of speech. Press secretary Joynal Abedin says Hamid signed the Digital Security Act on Monday....
Read MoreDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A subsidiary of General Electric Co. has agreed to purchase a 5-percent stake in the drilling arm of Abu Dhabi’s state oil company for $550 million. The deal announced on Monday with...
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