LONDON (AP) — Royal Bank of Scotland says first-quarter earnings fell 12.5% as economic uncertainty linked to Brexit curtailed lending. Net income dropped to 707 million pounds ($912 million) from 808 million pounds in the same...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — German carmaker Daimler endured a weak start to the year, echoing troubles at other major manufacturers, as sales in the big Chinese market stuttered. The company said Friday that its net income fell to 2.1 billion...
Read MoreBANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Friday after an overnight decline on Wall Street spurred by disappointingly weak earnings reports from 3M and some other industrial companies. Concern that China may temper its...
Read MoreLONDON (AP) — Explosions have rocked Britain’s largest steel plant, injuring two people and shaking nearby homes. South Wales Police say the incident at the Tata Steel plant in Port Talbot was reported at about 3:35 a.m....
Read MoreCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Pilots for Scandinavian Airlines on Friday launched an open-ended strike following the collapse of pay negotiations, forcing the company to cancel virtually all its flights. The carrier said talks on a...
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — Japanese entertainment and electronics company Sony Corp. has reverted to profitability for the quarter through March, boosted by robust demand for game software and network services, as well as gains from Spotify....
Read MoreBERLIN (AP) — The center-right candidate to head the European Union’s executive branch is speaking out against a new German-Russian gas pipeline, drawing mixed reactions in his native Germany. Manfred Weber was quoted this...
Read MoreTOKYO (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s decision to take a train to his summit in Russia’s far east hints at the potential of a bigger dream held by many in Asia: unimpeded travel by rail from the southern tip...
Read MoreWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A Christchurch businessman has pleaded guilty to sharing a livestream video that was recorded by a gunman last month as he began killing 50 people at two New Zealand mosques. Philip Arps pleaded...
Read MoreSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When a robot “dies,” does it make you sad? For lots of people, the answer is “yes” — and that tells us something important, and potentially worrisome, about our emotional responses to...
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