HELSINKI (AP) — Nokia says its second-quarter earnings nearly doubled on the back of orders from telecom operators for new-generation 5G mobile networks that will be commercially launched en masse this year. The Espoo,...
Read MoreBANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares rallied Thursday after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs, though South Korea’s Kospi declined after North Korea launched two short range missiles into the sea. Japan’s...
Read MoreFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Volkswagen says after-tax profit rose by 24 percent in the second quarter as the company managed to increase its share in contracting markets, and as more-profitable vehicles took a bigger role in the...
Read MoreTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan says the U.S. Navy is free to sail through its strait after an American warship did so shortly following warnings from Beijing against foreign interference in its relationship with the island....
Read MoreFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank could cut interest rates or signal it is close to doing so as it meets Thursday to discuss how to support the economy through uncertainties including trade wars and Brexit. The...
Read MoreDUNGUN, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia’s Transport Minister Loke Siew Fook says China’s Export-Import Bank is expected to finance 85% of a 44 billion ringgit ($10.7 billion) rail link project that will bolster economic...
Read MoreHONOLULU (AP) — Hollywood actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson visited protesters blocking construction of a giant telescope on Wednesday as the Hawaii governor’s envoy to Native Hawaiian leaders prepared to start...
Read MoreUNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has reclaimed its ranking in the top five countries in the world for economic innovation, while China climbed from 17th to 14th position in the new list of nearly 130 nations. The Global...
Read MoreKINGSTON, Pa. (AP) — The Latest on a Pennsylvania school district’s letter to parents about overdue school lunch bills (all times local): 7:15 p.m. A Pennsylvania school board is apologizing for the tone of a letter to...
Read MoreSEATTLE (AP) — For much of the past week, software problems have crippled Washington state’s legal marijuana industry. Businesses say a botched update to the “seed-to-sale” tracking system intended to keep tabs...
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