China’s factory activity shrank in December for the first time in more than two years, an official survey showed Monday, intensifying pressure on Beijing to reverse an economic slowdown as…
Kenyan GDP Growth at 6 Percent in Third Quarter 2018
Kenya’s economy expanded faster in the third quarter of this year than in the same period last year due to strong performance in the agriculture and construction sectors, the statistics…
The Euro Currency Turns 20 Years Old on Tuesday
The euro currency turns 20 years old on January 1, surviving two tumultuous decades and becoming the world’s No. 2 currency. After 20 years, the euro has become a fixture…
NASA Probe to Make History New Year’s Day
NASA scientists are getting a very special New Year’s Day gift. The New Horizons spacecraft is moving into unexplored space beyond Neptune to investigate objects so far out in our…
Tiny Tracking Devices Help Protect Endangered Species From Poaching
A French technology company has created a tiny tracking device to combat poaching. The tracker is smaller, lighter and cheaper than previous methods, such as radio collars. The creators say…
«Нафтогаз» подав позов проти Росії за вкрадені в Криму активи – Коболєв
НАК «Нафтогаз України» подав позов до арбітражного суду проти Росії на 5 мільярдів доларів за активи, які втратила компанія в Криму в результаті незаконної анексії півострова. Про це повідомив глава…
Trump Says ‘Big Progress’ on Possible China Trade Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Twitter on Saturday that he had a “long and very good call” with Chinese President Xi Jinping and that a possible trade deal between…
У Мінекономрозвику Росії підрахували вартість заборонених товарів з України
Імпорт заборонених до ввозу в Росію українських товарів оцінюється приблизно у 510 мільйонів доларів. Про це повідомили у прес-службі міністерства економічного розвитку Росії. Як зазначили у відомстві, загальний імпорт товарів…
Farmers Risk Loss of Federal Payments, Loans, From Shutdown
The end of 2018 seemed to signal good things to come for America’s farmers. Fresh off the passage of the farm bill, which reauthorized agriculture, conservation and safety net programs,…
Hong Kong Economy Caught in US-China Trade Crossfire
The storm winds of the recent trade war between the United States and China have settled in a truce for now, but the weeks of agitation — of rising tariffs…
Social Media’s Year of Falling From Grace
Silicon Valley has enjoyed years of popularity and growing markets. But 2018 has been rocky for the industry. Data breaches, controversies over offensive speech and misinformation — as well as…
Lampert Makes $4.4 Billion Bid to Keep Sears Alive
Sears Holdings Corp. Chairman Eddie Lampert submitted a $4.4 billion takeover bid for the bankrupt U.S. retailer, representing its only chance of escaping liquidation and laying off tens of thousands…
Strong Week, Yet Horrible Month for Wall Street
Wall Street capped a week of volatile trading Friday with an uneven finish and the market’s first weekly gain since November. Losses in technology, energy and industrial stocks outweighed…
US Army Looks for a Few Good Robots, Sparks Industry Battle
The U.S. Army is looking for a few good robots. Not to fight — not yet, at least — but to help the men and women who do. These robots…
Валютні гойдалки: гривня другий день поспіль слабшає щодо долара
Після майже двотижневого посилення українська національна валюта другий день поспіль слабшає щодо долара США на українському міжбанківському валютному ринку. За підсумками торгів 27 грудня Національний банк України послабив гривню на…
Віце-прем’єр повідомив, кому підвищать пенсії з 1 січня
1 січня буде зроблений черговий перерахунок пенсій для військовослужбовців – Розенко …
Cybersecurity Law: Vietnam Will Censor Internet, Not Close Websites
Expect to get caught if you post anti-government material on the internet in Vietnam or take a phishing trip. From 2019 authorities can build evidence against you from material provided…
US Fossil Fuel Exports Spur Growth, Climate Worries
In South Korea’s largest shipyard, thousands of workers in yellow hard hats move ceaselessly between towering cranes lifting hulks of steel. They look like a hive of bees scurrying over…
Dow Finishes Up 1.1 Percent as US Stocks Rebound
Wall Street stocks finished solidly higher Thursday following a late-afternoon surge as worries over slowing economic growth gave way to bargain-hunting. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished at 23,138.82, an…
Instagram ‘Back to Normal’ After Bug Triggers Temporary Change to Feed
Facebook Inc’s photo-sharing social network Instagram said on Thursday it has fixed a bug that led to a temporary change in the appearance of its feed for a large number…
Pluto Explorer Ushering in New Year at More Distant World
The spacecraft team that brought us close-ups of Pluto will ring in the new year by exploring an even more distant and mysterious world. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft will…
Україна отримала майже 350 мільйонів євро кредиту під гарантію Світового банку – Мінфін
До державного бюджету України 27 грудня надійшли кошти від кредиту у розмірі 349,3 мільйона євро, наданого Deutsche Bank під гарантію Світового боку, повідомляє Міністерство фінансів України. «Deutsche Bank надав кредит…
Source: Foxconn to Begin Assembling Top-End Apple iPhones in India in 2019
Apple Inc will begin assembling its top-end iPhones in India through the local unit of Foxconn as early as 2019, the first time the Taiwanese contract manufacturer will have made…
Tesla Sets up Shanghai Financial Leasing Unit as China Plans Accelerate
Tesla Inc has registered a financial leasing company in China, a local business registration filing shows, in the latest sign the U.S. electric car maker is attempting to speed up…