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Asian stocks tank after US data fans recession fears
Hong Kong (AFP) - Tokyo led a collapse across Asian and European equities Monday, after weak US jobs data fanned...
Deep sea mining opponents suffer major setback
United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Opponents of deep sea mining suffered a serious setback Friday when they failed to...
US lawsuit says TikTok violated young users’ privacy
San Francisco (AFP) - The United States sued TikTok on Friday, saying it had placed the safety of millions of...
US hiring slows markedly while unemployment highest since 2021
Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market cooled much more than expected in July with unemployment reaching its highest rate...
Stocks sink after weak US jobs data
London (AFP) - Stock markets tumbled on Friday over concerns about the health of the US economy after data showed the...
US extends hiring cooldown while unemployment highest since 2021
Washington (AFP) - The US jobs market cooled much more than expected in July with unemployment reaching its highest rate...
AI and cloud in spotlight as big tech earnings roll out
San Francisco (AFP) - US tech giants saw their shares fluctuate this week as investors tried to gauge whether artificial...
Nintendo first-quarter net profit sinks as Switch sales slow
Tokyo (AFP) - Nintendo said Friday that first-quarter net profit more than halved as sales for the seven-year-old Switch slowed...
Tokyo spearheads equities selloff on US recession fears
London (AFP) - Tokyo tanked Friday as it led losses across Asia due to a stronger yen and expectations for...
Slow down to save the planet, says Japan’s rock star philosopher Saito
Tokyo (AFP) - As Tokyo's millions put in another day's work on the coalface of capitalism, celebrity Marxist philosopher Kohei...
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