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'Pilots were not to blame for 737 crash' 2019-06-16 19:25:00The boss of Ethiopian Airlines has rejected the idea his pilots were at fault in 737 Max crash.

Brexit uncertainty 'hitting UK business investment' 2019-06-16 19:16:38Companies should be investing in measures aimed at growth, says the British Chambers of Commerce.

CEO Secrets: My clubs aren't 'pale, stale and 2019-06-16 19:06:43Entrepreneur Ronald Ndoro talks about his vision for private members' clubs in the 21st century.

Carole Ghosn: 'I'm a housewife, not a conniving 2019-06-16 19:02:06The wife of former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn speaks out about his detention and campaign to free him.

Carole Ghosn calls for President Trump to back 2019-06-16 19:00:19The wife of the former Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn wants pressure put on Japan over his legal battle.

Argentina and Uruguay scramble to restore power after 2019-06-16 15:40:42Argentina's president promises a full investigation after a blackout left millions without electricity.

Tory leadership race: EU will renegotiate Brexit package, 2019-06-16 09:26:49Mr Hunt said if there is no prospect of a deal by 31 October he would accept a no-deal Brexit.

Babe Ruth jersey fetches record-breaking $5.64m at auction 2019-06-15 20:56:37The baseball legend's jersey becomes the most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold.

Tattoos at work: Are they still an issue? 2019-06-15 19:58:56Employers have become more relaxed about visible tattoos at work, but some firms still don't allow them.

Illegal eel exporters exposed by Countryfile 2019-06-15 19:23:26International buyers offered high prices for eels caught on the River Severn in Gloucestershire.

'My parents wanted me to marry. I became 2019-06-15 19:10:43Photographer Sayan Hazra captures a day in the life of one of India's few female DJs.

India announces retaliatory trade tariffs against the US 2019-06-15 17:13:07The new duties come days before countries' leaders are expected to meet at a G20 summit in Japan.

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Trump presses for USMCA passage as Lighthizer, lawmakers 2019-07-15 19:44:41President Donald Trump and his top advisers on Monday stepped up their drive to win congressional passage of a trade deal with Canada and Mexico, as t

State AGs fighting T-Mobile, Sprint merger say October 2019-07-15 19:34:02An attorney for the state attorneys general who filed a lawsuit in hopes of stopping T-Mobile's $26 billion merger with Sprint told the judge on Mond

PayPal launches international money transfer service Xoom across 2019-07-15 19:16:50U.S. payments company PayPal is expanding further in Europe by launching its international money transfers service Xoom in Britain and 31 other count

Most big companies fail to report role in 2019-07-15 19:11:34Most big companies are failing to report the damage their operations are doing to forests despite committing to lighten their footprint under wider ef

Pearson goes 'digital first' in U.S. college market 2019-07-15 19:04:57Pearson, the world's biggest education company, will release all its titles for the United States college market in digital form first, in a break fr

Vale to pay $106.5 million to workers affected 2019-07-15 18:57:48Brazilian mining company Vale SA said on Monday it would pay 400 million reais ($106.52 million) to compensate workers affected by the deadly rupture

U.S. judge slashes Roundup jury award to $25.3 2019-07-15 18:06:51A federal judge on Monday slashed a damages award Bayer AG owed a California man who blamed Roundup weed killer for his cancer, to $25.27 million fro

S&P ends near flat as Citigroup results sink 2019-07-15 17:37:44The benchmark S&P 500 index ended little changed on Monday after oscillating between positive and negative territory throughout the session after

Citigroup profit beats estimates on gains in consumer 2019-07-15 17:19:20Citigroup Inc topped expectations for quarterly profit on Monday as a tight lid on costs and strength in consumer lending helped the third-largest U.S

Gilead invests $5 billion to deepen ties with 2019-07-15 16:37:44U.S. antiviral drugmaker Gilead Sciences will invest $5.1 billion in a major expansion of its partnership with Belgo-Dutch biotech Galapagos NV , new

Facebook vows Libra currency will wait for approval 2019-07-15 16:24:44Facebook Inc said on Monday it would not proceed with the launch of its Libra cryptocurrency until regulatory concerns are addressed, as the U.S. Trea

China data steadies stocks as U.S. earnings get 2019-07-15 16:18:46A gauge of global stocks rose modestly on Monday after economic data from China came in as expected, but equities on Wall Street slipped on weakness i

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Turkey awaits ninth delivery for Russian S-400 missile 2019-07-15 13:53:09 Deliveries of Russia's S-400 defense system to Turkey -- which started Friday and continued Monday -- could cause a permanent rift between the Unite

New Air Force facility to protect weapons systems 2019-07-15 13:06:58 The Air Force's newest cyber defense facility at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, part of the branch's Cyber Resiliency Office for Weapons Systems progr

U.S. joins 11 NATO allies for Breeze 2019 2019-07-15 11:51:08 The United States and 11 NATO allies began their participation in the nine-day Breeze 19, a maritime exercise hosted by Bulgaria that included three

Boeing awarded $96.9M for Apache helicopter, trainer suppport 2019-07-15 11:37:01 Boeing has been awarded a $96.9 million contract to provide the United Arab Emirates support for its Apache helicopters and Longbow crew trainers.

Germany approved for $401M buy of Patriot missiles, 2019-07-15 10:03:18 The U.S. State Department on Friday notified Congress it has approved the sale of PAC-3 MSE, an upgraded version of the missiles, as well as associat

$600M helicopter sale to Greece approved by State 2019-07-12 14:40:52 A $600 million sale of helicopters, with spare parts, training and other equipment, was approved by the State Department.

USAF's Mountain Home AFB stays busy with F-35A 2019-07-12 14:35:41 Idaho's Mountain Home Air Force Base is now the location of the largest off-station operation of F-35 II fighter planes, the U.S. Air Force noted on

Boeing to provide logistics for Britain's P-8A Poseidon 2019-07-12 13:41:24 Boeing was awarded a $23.3 million contract for logistics support on P-8A Poseidon aircraft sold to Britain's military, the U.S. Defense Department

United Arab Emirates pulls out of Saudi-led coalition 2019-07-12 12:54:21 Military forces of the United Arab Emirates have started a withdrawal from Yemen, Emirati officials said, leaving Saudi Arabia to fight Houthi rebels

Electric Boat nabs $173.8M for support of Navy's 2019-07-12 12:54:20 General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp. was awarded a four-year, $173.8 million contract to support the Navy's operational strategic and attack submari

Boeing selects Raytheon for B-52 radar replacement 2019-07-12 12:18:04 Boeing has selected Raytheon to replace radar systems on the U.S. Air Force's B-52H Strafortress strategic bombers.

Watch: HII completes flight deck of Ford-class carrier 2019-07-12 11:37:42 Huntington Ingalls Industries has installed the final piece of the flight deck on the new Ford-class aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy, the company an

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Stock markets fall after US-China trade talk stalemate 2019-06-10 09:31:25Economists warn that U.S. and China’s escalating dispute over trade and technology will likely hurt economic growth. 

This Nebraska Republican says it’s time to think 2019-06-10 09:31:25President Trump is meeting with Democrats on infrastructure. Rural America says that, from roads to internet access, it needs to be part of any plan.

A doubly green deal? Clean energy jobs also 2019-06-10 09:31:25New analysis from the Brookings Institution suggests that transitioning to clean energy sources could open up a range of high-paying career paths.

One group not happy about older workers: young 2019-06-10 09:31:24Americans under 50 believe the rising number of older workers hurts the economy, a recent poll shows. Longer and healthier life spans have allowed mor

Robot baristas in South Korea push automation forward 2019-06-10 09:31:24South Korea's coffee scene has a new face: robotic baristas. While automation raises concerns that finding entry-level jobs will become har

SEC moves to require brokers to reveal conflicts 2019-06-10 09:31:24In the past, not all financial advisers were legally required to put clients' interest first. But some say the new measure by federal regulators does

Medicare for all – why supporters can’t agree 2019-06-10 09:31:24Support for single-payer health care seems to have risen over the past year or so, but such a plan presents complex, and controversial, choices.

Where is workforce really booming? Among the oldest 2019-06-10 09:31:24McDonald’s wants to hire 250,000 senior workers. A CVS program avows that ‘Talent is Ageless.’ And nationwide the ranks of older wor

Car trouble: How symbol of freedom became a 2019-06-10 09:31:24A record 7 million Americans are 90 days or more delinquent on car loans, a new report finds. U.S. auto debt is also at a record: $1.28 tril

Uber’s founders have cashed in. How about the 2019-06-10 09:31:24Uber relies on an army of drivers whom it refuses to call employees. But some see its “Partner Protection” plan as a model for the gig eco

As US-China trade war ramps up, how will 2019-06-10 09:31:24China-made goods will cost Americans more, as President Trump presses Beijing for trade-talk concessions. By July tariffs may hit cellphones, shoes.

Walmart follows Target to enter retail shipping wars 2019-06-10 09:31:24The nation's largest retailer joins the next-day shipping competition. Walmart has one big advantage over Amazon – its more than 4,700 sto

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Regulator asks Air India to penalise pilot who 2019-07-15 12:10:38According to sources, the national carrier has already suspended Singh for three months over Saturday's incident

China Q2 GDP growth slows to 27-year low 2019-07-15 11:43:51Official survey shows factories were shedding jobs at the fastest pace since the global crisis a decade ago.

Indian Oil threatens to cut fuel supply to 2019-07-15 11:12:58The disinvestment-bound carrier, which is incurring Rs 15 crore loss per day, has huge dues towards oil companies and Airports Authority of India, amo

RBI slaps Rs 7 cr fine on SBI 2019-07-15 10:37:02The penalty, RBI said, is based on deficiencies in regulatory compliance and is not intended to pronounce upon the validity of any transaction or agre

Exports fall 9.71% to $25 bn in June; 2019-07-15 10:35:08Imports too declined by 9 per cent to $40.29 billion in June 2019 against $44.3 billion in June 2018 mainly due to falling prices of petroleum product

GST collection of states rises to Rs 5.18 2019-07-15 09:57:17In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said concerted efforts have been made to improve tax compliance

Karnataka's Congress-JDS govt to face floor test on 2019-07-15 09:39:33Senior Congress legislators said they have got more time to continue their efforts to mollify the rebel MLAs

Rahul Bhatia-owned InterGlobe says it underwrote IndiGo's financial 2019-07-15 09:05:52A dispute between the founders of one of Asia's biggest budget carriers is deepening

Fraud charges a worry, but still want Bhushan 2019-07-15 08:56:02Firm seeks forensic audit reports of banks from RP, Tribunal asks for copy of its plea to RP, after which it would consider JSW request on August 6

Ashok Leyland to shut Uttarakhand heavy vehicles plant 2019-07-15 08:21:16Ashok Leyland 's competitor Tata Motors recently decided to close its Pantnagar facility for two days.

Asia on track to top 50% of world 2019-07-15 07:54:41Continent to drive 40% of global consumption; As Chinese wages have risen, nations like Vietnam, India and Bangladesh have grown yearly exports of lab

Last-minute moon mission glitch sets India back in 2019-07-15 07:32:18It may take several months for India to be able to attempt a launch again, said Susmita Mohanty, co-founder and chief executive officer of Earth2Orbit

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Investors and regulators fall out of love with 2019-07-05 20:00:00The long swell in dealmaking may be subsiding

New ways of selling books clash with France’s 2019-07-05 20:00:00Can a “one book, one price” principle survive e-commerce?

The world’s biggest potential IPO may be on 2019-07-05 20:00:00Investment bankers are buzzing with excitement

Donald Trump eases off Huawei as firms discover 2019-07-05 20:00:00Some realise they can keep supplying Huawei in some circumstances

New firms help startups keep track of their 2019-07-05 20:00:00Equity managers help to avoid misunderstandings with investors

Shell’s boss delivers some hard truths on oil 2019-07-05 20:00:00Ben van Beurden’s balancing act

Obituary: Lee Iacocca 2019-07-03 20:00:00America’s car salesman-in-chief died on July 2nd

Send in the clouds 2019-07-03 20:00:00Microsoft’s transformation required a change of culture

Stephen Schwarzman says that Blackstone is not done 2019-06-28 20:00:00Can the boss of the world’s biggest buy-out firm make it bigger while keeping it profitable?

Metro is fighting for its independence 2019-06-28 20:00:00Two oligarchs might succeed in their stingy bid for the big German retailer

The European steel industry is being clobbered 2019-06-28 20:00:00But an Austrian firm shows that it is possible to make money making steel—even in Europe

Netflix tries to jinn up its prospects in 2019-06-27 10:25:28It has its work cut out