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January 18, 2019

Stocks keep climbing as hopes for US-China trade deal rise

Stocks in the U.S. and Europe jumped Friday as renewed hopes for progress in trade talks between the U.S. and China helped ...

January 18, 2019

How major US stock indexes fared Friday

Stocks in the U.S. and Europe jumped Friday as renewed hopes for progress in trade talks between the U.S. and China helped ...

January 18, 2019

Markets Right Now: Stocks gain as US-China trade hopes rise

The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks are closing higher Friday as renewed ...

January 18, 2019

Cyprus: US to lift Cyprus arms embargo in security boost

The U.S. will soon start lifting a decades-old arms embargo on Cyprus because Washington acknowledges the Mediterranean ...

January 18, 2019

Zimbabwe in 'total internet shutdown' amid deadly crackdown

Zimbabwe imposed a "total internet shutdown" for most of Friday in what critics called an attempt to hide growing reports of ...

January 18, 2019

Russia warns US missile defense plans will fuel arms race

Russia said Friday the Pentagon's new missile defense strategy will trigger an arms race in space and further undermine ...

January 18, 2019

On the road to make an affordable car, Tesla cuts jobs

Tesla will cut 7 percent of its workforce as it tries to lower prices and break out of the niche-car market to produce an ...

January 18, 2019

Lebanon calls for readmitting Syria to Arab League

Lebanon used an Arab economic meeting Friday to urge the Arab League to restore Syria's membership, calling it a "historic ...

January 18, 2019

On the shop floor, workers wonder what Brexit will bring

It's an understatement to say that Michael O'Brien is worried about Brexit. O'Brien is a supervisor at Clarity-The Soap Co.

January 18, 2019

'Everybody does it': Guardiola, others weigh in on 'Spygate'

Pep Guardiola virtually passed it off with a shrug. Roy Hodgson was incredulous. Steven Gerrard called for a rule change.

January 18, 2019

Danish newspaper, chief editor fined for ex-spy boss book

A major Danish newspaper and its chief editor were fined 150,000 kroner ($22,900) on Friday for publishing a book based on ...

January 18, 2019

Union holds two-hour warning strike at Audi plant in Hungary

Some 4,000 workers held a warning strike at Audi's manufacturing plant in Hungary, demanding higher wages and other benefits ...

January 18, 2019

UN health agency: Rising misconduct reports are 'positive'

The World Health Organization said Friday that it's seeing increasing reports of misconduct reported by staffers within the U

January 18, 2019

EU wants to exclude agriculture from trade talks with US

The European Union insisted Friday that agriculture be kept out of the EU-U.S. trade negotiations, despite Washington's ...

January 18, 2019

Volkswagen says it will pay Indian fine even as it appeals

Volkswagen Group said Friday that it will pay a fine of 1 billion rupees ($14.2 million) imposed by India for installing ...

January 18, 2019

Oxford suspends research funding from China's Huawei

Oxford University says it is suspending research grants and funding donations from Huawei amid growing security concerns ...

January 18, 2019

China, Germany promise closer financial cooperation

China and Germany promised Friday to open their markets wider to each other's banks and insurers, giving Beijing a burst of ...

January 18, 2019

German brewers to print calorie content on beer bottles

Two German brewers associations are recommending that their members start printing the number of calories contained in their ...

January 18, 2019

Malaysia says Goldman Sachs must pay, apology not enough

Malaysia's Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said Friday that an apology by Goldman Sachs for its role in the alleged ...