July2017

News Hour: Apple Inc has failed in its bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it disabled the popular FaceTime video conferencing feature on older iPhones to force users to upgrade. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh ruled...

News Hour: Discovery Communications Inc is acquiring Scripps Networks Interactive Inc for $11.9 billion in a deal expected to boost the company’s negotiating leverage as pay TV operators lose subscribers and it seeks new audiences. The...

News Hour: Japan’s Panasonic Corp on Monday reported a 16.9 percent rise in first-quarter operating profit, mostly in line with analyst estimates, as a shift to advanced automotive parts starts to reward the electronics giant. The...

News Hour: Shares of Snap Inc, owner of the Snapchat messaging app, fell as much as 5 percent on Monday to a new low as a share lockup ended, allowing for sales by early investors and...

News Hour: Singer is going to initiate a month-long Eid offer on the occasion of Eid ul Adha in Bangladesh. The campaign titled ‘Singer Eid Offer e Sobai Kaat, 300 Free Fridge e Bajimat’, will commence...

News Hour: Oil prices surged on Monday to build on last week’s rally as the yen continued its rise against the greenback, backed by concerns over gridlock in Washington and renewed tensions on the Korean Peninsula....

News Hour: Japan’s factory output for June ticked up on carmakers, chemical companies, and others, government data showed on Monday, in the latest sign that the economy is gathering steam. Industrial production in June grew 1.6...

News Hour: China hit back on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted he was “very disappointed” in China following Pyongyang’s latest missile test, saying the problem did not arise in China and that all sides...

News Hour: South Africa’s main stock index scaled a record high on Monday, underscoring the market’s disconnect from an economy mired in recession, hobbled by damaging ratings downgrades, and still largely defined by apartheid’s income inequalities....

News Hour: One of Myanmar’s best known journalists was released on bail on Monday, his lawyer said, but is set to stand trial for allegedly defaming firebrand Buddhist monk Wirathu on social media. Swe Win, chief...