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News Hour: Confidence among Japan’s biggest manufacturers has risen for the second straight quarter, a key central bank survey showed on Monday, as companies forecast a weaker yen. The Bank of Japan’s Tankan report — a...

News Hour: Shares in UK chip designer Imagination Technologies have plunged more than 60% after Apple said it would end a deal to use its products. The move by Apple, Imagination’s largest customer, means the loss...

News Hour: German prosecutors expect the first rulings this year in legal cases resulting from the Volkswagen emissions scandal, Automobilwoche magazine reported on Saturday. “We hope to conclude lawsuits … this year,” Klaus Ziehe, spokesman for...

News Hour: Ford Motor Co is recalling about 52,600 F-250 pickup trucks sold in the United States and Canada because the vehicles could roll after the driver moves the automatic transmission lever into park position, the...

News Hour: China’s manufacturing activity expanded slightly in March, independent figures showed on Saturday, suggesting steady but slowing growth in the world’s second-largest economy. The figures compare with an official reading Friday hinting that a years-long...

News Hour: Samsung’s Bixby is the new kid on the block of personal digital assistants and is likely to face a rough reception in a neighborhood dominated by tech sector rivals. Bixby — introduced at Samsung’s...

News Hour: The Grameenphone Accelerator has unveiled the new batch of startups beginning their 4-month long acceleration journey today at GP House in Dhaka, Bangladesh. After a rigorous process of reading through over 600 applications, face-to-face...

News Hour: Verizon Communications Inc said on Friday it would change its operating structure to focus on three areas, and named former Ericsson CEO Hans Vestberg to lead its newly created network and technology team. Vestberg’s...

News Hour: Canada’s BlackBerry Ltd, reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Friday, as operating costs nearly halved, and said it expects to be profitable on an adjusted basis in 2018. The company’s U.S.-listed shares were up nearly 5...

News Hour: Uber Technologies Inc has reached a settlement with Pennsylvania’s taxi regulator to end the ride-sharing company’s appeal of a record $11.4 million fine for operating illegally. A notice posted on Tuesday with the Commonwealth...