Business

News Hour: Suzuki Motor Corporation (Suzuki) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced that both companies have agreed to start exploring ideas that are directed towards a business partnership. The environment surrounding the automotive industry has been...

News Hour: OPEC said on Wednesday it was inviting Russia and other key non-members to a meeting later this month as the oil cartel and Moscow seek to tighten cooperation to boost historically low crude prices....

News Hour: China’s exports fell 5.6 percent year-on- year in yuan terms in September, figures showed on Thursday, as sluggish demand weighed on the world’s second-largest economy. Customs said exports fell to 1.22 trillion yuan (around...

News Hour: The weaker pound propelled Britain’s stock market to an intra-day record on Tuesday, while shares in Samsung Electronics plunged after the company junked its Note 7 smartphone. The London rally came as major US...

News Hour: Google-owned YouTube on Tuesday announced it has bought FameBit, a marketplace where video makers can connect with brands interested in sponsoring their creations. YouTube did not disclose financial terms of the deal to buy...

News Hour: Comcast Corp, the largest U.S. cable company, will pay a $2.3 million fine to resolve a federal investigation into whether the company wrongfully charged cable TV customers for services and equipment they never authorized....

News Hour: The epic legal battle pitting Apple against its bitter rival Samsung over the design of the iPhone reaches a new level on Tuesday when it heads to the US Supreme Court. The high court...

News Hour: Energy shares led a rally in Asian stock markets on Tuesday after Russia said it would join OPEC in limiting oil output, but Samsung tumbled after it called an unprecedented halt to sales of...

News Hour: Oil prices jumped about 3 percent on Monday, with Brent hitting one-year highs, after Russia said it was ready to join OPEC in curbing crude output and Algeria’s oil minister said he expected similar...

News Hour: Vincent Bollore has raised his stake in Vivendi to above 20 percent, the French tycoon’s holding company said on Monday, further tightening his grip on the media giant as he presses ahead with trying...