Pakistan to establish business forum to ...

ISLAMABAD, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The Pakistani government has decided to establish a business forum to ensure the maximum participation of the country's business community in the China-Pakistan Econom

South African business confidence declin...

JOHANNESBURG, March 13 (Xinhua) -- South African Business Confidence Index (BCI), released on Wednesday, showed the BCI declined by three points to 28 in the first quarter of 2019, the lowest level i

Boeing 737 MAX 8 groundings spread acros...

As the deadly plane crash in Ethiopia which killed 157 people continue to spiral, more countries suspended Boeing 737 MAX aircraft out of safety concerns, after two flights using the same plane crash

OECD seeing less corporate opposition to...

A global effort to revamp international tax rules for the digital era is receiving less corporate push-back than past attempts, the OECD's head of tax policy said on Tuesday. The Organisation for Eco

Britney Spears hits set for Broadway

Britney Spears is heading to Broadway, the singer announced Tuesday, in the form of a fairytale jukebox musical with a feminist bent set to the pop star's hits. "Once Upon a One More Time" begins pre

Volkswagen warns on jobs as margins slip...

Volkswagen will cut jobs as it speeds up the rollout of less labor-intensive electric cars and will review its sprawling portfolio of brands as it battles to reverse a slide in profit margins, the Ge

Elon Musk's defense of his Tesla tweet w...

The top U.S. securities regulator received permission from a federal judge on Tuesday to respond to Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk's arguments that his Twitter post about the electric vehicle ma

Uber settles driver classification lawsu...

Uber has agreed to pay 20 million U.S. dollars to settle a lawsuit accusing the ride-share service of classifying drivers as contractors to avoid paying them minimum wage and providing benefits. The

Japan's Jan machinery orders weaken as t...

Japan's machinery orders fell in January at the fastest pace in four months due to declining demand in the auto and telecommunications equipment sectors as the U.S.-China trade war dented global dema

Disney-Fox mega-deal set to close March ...

Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday it would close its blockbuster deal for the film and television assets of 21st Century Fox on March 20, a deal likely to reshape the media-entertainment landscape. The 71