European business confidence in China is at an all-time low, report says
HONG KONG -- China must reprioritize economic growth and reforms and boost investor confidence by leveling the playing field for...
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Pharrell as a Lego and Robbie Williams as a chimp? Music biopics get creative
TORONTO -- Many of the expected conventions of music biopics are present in “Piece by Piece,” about the producer-turned-pop star...
BMW braking system recall contributes to decision to cut back 2024 outlook
NEW YORK -- BMW is lowering sales and earnings targets for the 2024 fiscal year, in a move the luxury...
Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines and taxes
LONDON -- Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty, after the bloc's top court ruled...
Top Olympic sponsor Panasonic is ending its contract with the IOC
TOKYO -- Olympic sponsor Panasonic is terminating its contract with the IOC at the end of the year, the company...
Google loses final EU court appeal against 2.4 billion euro fine in antitrust shopping case
LONDON -- Google lost its final legal challenge on Tuesday against a European Union penalty for giving its own shopping...
Pollution of the potent warming gas methane soars and people are mostly to blame
The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to...
Australia proposes legal minimum age for children accessing social media
MELBOURNE, Australia -- The Australian government on Tuesday promised to legislate this year to enforce a minimum age for children...
UK leader Keir Starmer says he has to make tough decisions. Some of his lawmakers are unhappy
LONDON -- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a battle of nerves with his Labour Party on Tuesday, when lawmakers...
EU’s top court dismisses Apple’s final appeal against order to pay Ireland 13B euros in back taxes
The European Union’s top court has rejected Apple’s final legal challenge against an order from the bloc’s executive commission to...
