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UK PM tells rebels: It’s my Brexit deal or no deal

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde said Monday that "all the likely Brexit scenarios will have costs for the United Kingdom economy", and a no-...

Get free, discounted burgers around San Antonio for National Cheeseburger Day

Ruby Tuesday: Customers who join the "Connected" program will get a free burger with the purchase of an entree on September 18 or September 19. If you have...

China raises tariffs on $60B of USA goods in technology fight

The statement did not mention Beijing's earlier threat to add tariffs on $60 billion in United States imports if Washington imposed this new wave of levie...

Trump tariffs to hit $200 billion of China imports on September 24

In the latest iteration, almost half of Chinese imports face tariffs, including consumer products that range from furniture to building products and seafood. Th...

You're tariffed! Trump unveils $US200B in tariffs on Chinese goods

The escalation of Trump's tariffs on China comes after talks between the world's two largest economies to resolve their trade differences have produced no res...

Elon Musk sued for calling Thai cave rescuer Vernon Unsworth a paedophile

The case is Unsworth v. Musk, 18-CV-08048, U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Los Angeles). Mr Musk called the Brit "pedo guy" in a tweet to...

United States impose new $200bn tariffs on China imports

It is not clear what actions China will take in order to return the blows landed by the White House, although the country had a substantial $375 billion goods ...

Trump pulls trigger on $200bn more China tariffs

Trump's decision is a significant escalation of an already serious trade dispute between the world's two largest economies - one with seemingly no end in sight....

Merger of Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank & Bank of Baroda announced

The merger had resulted in a sharp jump in the combined entity's bad loans portfolio, crimping its profit. "The amalgamation will help improve operational effic...

Saudi wealth fund plunges $1bn into Tesla rival Lucid

The investment, which still needs approval from relevant authorities, will pave the way for Lucid Motors to launch its first electric vehicle in 2020 . "The co...

Time Magazine Sold to Salesforce Founder Marc Benioff for $190 Million

As pointed by a report by The New York Times , this is not the first time where a technology billionaire has taken the reign of an iconic media brand calling...

Trump Sets Tariffs On $200 Billion In Imports From China

Chinese officials have also signaled to USA counterparts that Mnuchin's talks won't happen. The planned tariff rate is less than half the 25 per cent level th...

Musk says Tesla has gone from 'production hell' to 'delivery logistics hell'

In a blog dated September 7, Musk said Tesla is about to build and deliver more than twice as many cars as it did last quarter. The California lawsuit follo...

Trump to Lay Out Line on China Trade

President Donald Trump threatened that nations that don't make "fair" deals withe USA with getting "Tariffed" - as he prepared to slap trade rival China wi...

Elon Musk’s Boring Company uses Xbox controller to operate its machine

The Xbox controller used here is one method being employed to save workers from having to manually reposition the boring equipment every-time adjustments ne...

Elon Musk Sued by Diver in Thailand Cave Rescue

The complaint filed in the U.S. District Court in Los Angeles seeks at least $75,000 of compensatory damages, plus unspecified punitive damages. Vernon Unswo...

Coca-Cola says it's looking at potential cannabis drinks business

The Bloomberg report follows other deals between US beverage companies and pot producers in Canada , where recreational use of marijuana becomes legal next...

Amazon Fights Bribery Problem As War on Fake Reviews Steps Up

These services are reportedly overseen by brokers who use the Chinese messaging service WeChat to connect sellers with Amazon employees. Brokers working as ...

Strawberry scandal spreads to WA with needle found in York

In breaking news, there are reports that a metal object has been found in a banana . At least six brands have been caught up in the scare: Berry Obsession , ...

Iran accuses KSA, Russia for taking oil market as ‘hostage’

Under pressure from US President Donald Trump , OPEC members agreed in June to pump an additional 1 million barrels per day to bring down oil prices . In Ma...

'Epic' rainfall still set to drench USA east coast

Cooper, however, said the storm , which was downgraded to a tropical depression early Sunday, prevented officials from seeing the full scope of the damage. Dam...

MPI confirms no Australian contaminated strawberries in NZ

But despite the ministry's reassurance, both of New Zealand's biggest supermarket chains, Countdown and Foodstuffs, have decided not to bring any more Austral...

Trump 'Likely' To Announce New China Tariffs As Early As Monday

Trump has already imposed 25 per cent tariffs on steel imports and 10 per cent on aluminium, as well as 25 per cent on $50 billion in goods from China. Earlier ...

Kumaraswamy announces Rs 2 fuel price reduction in Karnataka

A litre of diesel was sold for Rs 73.78 in New Delhi, Rs 75.63 in Kolkata, Rs 78.33 in Mumbai, Rs 78 in Chennai, and Rs 76.16 in Bengaluru, according to iocl.co...

Strawberry needle scare: Australia probe as 'vicious crime' widens

Consumers have also been asked to take any contaminated product down to their local police station for forensic testing. Initially three incidents in Queensl...

Co-founder of Salesforce buys Time magazine for $190 million

The proposed sale is expected to close within 30 days. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has agreed to purchase Time magazine for $190 million. The deal comes...

Mark Carney To Stay At Bank of England Until January 2020

Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England , attends an event in Dublin , Ireland, September 14, 2018. The central bank raised its base rate of intere...

Duke Energy shuts down nuclear plants in path of Florence

Following that disaster, federal regulators required all US nuclear plants to perform upgrades to better withstand earthquakes and flooding. Three nuclear re...

Australia offers reward amid mystery strawberry needle scare

The police have said that six brands of strawberries in Australia are believed to be contaminated with needles and pins, prompting warnings from the authorities...

Strawberries Have Now Been Recalled In South Australia

Acting Queensland Chief Superintendent of the State Crime Command Terry Lawrence said the evidence indicates the act was "obviously" meant to injure others. T...

Arun Jaitley says confident of meeting fiscal deficit target

Experts said that the optimism on meeting tax target was well placed. "... As far as capital expenditure is concerned, which is quite necessary for the purpos...

In riposte, Trump says JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon lacks 'smarts' to be president

Donald Trump has accused a bank chief of being a "nervous mess" after the head of JPMorgan Chase said he could beat the United States president in an electi...

Asia buyers to receive more Saudi oil ahead of Iran sanctions

Oil traders were also watching the progress of category 4 Hurricane Florence, which is expected to make landfall in the USA by Friday. Further dashing USA h...

Spanish-speaking worker refused English-speaking customers

A video posted to Facebook by Alexandria Montgomery shows an employee at a Taco Bell in Hialeah, Florida. Taco Bell in Hialeah racist asf. It is not cle...

How the Waffle House is used to determine a hurricane's fury

Here's how Fugate described the test on a 2016 episode of NPR's comedy podcast Wait Wait. "A lot of times, especially after a big storm, we're the only on...