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Renault denies reports it cheated on emissions tests for decades

Renault shares plummet more than five percent on Thursday even after the company refused to acknowledge reports that it cheated on emissions tests for decades.

Mar 20, 2017 08:52 AM EDT


Japanese minister agrees to contribute information on developments with Toshiba

The Westinghouse sale represents the latest in a series of steps Toshiba plans on undertaking to deal with the losses coming from the nuclear unit's ill-fated purchase of a US nuclear power plant construction company in 2015.

Mar 20, 2017 08:55 AM EDT


Neiman Marcus up for sale, Saks Fifth Avenue owner expresses potential buy out

Hudson's Bay Co., owner of Saks Fifth Avenue, has expressed its interest in buying Neiman Marcus that would exclude the latter's debts.

Mar 16, 2017 08:08 AM EDT


Cathay Pacific posts $74 million annual loss due to overcapacity, intense competition

Shares of Hong Kong's flag carrier dipped almost seven percent following the profit loss of HK$575 million for 2016, which was down from an HK$6 billion profit from the previous year.

Mar 16, 2017 08:11 AM EDT


Apple found guilty of price-fixing practices in Russia, regulator says

Tech giant Apple is found guilty of fixing the price of iPhones in Russia for several years.

Mar 15, 2017 06:05 AM EDT


Vodafone vows to create 2,100 jobs in the UK to enhance quality of customer service

Mobile tech giant Vodafone is slowly trying to recover its tarnished reputation over the botched IT billing system and poor customer service record by hiring thousands of call center employees in the UK.

Mar 14, 2017 06:10 AM EDT


US jobs increase in Trump's first full month projecting economic optimism

Employers added 235,000 US jobs in February as per a Labor Department report released on Friday.

Mar 13, 2017 09:26 AM EDT


Sears posts another quarterly operating loss

Embattled US department store operator posts another quarterly operating loss that is even worse than the previous corresponding period which the company attributes to having fewer Kmart and Sears Full-line stores in operation.

Mar 12, 2017 10:57 PM EDT


Staples closes 70 stores amid disappointing stocks and sales

Traditional brick-and-mortar stores have been under pressure for some time due to greater online competition, which led Staples to close 4.5 percent of its store in 1,600 locations.

Mar 11, 2017 09:13 AM EST


Airbnb closes $1 billion round of investment funding making it second most valuable start-up in US

The San Francisco-based firm offered not to comment further on how it would use the investment funding, instead it expressed its intention to expand operations globally.

Mar 10, 2017 09:06 AM EST


Swedish retailer H&M joins Better Than Cash Alliance

Swedish retailer, H&M, joins the United Nations' Better Than Cash Alliance, a partnership of governments, companies and international organisations which aims to accelerate the transition from cash to digital payments.

Mar 09, 2017 07:49 PM EST


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