Google not required to sell Chrome in antitrust win
A judge handed Alphabet's Google a key victory on Tuesday, ruling against US prosecutors’ bid to make the tech giant sell off its popular Chrome browser and Android operating system that was part of a larger antitrust crackdown on Big Tech.
US stocks retreat as trade uncertainty drags on
Wall Street stocks retreated on Tuesday after a US court ruling threw fresh uncertainty over President Donald Trump's trade policy.
Gold prices pull back after hitting record US$3,500
Gold prices climbed to an all-time high on Tuesday, extending gains to a sixth session on the back of a weaker dollar and rising bets of a US interest rate cut this month.
Nestle dismisses CEO over undisclosed relationship
Nestle has abruptly dismissed its CEO Laurent Freixe for failing to disclose a romantic relationship with a subordinate, the Swiss food giant said on Monday, a dramatic removal exactly a year after he took the reins.
Hamas rejects US plan to take over Gaza
Hamas denounced on Monday a plan reportedly being considered by US President Donald Trump for the United States to take control of the devastated Gaza Strip and for its population to be relocated.
Aid floatilla with Greta Thunberg heads for Gaza
A flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, is due to leave from Barcelona on Sunday to try to "break the illegal siege of Gaza", organisers said.
Anti-migrant protests held outside hotels across UK
Protesters in the United Kingdom marched outside hotels being used to house migrants on Saturday as immigration becomes the dominant political issue in Britain.
Wall Street takes profit ahead of long weekend
Wall Street closed out another winning month on Friday, even as stocks gave back some of their recent gains, pulling the market below its latest all-time highs.
US second-quarter GDP revised higher to 3.3 pct
The US economy grew faster than initially thought in the second quarter, in part driven by business investment in intellectual property such as artificial intelligence, but tariffs on imports continued to cloud the picture.
US stocks rise as Dow Jones, S&P 500 hit fresh records
Two of Wall Street's major indexes closed on Thursday at record highs, buoyed by an upward revision to second-quarter US GDP and strong results from AI chip giant Nvidia.