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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly advance after Wall St comeback from worst loss since 2022
BANGKOK -- Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday, with major markets apart from Shanghai and Taiwan logging modest gains.U.S. futures and...
Sri Lanka will hold presidential election on Sept. 21, its first since declaring bankruptcy in 2022
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on Sept. 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in...
G20 finance ministers discuss a global tax on the super-rich
RIO DE JANEIRO -- Finance ministers from leading rich and developing nations gathered in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday for a two-day meeting...
Uber and Lyft drivers remain independent contractors in California Supreme Court ruling
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that app-based ride-hailing and delivery services like Uber and Lyft can continue treating their...
Monsanto agrees to $160 million settlement with Seattle over pollution in the Duwamish River
SEATTLE -- Ending an eight-year legal battle, chemical giant Monsanto has agreed to a $160-million settlement with Seattle for its part in polluting...
Video game performers will go on strike over artificial intelligence concerns
LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood's video game performers announced they would go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work...