Standard & Poor’s Cuts China Credit Rating, Citing Debt
The Standard & Poor’s rating agency cut China’s credit rating Thursday due to its rising debts, highlighting challenges faced by...
Global Leaders See Globalization as Challenged, Not Failing
On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, business and political leaders around the...
Passive Polygraph Takes Lie Detection into 21st Century
A ‘passive polygraph,’ developed by SilvertLogic Labs in Seattle, Washington, is a high-tech version of the lie-detector test. Faith Lapidus...
Google Bets Big on Hardware With HTC Buy
Google is biting off a big piece of device manufacturer HTC for $1.1 billion to expand its efforts to build...
Nevada Lab: Quake-resistant Bridge Design Tests Well
Scientists at a Nevada earthquake lab Wednesday tested new bridge designs with connectors they say are innovative and created to...
Review: Apple Watch Goes Solo, But Don’t Dump Your Phone Yet
A chief gripe with Apple Watch is that it requires you to keep an iPhone with you for most tasks....
Security Firm Links Iranian Hackers to Malware Attacks
A private U.S.-based security firm is linking an Iranian government-sponsored hacking group to cyber-attacks targeted at organizations across the world....
Epidemic at Work?: Businesses Forced to Deal With Drug Abuse
After a troubled youth himself, Phillip Cohen made it a practice to hire people at his woodworking business who have...
Alexa, What Do You See? Amazon Said to Be Working on Glasses
Amazon is attempting to develop glasses that pair with Alexa and would allow users to access the voice-activated assistant outside...
China Announces Trade Secrets Crackdown to Assure Investors
China has announced a crackdown on violations of patents and trade secrets in an effort to mollify foreign companies ahead...
Moody’s: Egypt Economy Still Recovering From 2011 Uprising
Egypt’s economy has started to improve but has yet to recover from the country’s 2011 uprising and the years of...
Mobile App Aims to Help End Child Marriage in India’s Bihar
A mobile phone app is the latest tool for campaigners seeking to end child marriage in India’s Bihar state, where...
Twitter Reports Progress on Weeding Out Users Advocating Violence
Twitter said that its internal controls were allowing it to weed out accounts being used for “promotion of terrorism” earlier...
Review: Glitzy iPhone X Aside, iPhone 8 is Fine for Most
The difference between Apple’s new iPhone models is a bit like flying first class compared with coach. We envy first...
US Current Account Deficit Hits $123.1 Billion
The deficit in the broadest measure of U.S. trade rose to the highest level in more than eight years this...
Popular US Toy Store Files for Bankruptcy
Toys ‘R’ Us, an iconic United States toy store, has filed for bankruptcy after struggling to compete with online retailers...
Jet Fuel Shortage Disrupts Travel To-From New Zealand’s Main Airport
As many as three dozen domestic and international flights at New Zealand’s Auckland Airport have been canceled Tuesday as it...
Coffee Rivals Square Off in Italy Ahead of Starbucks Invasion
Two of Italy’s biggest coffee houses are reinforcing their brands with flagship cafes in Milan near the spot where U.S....
Economy Minister: Mexico Sees ‘Elephants in the Room’ in NAFTA Talks
Mexico’s economy minister said on Monday a successful retool of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) would hinge on...
US Trade Envoy says WTO Dispute Settlement ‘Deficient’
The WTO dispute settlement system is “deficient” and has often ruled in favor of free trade that overlooks details of...
Sources: Google Offers to Display Rival Sites Via Auction
Alphabet unit Google has offered to display rival comparison shopping sites via an auction as part of an EU compliance...
Countries Racing to Develop Warfare Robots
With air drones now being a fixture in nearly every army’s arsenal, defense industries are hard at work developing ground...
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