Sunday, August 24, 2025
Business
Indie game studios battle for piece of Switch 2 success
Kyoto (Japan) (AFP) - Players line up inside Nintendo's booth at a Japanese game fair to try upcoming Switch 2...
North Korea bars foreign tourists from new seaside resort
Seoul (AFP) - North Korea has barred foreigners from a newly opened beach resort, the country's tourism administration said this...
California to sue Trump govt over axed high-speed rail funds
Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) - California will sue President Donald Trump's administration over its decision to cancel billions of...
Gulf Air orders 12 Boeing 787 Dreamliners
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - US aviation giant Boeing on Thursday signed a contract valued at $7 billion to...
US authorizes Juul to market vaping products
New York (AFP) - Juul Labs said Thursday that the US Food and Drug Administration had officially authorized the e-cigarette...
Novartis first half net profits up 29 percent
Zurich (AFP) - Swiss pharmaceuticals giant Novartis posted Thursday a 29 percent increase in first-half net income, at $7. 6...
Swatch profits plunge on weak China sales
Zurich (AFP) - Swatch Group said Thursday that weak sales in China wiped out growth elsewhere in the first half...
EasyJet boss hits out over French air traffic walkouts
London (AFP) - The boss of British no-frills airline EasyJet on Thursday bemoaned "unacceptable challenges" for staff and passengers resulting...
Volvo Cars swings into loss on electric vehicles, tariffs
Stockholm (AFP) - Volvo Cars announced on Thursday it had swung into loss in the second quarter, after it took...
Taiwan’s TSMC says second quarter profit up 60%
Taipei (AFP) - Taiwanese chipmaking giant TSMC reported Thursday a forecast-beating 60 percent rise in net profit for the second...
We bring the world economy to you. Get the latest news and insights on the global economy, from trade and finance to technology and innovation.