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Nintendo quarterly revenue surges thanks to Switch 2
Tokyo (AFP) - Nintendo on Friday said quarterly revenue had more than doubled year-on-year thanks to the Switch 2, which...
Exxon, Chevron turn page on legal fight as profits slip
New York (AFP) - Lower crude prices dented profits at ExxonMobil and Chevron as the companies signaled Friday they are...
Stocks sink on Trump tariffs, US jobs data
London (AFP) - Stock markets dived Friday after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on dozens of trading partners and...
Senegal PM unveils economic recovery plan based on domestic resources
Dakar (AFP) - Senegal's prime minister unveiled an economic recovery plan for the highly indebted nation on Friday, focused on...
Brazil vows to fight Trump tariff ‘injustice’
Brasília (AFP) - Brazil vowed Thursday to combat US President Donald Trump's tariffs on its exports, saying it intends to...
Trump’s global trade policy faces test, hours from tariff deadline
Washington (AFP) - The clock was counting down Thursday to Donald Trump's midnight deadline for unleashing fresh tariffs on US...
Heathrow unveils £49 bn expansion plan for third runway
London (AFP) - London's Heathrow Airport on Friday unveiled a £49-billion ($65 billion) expansion plan, including the costs of building...
Trump unveils slew of new tariffs, punishes Canada
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs Thursday on nearly 70 countries -- including a blistering 35 percent...
Stocks slide as Trump’s new tariff sweep offsets earnings
London (AFP) - Stock markets slid but the dollar held up Friday as US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on...
US tech titan earnings rise on AI as economy roils
San Francisco (United States) (AFP) - Tech giants Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft this week eclipsed earnings expectations, cashing in...
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