SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore's competition watchdog has fined ride-hailing giant Uber and its regional rival Grab 13 million Singapore dollars ($9.5 million) for a merger in Southeast Asia that the agency says has driven up fares and reduced competition in the market. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore said Monday that Uber's sale of its regional business to Grab in March violated the Competition Act.
China hikes tariffs on US imports as trade row intensifies Asian shares fall on reports China-US trade talks put off Congress set to fund government, but not Trump's wall Some farmers worry Trump's bailout checks won't be enough German business confidence holds up amid trade worries OPEC, allies…
OPEC, allies agree not to further increase oil production As aid checks go out, farmers worry bailout won't be enough 'House With a Clock in Its Walls' ticks to No.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire woman who was hoping to land a sales job at Party City was turned down after a manager realized she has autism, according to a federal lawsuit. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit Thursday in U.S. District Court in New Hampshire.
BANGKOK (AP) - A Thai court has ordered a local sales affiliate of Ford Motor Co. to pay 291 customers a total of about $720,000 in compensation for selling cars equipped with faulty transmissions. The Bangkok South Civil Court's decision was welcomed Friday as a victory in a country where consumers rarely win redress.
US lawmakers scuttle plan to limit airline change fees Comcast beats Fox in Sky auction with $39B bid National park in Hawaii reopens after monthslong eruption Hong Kong opens high-speed rail link with mainland China Lawsuit alleges Party City denied job to woman with autism Congress takes aim at…
DALLAS (AP) - America's rediscovered prowess in oil production is shaking up old notions about the impact of higher crude prices on the U.S. economy. It has long been conventional wisdom that rising oil prices hurt the economy by forcing consumers to spend more on gasoline and heating their homes, leaving less for other things.
Wall Street capped a milestone-setting week Friday with a mixed finish for the major U.S. stock indexes and the second all-time high in two days for the Dow Jones Industrial Average. An afternoon sell-off erased modest gains for the S&P 500 that had the benchmark index on track to eke out its own record high for much of the day. Losses for technology companies and retailers, two of the market's hottest sectors this year, offset gains in energy and industrial stocks.
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Theresa May accused the European Union on Friday of creating an "impasse" in divorce negotiations by bluntly rejecting her blueprint for Brexit, sending the value of the pound falling as worries about a chaotic U.K. exit from the EU soared.
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