A man suspected of gunning down four people at a self-service Pennsylvania car wash was driven by jealousy, according to family members of the shooting victims. State police said Timothy Smith, 28, was armed with a semi-automatic rifle, a .308-caliber rifle and a handgun and was wearing a body armor […]
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Possible motive surfaces in fatal Pa. car wash shooting of 4
A man suspected of gunning down four people at a self-service Pennsylvania car wash was driven by jealousy, according to family members of the shooting victims. State police said Timothy Smith, 28, was armed with a semi-automatic rifle, a .308-caliber rifle and a handgun and was wearing a body armor […]
European shares rise, Asian stocks mixed after upbeat open
TOKYO – European indexes were mostly higher in early Monday trading although some Asian markets ceded initial gains from upbeat openings that tracked Friday’s rally on Wall Street. Continue Reading Below KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40 was higher in early trading at 5,534.64, up 0.1 percent. Germany’s DAX was up […]
Freed Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed says corruption detention was a ‘misunderstanding’
Saudi Arabian billionaire businessman Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has been freed after a high-profile detention during a crackdown on corruption, describing his arrest as a “misunderstanding.” Speaking to Reuters just ahead of his release Saturday, Alwaleed said that there were no charges against him following his arrest as part of […]
Google invests in Indonesia’s answer to Uber
Google has made an investment in Indonesian ride-hailing start-up Go-Jek. The move is part of Google’s ambition to grow Indonesia’s digital economy and start-up scene, the tech giant said in a statement Monday. “Go-Jek is led by a strong Indonesian management team and has a proven track record of using […]
Asian shares close mixed as dollar edges up; greater China markets turn lower
Asian shares closed mixed on Monday after greater China markets gave up early gains to trade lower in the afternoon. Japan’s Nikkei 225 reversed early gains to close nearly flat at 23,629.34, with energy-related stocks, trading houses and automakers mostly higher on the day. Toyota gained 0.46 percent by the […]
Top U.S. pig farm equipment maker expands in China amid modernization push
Workers make concrete slats for pig farm floors at Hog Slat’s facility in Xiuwen county near Guiyang, Guizhou province, China January 27, 2018. REUTERS/Dominique Patton January 29, 2018 By Dominique Patton GUIYANG, China (Reuters) – The largest U.S. maker of equipment for pig farms opened a new factory in China […]
Militants attack army post near military academy in Afghan capital
An ambulance carries victims near the site of an attack at the Marshal Fahim military academy in Kabul, Afghanistan January 29, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail January 29, 2018 By Mirwais Harooni and Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked an army outpost near one of Afghanistan’s main military academies on Monday […]
Philippines to develop rules on cryptocurrency trading
FILE PHOTO: A collection of Bitcoin (virtual currency) tokens are displayed in this picture illustration taken December 8, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/Illustration/File Photo January 29, 2018 MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission said on Monday it is crafting rules to regulate cryptocurrency transactions to protect investors and reduce […]
Will the solar tariffs be a boon for the US? The answer is far from straightforward
One plank of Donald Trump‘s election platform was centered on rebalancing the trade relationship between the U.S. and China. He once told an interviewer that he preferred “fair trade” to plain old “free trade.” His Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has taken up that baton as a very public proponent of […]