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Asian markets Thursday: Nikkei rallies 3.1%; Shanghai slides 2%
Asian markets Thursday: Nikkei rallies 3.1%; Shanghai slides 2%

TOKYO, Japan - Asian stock markets ended Thursday with starkly contrasting performances, as South Korea's KOSPI index posted a staggering...

Target sees biggest comparable sales gain since early 2022
Target sees biggest comparable sales gain since early 2022

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Target reported its strongest comparable sales growth in four years on May 20, offering early signs that changes...

Amazon phases out support for Kindles released in 2012 and earlier
Amazon phases out support for Kindles released in 2012 and earlier

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Amazon is ending support for Kindle e-readers released in 2012 and earlier, prompting frustration among...

U.S. stocks surge, Dow Jones adds 645 points
U.S. stocks surge, Dow Jones adds 645 points

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. and global stock markets closed on a mixed but largely positive note Wednesday, with U.S. indexes posting...

Report says U.S. investigating Chinese shipping container makers
Report says U.S. investigating Chinese shipping container makers

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The United States is investigating whether Chinese companies deliberately reduced global production of shipping containers...

StanChart plans 7,000 job cuts, cites AI and automation drive
StanChart plans 7,000 job cuts, cites AI and automation drive

HONG KONG: Standard Chartered said on May 19 that it will eliminate more than 7,000 jobs over the next four years as the bank increases...

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Amazon phases out support for Kindles released in 2012 and earlier
Amazon phases out support for Kindles released in 2012 and earlier

SAN FRANCISCO, California: Amazon is ending support for Kindle e-readers released in 2012 and earlier, prompting frustration among...

LeBron James puts focus on winning, unwilling to 'start over' in Year 24
LeBron James puts focus on winning, unwilling to 'start over' in Year 24

(Photo credit: Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images) LeBron James might not be willing to play for the league minimum, but if the potential...

Rueben Chinyelu withdraws from NBA draft, return to Florida
Rueben Chinyelu withdraws from NBA draft, return to Florida

(Photo credit: Alan Youngblood/Gainesville Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images) Naismith Defensive Player of the Year Rueben...

WR Collin Johnson retires from NFL, headed to MIT Sloan
WR Collin Johnson retires from NFL, headed to MIT Sloan

(Photo credit: Bob Kupbens-Imagn Images) Former wide receiver Collin Johnson announced Thursday that he is retiring from the NFL...

MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani (HR, 5 shutout innings) dazzles Padres
MLB roundup: Shohei Ohtani (HR, 5 shutout innings) dazzles Padres

(Photo credit: Denis Poroy-Imagn Images) Shohei Ohtani homered on the first pitch Wednesday night and tossed five scoreless innings...

Brewers' Kyle Harrison dominates as Cubs take fifth straight loss
Brewers' Kyle Harrison dominates as Cubs take fifth straight loss

(Photo credit: David Banks-Imagn Images) Kyle Harrison allowed two hits over seven shutout innings to help the visiting Milwaukee...