Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the US in a repudiation of the political establishment that jolted financial markets and likely will reorder the nation’s priorities and fundamentally alter America’s
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Samsung Electronics took out out full-page newspaper advertisements in the US to apologise for its fire-prone Galaxy Note7 phones, seeking to restore its battered reputation. The message from the world’s
Emerging market stocks and currencies were rocked by early results from the US election that gave Donald Trump a narrow lead over Hillary Clinton. The Mexican peso, a barometer of Trump’s fortunes, tumbled the most in eight years
Business software maker SAP introduced the most significant update to its database software in five years, which includes new tools for analysing the stream of data being created by smart sensors
An influence-peddling scandal shadowing Korean President Park Geun-hye is raising fresh questions about decades of cozy ties between the nation’s big conglomerates and those in power. Successive governments
Move over Mexico. With the US election campaign over, South Africa’s rand has replaced the peso as the currency next in line for the biggest politically driven price swings. The peso, considered a barometer
South Africa’s ruling party leadership rallied around President Jacob Zuma after the nation’s graft ombudsman implied he may have allowed the Gupta family to influence cabinet appointments, vowing that it would block an opposition attempt to
The Android operating system for smartphones is one of the most successful technologies ever created. Apple sparked the smartphone revolution, but Android spread it to the masses. The software, backed by Google, powers more
Samsung Electronics plans to equip its next Galaxy S smartphones with a Siri-like digital assistant, seeking to make a comeback after the global debacle that precipitated the death of its flawed Note7 line-up
Snap (formerly Snapchat) amended its charter to ensure that its founders retain majority voting control after the company’s initial public offering, giving them more control than the founders at Facebook and Google had after those