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(RTTNews) - Dish Network Corp. (DISH) reported a profit for its fourth quarter that climbed from last year.

The black box of a Ukrainian passenger plane accidentally shot down over Iran last month is damaged but Iran will not hand it over to another country despite pressure for access, top Iranian ministers said on Wednesday, according to state media.

The London Electric Vehicle Co (LEVC), which makes the city's famous black taxis, on Wednesday forecast a 50% jump in demand in 2020 and said it would create 100 new jobs in the UK as it gets ready to launch a new electric van.

(RTTNews) - German stocks advanced on Wednesday as the euro retreated and data showed the number of new coronavirus cases fell for a second straight day.

The safe-haven German government bond yield drifter away from recent lows on Wednesday as pressure from China's coronavirus outbreak eased somewhat due to a slowdown in the number of new infections and promises of further economic stimulus measures by Beijing.

The merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint is within reach, the head of its main owner Deutsche Telekom said, forecasting that the combined business would quickly close a valuation gap on market leaders AT&T and Verizon.

(RTTNews) - Shares of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems maker DexCom, Inc. (DXCM) climbed $12.09 or 4.26% on Tuesday to touch a new high of $298. The stock gained $1.50 in extended trading.

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Singapore-based commodity trader Agritrade International Pte Ltd, which has $1.55 billion due to creditors, has been placed under interim judicial management by a Singapore court, the firm's Hong Kong-listed subsidiary said in a statement.

Saudi Arabia-based Islamic Development Bank has revised the price guidance for its five-year dollar sukuk issue to 40-43 basis points (bps) over mid-swaps, a document from one of the lead banks on the deal showed on Wednesday.

China is widely expected to cut its benchmark lending rate on Thursday, according to a survey of traders and analysts, after the central bank lowered the interest rate on medium-term loans earlier this week.

General Motors will begin laying off around 1,500 employees in Thailand in June, after announcing the sale of its production plants in the country, a government official said on Wednesday.

Lebanon will invite eight firms to bid to be its financial adviser as it studies all options on its sovereign debt, a source familiar with the matter said on Wednesday, as the heavily indebted state battles a financial crisis.

Big manufacturing hubs on the Chinese coast are starting to loosen curbs on the movement of people and traffic while local governments prod factories to restart production, following weeks of stoppages due to the coronavirus outbreak.

(RTTNews) - Asian stocks ended mostly higher on Wednesday, although the upside remained limited amid renewed worries about the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

Casinos in Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, reopen on Thursday after being closed for two weeks because of the coronavirus epidemic, but all punters and croupiers will have to wear a mask at the tables.

In his poem "Rough Path", Yousef Kamara reflects on his years selling drugs and stealing as the leader of a street gang in Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown.

London-based hedge fund Odey Asset Management said it would vote against Anglo American's bid to acquire Sirius Minerals at the current offer price of 5.5 pence per share, saying the terms do not represent fair value.

General Motors will begin laying off around 1,500 employees in Thailand in June, after announcing the sale of its production plants in the country, a government official said on Wednesday.

European shares rose on Wednesday, supported by a weaker euro, while a decline in the number of new coronavirus cases raised hopes that the impact of the epidemic on the global supply chain would be short-lived.