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Rocket Internet said it was "better positioned as a company not listed on a stock exchange" as this would allow it to focus on long-term bets.

Maersk will cut jobs in a major shake-up that will affect a third of the shipping giant's staff as it seeks to integrate its seaborne container and in-land logistics businesses, it said on Tuesday.

Official figures put the jobless rate in the region at 7.9% for the month of July, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the region continues to be felt.

Donohoe told CNBC Friday the importance of the EU-U.K. talks have been heightened by the global economy being gripped by Covid-19 developments in the last few months.

A decision in the other direction could have had severe consequences for Ireland's ability to attract multinational firms.

The president of the Czech Republic's Senate addressed Taiwan's national legislature on Tuesday, offering a strong rebuke to authoritarian politics and Beijing's increasingly aggressive foreign policy.

The Indian economy shrank at its steepest pace of 23.9% for the three months between April to June.

South Korean prosecutors indicted Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee on charges of manipulating stock prices and breach of trust in order to cement control of the group, a prosecution official said on Tuesday.

A private survey released Tuesday showed Chinese manufacturing activity in August expanding at the fastest pace in nearly a decade, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index coming in at 53.1 for the month.

Some economists in China lay out their view on what high-level political talk of "dual circulation" means for China's role in international trade going forward.

The coronavirus has infected more than 25.4 million people around the world so far, killing at least 847,100 people.

ByteDance, the owner of TikTok, has been racking up users for its music streaming service Resso, as it continues to expand its international presence despite ongoing U.S. pressure.

Results of a private survey on Tuesday showed China's manufacturing activity expanded in August, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index coming in at 53.1.

The United States said on Monday it was establishing a new bilateral economic dialogue with Taiwan, an initiative it said was aimed at strengthening ties with Taipei and supporting it in the face of increasing pressure from Beijing.

"The Task Force reports released today show the White House has known since June that coronavirus cases were surging across the country and many states were becoming dangerous 'red zones' where the virus was spreading fast," Rep. James Clyburn said.

The social media giant argues that new rules altering the financial arrangement between publishers and online platforms could make it impossible to share news content.

A Chinese-born Australian journalist for CGTN, the English-language channel of China Central Television, has been detained in China, Australia's government said Monday.

The Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy is seeking documentation on every contract negotiated by White House trade advisor Peter Navarro.

Ally Invest's Lindsey Bell warns seasonal headwinds and uncertainty will put stocks on a roller coaster.

Brian Boland, Facebook's vice president of partnerships product marketing, operations, partner engineers and analytics, announced his resignation from the company last week on Workplace, the company's internal social network.