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Fresh from a powerful three-year surge, the software industry is entering a new period of uncertainty. But for companies that look as if they can stay the course, Wall Street’s enthusiasm is undimmed....
Two Israeli drones have crashed in Beirut with one exploding next to an office belonging to Hizbollah, according to the Iran-backed Shia paramilitary group as well as Lebanese officials....
Hong Kong police used water cannon for the first time and fired tear gas at protesters as the political crisis afflicting the Asian financial hub for months turned violent for a second consecutive day....
Italy’s coalition government may have collapsed, but investors cannot seem to get enough of its bonds....
He is variously known as a drug trafficker, a thug, a loyal revolutionary and the power behind the throne in Venezuela. But his friends and enemies agree on one thing: Diosdado Cabello is one of the most important links in the chain holding up President Nicolás Maduro’s government....
The loosening of the Volcker rule announced this week opens the door to a rebound in risky behaviour on Wall Street, proponents of the initial legislation have warned, even as investors and analysts insist there will be little impact on bank profits....
South Korea has scrapped a military intelligence-sharing pact with Japan, citing a “grave change” in security conditions after Tokyo placed export restrictions on its neighbour....
French President Emmanuel Macron has cast doubt on Boris Johnson’s talk of a Brexit deal before the October 31 deadline, saying any renegotiation of the UK-EU withdrawal agreement would leave it little changed from the original....
HSBC and Standard Chartered have broken their silence on the anti-government protests that have rocked Hong Kong in recent months, calling for a peaceful resolution to the crisis in full-page advertisements in local newspapers on Thursday....
Facebook’s new digital currency, Libra, is under early scrutiny from the EU’S antitrust regulators, according to two people familiar with the matter....