Subpoenas for Trump’s financial records on hold pending appeal

WASHINGTON. Deutsche Bank AG and Capital One Financial Corp will not have to immediately hand over the financial records of US President Donald Trump, three of his children and the Trump Organization, according to a court filing on Saturday. The filing in US District Court for the Southern District of New York followed an appeal […]

Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri: new Lebanese budget start of ‘a long road’ to economic safety

BEIRUT The Lebanese draft state budget for 2019 is the start of a “long road” and shows Lebanon is determined to tackle public sector waste, Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said, after his unity cabinet wrapped up marathon talks on the plan. The budget finalised by the government on Friday cuts the deficit to 7.5 per […]

Fiat Chrysler set to announce Renault tie-up as early as Monday

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is poised to announce a tie-up with Renault SA as soon as Monday, opening a path for the Italian-American automaker to eventually become part of the Renault-Nissan Motor Co. alliance, according to people familiar with the matter. The deal may include an exchange of equity, the people said, asking not to […]

US President Donald Trump to delay Japan trade deal until July

Tokyo: President Donald Trump said the US is making ‘great progress’ in trade negotiations with Japan even though a deal could come only after the latter’s elections in July. ‘Agriculture and beef heavily in play’ in the talks, Trump tweeted after spending about 2 1/2 hours golfing with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. ‘Much will […]

China commits to trade talks amid ‘groundless’ Huawei suspicions

Washington Washington: Beijing is committed to striking a trade deal with the US but it’s ready to respond with more counter-measures, said China’s Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai, as he called the US blacklisting of Huawei an “unusual” act of state power against a company. Cui said in an interview with Bloomberg TV Friday […]

China digs in for protracted trade fight with US

BEIJING China is digging in for a tough period of deteriorating ties with the United States, fanning the flames of patriotism with Korean War films, a viral song on the trade war, and editorials lambasting Washington. The trade spat has turned into a war of words since President Donald Trump blacklisted Huawei last week over […]

WhatsApp ads coming in 2020: Here’s how they will look

Dubai: One of the things that attract people to WhatsApp is that they can chat with friends and family for as long as they want without any interruption. Unlike in YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, subscribers of the popular messaging tool don’t see any ads getting in the way of their conversations or newsfeeds, and what’s more, […]