Toronto Stock Exchange shuts down early on Friday after widespread technical issues
Trading on all TMX exchanges, including the Toronto Stock Exchange, went down on Friday amid widespread technical issues.
Photos of the historic summit between North Korea and South Korea
Images of the historic summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Details are trickling out about Apple’s reported interest in smart glasses
Apple’s reportedly interested in making smart glasses. A new report sheds more light on what the plan could entail.
Russia’s En+ says Deripaska agrees in principle to reduce stake below 50 percent
Oleg Deripaska has agreed to reduce his shareholding in En+ Group to less than 50 percent, the company said in a statement on Friday.
Balenciaga sorry over mistreatment of Chinese shoppers in Paris
Luxury brand Balenciaga apologises after a video of a Chinese shopper being beaten in Paris goes viral.
US economic growth slows to 2.3%
A slowdown in consumer spending is behind a weakening of growth in the first three months of the year.
Proportion of mums in work ‘up 50% since mid-1970s’
But the increases have been largest among the partners of higher-earning men, says the IFS.
UK economy in weakest growth since 2012
GDP growth fell to 0.1% in the first quarter of 2018 driven by a sharp fall in construction.
More bank computer chaos expected
IT experts warn that old systems and “sticking plaster” fixes mean more bank outages like TSB’s are likely.
Will Ethiopians take to Pizza Hut?
The American food chain Pizza Hut is taking a slice of Ethiopia’s fast-growing economy.