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California to bring antitrust suit against Google

State AG says internet titan’s market dominance leaves consumers, small businesses with little choice when it comes to search engines

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Oracle is latest tech giant to leave Silicon Valley for Texas

Business computing firm’s relocation comes as internet companies embrace teleworking

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Trump signs budget stopgap, averts govt shutdown

It comes hours ahead of midnight deadline that would have seen funding for federal operations dry up

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Rubber market to stay volatile next week, says industry expert

Lull in reopening of industries in China and Europe, mainly due to fresh Covid-19 wave

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FBM KLCI expected to break 1,700 psychological level next week

Bursa perceived as safe haven amid corrections in US, says Inter-Pacific Asset Management CEO

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Stocks, pound stumble after warning on no-deal Brexit

London shares fall by a collective 0.8%, Frankfurt gives up 1.4%, Paris off by 0.8%

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Asian Development Bank launches US$9 bil vaccine initiative

Apvax to offer bank’s developing members rapid, equitable support in procurement, delivery of Covid-19 jabs

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Cuba to increase minimum wage fivefold

Large-scale reform of salaries, pensions promised for years before President Miguel Diaz-Canel’s announcement this week

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Wall Street ends mostly down on stimulus stalemate

Outlook for long-awaited virus relief package, without which analysts fear a fresh economic downturn, remains uncertain

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Impiana Hotels to develop resort in Tioman

The resort will have an estimated gross development cost of RM40 million

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UK to reduce virus quarantine for travellers

Country to cut self-isolation period to 10 days ‘after reviewing evidence’

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Norway threatens to shut out EU, UK fishermen if no Brexit deal

Non-EU member Norway has had a fishing deal with the bloc in place since 1980, but the terms must be renegotiated following Britain’s departure

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Ericsson shares tumble on Samsung dispute

Company accuses Samsung of ‘violating contractual commitments to negotiate in good faith