Новости за 05.08.2016

A consortium of Chinese investors has signed a preliminary contract to buy Italian soccer club AC Milan, valuing it at about $825.8 million.

Joe Queenan speculates that the wildly popular augmented-reality game Pokémon Go could influence who wins in November.

A New York judge has dismissed claims in a lawsuit filed by some of the world’s best-known luxury brands that Alibaba and merchants on its platforms partnered to profit from the sale of counterfeit goods.

Donald Trump on Friday reversed himself and said there was no such “top secret” video that showed the U.S. giving $400 million in cash to Iranians, after spending two days claiming to have seen the footage and mocking the the Obama administration about it.

'The new album feels full circle,' she says.

Concerned about sterling bond issuance, the Bank wants to reduce spreads, and it seems to be working already.

U.S. employers added 255,000 in July, while, the unemployment rate was steady at 4.9%.

Law Blog rounds up the morning's legal news.

U.S. employers hired at a steady pace in July, a sign of underlying strength for the labor market despite a host of mixed economic signals.

Bristol-Myers Squibb said a trial investigating its blockbuster cancer drug Opdivo as a therapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer failed to meet its primary endpoint.

The U.S. trade deficit soared in June as Americans boosted purchases of foreign goods, though broader trends portray a sluggish economy.

A DHL cargo plane overshot a runway before crashing on a busy road in the north of Italy. The Boeing 737-400 crashed through barriers at Bergamo Airport before coming to a rest. Nobody was injured in the incident. Photo: Marco Mauri Pude

Wages, labor-force participation and more.

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Chancellor Angela Merkel’s popularity has plunged in the aftermath of last month’s deadly attacks in Germany, according to a latest poll, highlighting public unease with the potential backlash from the arrival of over one million migrants since the beginning of last year.

Toyota says its tech bets aren’t just about self-driving vehicles or fuel cells, but also about a “taxi of the future” it plans to put on the road next year in partnership with a taxi-driver organization that recently had harsh words for the car maker.

The 'Late Night' host analyzed the GOP presidential nominee's headlines on Thursday's episode.

Amazon.con has unveiled the first in a planned fleet of new cargo jets, part of a plan by the e-commerce giant to expand its logistics operation.

In a blow to South Africa’s ruling party, the pro-business Democratic Alliance has wrested away control of the manufacturing town of Port Elizabeth from the African National Congress for the first time since the end of apartheid.

Police on the Indonesian island of Batam arrested six suspected terrorists Friday, including one they said had plotted with an Islamic State supporter to fire a rocket from the island into neighboring Singapore.

Microsoft is widening the net for businesses wanting to use holographic computing to transform how they operate, by selling them Hololens Development Editions for $3000. Mark Kelly reports. Image: Channel 9

Wang Shi, chairman of China Vanke Co., is a rock star in China’s corporate circles. Now he is embroiled in a fierce takeover battle and fighting to keep command of the company he founded, the world's largest home builder.

A European Union plan to help shield the bloc’s telecommunications-equipment companies from a rush of Chinese rivals is floundering, according to EU and industry officials, compounding the European industry’s troubles amid weak demand for its mainstay wireless products.

A guessing game is under way as booksellers place blind orders for the next selection from Oprah's Book Club.

On the eve of the opening of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, residents talk about the mood and atmosphere of the city.