Новости за 09.07.2018

J.M. Smucker is selling its U.S. baking business to a private-equity firm for $375 million, including debt, mirroring moves by other food companies to divest decades-old brands whose sales are in decline because of changing consumer tastes.

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Trade tariffs between the U.S., China and Europe add to the problems confronting the global shipping industry, which was already struggling this year with weak demand and high fuel prices.

House lawmakers sent letters to the CEOs of Apple and Google parent Alphabet, seeking information about how they handle smartphone users’ personal data such as location information.

Do her critics fear that religious faith will allow her to withstand political pressure?

Shares in Pfizer fell after President Donald Trump on Monday tweeted criticism of the drug company’s recent price increases. By midafternoon, the stock recovered some but not all of its losses after the plunge.

Crackdown on fake accounts raises doubts about the company’s recent growth.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in the Afghan capital, said the prospect for talks between the Kabul government and Taliban militants was brighter thanks to the Trump administration’s strategy.

President Trump takes a final look at Supreme Court choices, Thai rescue operation resumes, and restaurants squeeze in more seats.

Germany and China reiterated their commitment to the multilateral rules that govern free trade, cementing their opposition to the Trump administration’s efforts to reshape international commerce in a way it thinks would better suit U.S. interests.

Rescue divers guided four more boys from a youth soccer team stranded along with their coach through the winding passages of the Tham Luang Cave in northern Thailand.

What’s the point of wearing a watch when you’ve got a phone glued to your palm? For some, it’s all in the looks.

A new crop of digital sleuths is working with investors and law enforcement to find misplaced or inaccessible cryptocurrency.

As more men do the household food shopping, grocery stores roll out guy-friendly amenities and rewards like beer dens, butchery classes, gasoline discounts and dad-humor signage.

President Trump said he was confident North Korean leader Kim Jong Un would “honor the contract” the two leaders signed last month in Singapore, while suggesting that China was “exerting negative pressure” on the agreement amid its trade fight with the U.S.

The British pound fell after a second prominent supporter of Britain’s departure from the European Union quit Prime Minister Theresa May’s government.

Voice chat might be the future of communication, as companies build walkie-talkie-type tools to address things people don’t like about phone calls and make voice communication less disruptive.

In a report released Monday, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said that the public expects inflation to rise by 3% both a year from now and three years from now.

A Myanmar judge charged two journalists who investigated a military massacre of the country’s Rohingya minority with violating state-secrecy laws, adding to concerns about press freedom.

Islamic State fighters who fled into the desert to escape U.S.-backed forces in Syria and Iraq are staging renewed attacks, as friction among foreign powers hampers efforts to finish the terror group off.

The Conference Board Employment Trends Index increased in June after declining the previous month.

The leaders of Eritrea and Ethiopia signed a peace agreement at the conclusion of an unprecedented summit between the countries as they attempt to normalize relations after two decades of conflict.

More than 100 people have died and scores are missing in western Japan as record rainfall in recent days triggered landslides and floods that severed power lines and roads, and brought activity to a halt in parts of a manufacturing region.

As a French company moves ahead with trials on a new medicine, advocacy groups raise concerns

The popularity of Canada’s program to give away flags flown on Parliament Hill has created a waiting list longer than the average life expectancy. ‘The odds are not in your favor to see it in your lifetime’