Westinghouse Electric Co LLC, a US nuclear company owned by Toshiba hired bankruptcy lawyers, suggesting that it might be weighing the option more seriously to maintain profitability.
Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland, claimed on Thursday that Scotland might hold a referendum for independence in 2018 just before the UK leaves the European Union in autumn.
The Apple voice assistant Siri is about to learn Shanghainese to beat the rival Microsoft, Google and others in the "any language speaking" competition, as it already speaks 21 languages exceeding the toll of the other tech giants.
The US President Donald Trump is eager to meet the Main Street community bankers over the Dodd-Frank regulatory costs on Thursday.
On Wednesday, about five men dressed as medics entered the military hospital located in the Afghan capital of Kabul, leaving at least 49 people dead and dozens injured.
According to the Chinese officials, over 20K Myanmar citizens are seeking shelter into the China border camps as fighting between the Myanmar security forces and ethnic groups forced civilians to flee.
On Thursday, the Syrian Raqqa city was air-attacked presumably by the anti-Islamic State US-backed coalition, leaving 14 civilians dead, while six of the victims were children.
According to the Singapore law minister, the country's authorities is eager to introduce harsher penalties for child abusers after an outcry over man imprisoned for four years for a teenager sex offense.
22 girls died and about 40 more people suffered burns as some of young residents from the Virgen de Asuncion home for abused children left isolated after setting mattresses afire.
The Chief Executive of the South Korean Samsung conglomerate Jay Y. Lee denied all the accusations against him over bribery and embezzlement at the first hearing of the corruption scandal trial.
The head of the Uber launched AI Labs Gary Marcus is eager to resign from his post after four months of the unit creation, stating he would serve as the AI Labs special adviser.
US stocks will have been rallying for eight years straight on Thursday, and experts note that there is little reason to believe that the run might come to an end, as boosted earnings and lower taxes are bound to bring more gains for shareholders.
The producer price inflation showed the highest reading in almost nine years in China, leaving analyst expectations behind and causing a rally in raw material prices.
After US President Trump arraigned Obama of wiretapping his phone during the elections in 2016, on Wednesday two senior US senators requested the Department of Justice to provide evidence of such claims. So far the Justice Department refused to comply with the senators' requests.
On Wednesday, the Syrian capital suffered from artillery and air strikes by the Syrian army, less than a day after Russia declared a ceasefire in the region. It is yet unclear whether terrorist groups or rebel forces were targeted.
The American Dollar extended gains on Wednesday after the US payrolls data exceeds expectations.
China has reported its first monthly trade deficit in three years, after imports surged and a slowdown during the Lunar New Year holidays hit output.
Sanofi, the French drug maker, is looking to hire advisers for the sale of its European generic drug business by the end of the month, ahead of the auction process that was set to be launched after the summer.
Attackers dressed in medical uniforms stormed a military hospital in the heart of the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, killing more than 30 people and wounding at least 50.
Donald Trump plans to talk to business leaders, Elon Musk included, as part of an infrastructure development program on Wednesday, White house officials told media.
Bob Iger, the CEO of Disney claimed on Wednesday that his position in Donald Trump's advisory team might serve as an opportunity to benefit shareholders.
Public Citizen, a government regulator, revealed that it had requested that lawmakers look into Carl Icahn's advisory of Donald Trump to determine if he should have complied with disclosure laws.
US stock indices such as the S&P 500 and Dow showed inconsistent movements as strong financial data was followed by energy stock losses on Wednesday.
PepsiCo has made a bid to acquire Fábrica de Produtos Alimentícios Vigor, a dairy company located in Brazil, local media reported on Wednesday.