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Questions about growth and its relations with affiliated companies have dogged the Chinese e-commerce giant for years.

The American teen retailer said customer traffic to its stores dropped, mainly in markets outside the U.S., resulting in its 13th straight quarter of declining sales.

A slump in mainland China stocks dampened broader interest in riskier assets in Asia, offsetting overnight gains on Wall Street.

Brent futures climbed on Thursday, boosted after U.S. government figures showed a sharper-than-expected drawdown in crude stocks last week.

The yen surged on Thursday, taking some of the wind out of the sails of the recently buoyant dollar and leaving investors scrambling to cover positions.

Australian share futures rose 0.6 percent overnight, while U.S.-traded Nikkei futures point to a gain of 1.0 percent in Japanese shares.

Foxconn is among hundreds of companies rapidly shifting to automation in China’s electronics-manufacturing region.

Takata, which posted a net loss of $120 million for the year ended in March, potentially could face billions of dollars in costs related to an airbag recall.

Printer demand has been hurt as corporate customers cut printing costs and consumers shift to mobile devices.

Combining Tuesday and Wednesday's performances, the index gained 2 percent, its strongest two-day run since early March.

Demonstrations for higher wages are targeting the fast-food company's annual meeting for the third year in a row.

The Office of Financial Research found that banks are complex, which it said confirms the “recent rejection and criticism by regulators of living will submissions.­”

Shareholders at annual meetings Wednesday shot down measures requesting the energy giants to disclosure how they would respond to global efforts to limit climate change.

Executive compensation is declining in some sectors, but for people like Vertex Pharmaceuticals CEO Jeffrey Leiden and other healthcare industry leaders — it remains robust.

The bank was also charged with false reporting in connection with ISDAFIX benchmark rates and with false reporting of U.S. dollar Libor rates during the financial crisis to protect its reputation.

PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel secretly funded Hulk Hogan’s successful lawsuit against the site, a report says.

The Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company has already announced over 10,000 job redundancies since the beginning of 2015.

A stronger dollar discouraged tourists from buying its high-end jewelry and ate into revenue from markets outside the United States.

The American fast food giant and its franchisees have increasingly faced accusations of underpaying workers and wage theft.

The 1MDB fund, set up by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, is over $12 million in debt and faces allegations of mismanagement and corruption.

The sportswear maker will start production of shoes in its home country after a gap of more than 20 years. And this time around, it will use robots.

The German automaker joins others from the industry, such as General Motors and Toyota, which have invested in app-based ride-hailing services.

The chain requires all franchisees to use the same payroll system, which New York’s attorney general says shortchanges workers.

Investors took cues early Wednesday from sharp gains Tuesday in European and U.S. financial markets.

Anheuser-Busch InBev's takeover of SABMiller will give it a third of the global beer market, far more than nearest rival Heineken.

Uber drivers who lease a Toyota vehicle will be able to pay off the lease as they earn money driving, the companies say.

The mobile payment company founded by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey had been having a terrible month.

But the world’s largest seed company said it was open to further talks about a possible deal.

The insurance company’s planned move is part of a debate over investments in an industry widely lambasted as profiting from an unsafe product.