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Samsonite agreed to pay $1.8 billion for Tumi, whose stock had fallen to a record low just before the deal.

Japanese shares were lower Friday while U.S. shares rose a third straight day on Thursday, extending gains that started after Feb. 11, the low for the year.

The Chinese government’s crackdown on corruption has hurt the world’s gambling capital.

The German shoemaker had come under pressure from investors for losing ground to larger rival Nike over the past few years.

A collapse in oil prices and relatively low exposure to global financial turbulence should drive India’s economic growth the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.

Five Hong Kong booksellers associated with a publishing house that specializes in books on sensitive Chinese political topics disappeared last year, sparking concerns about Beijing's growing clout.

Latin America's biggest economy plunged 3.8 percent last year, the worst performance by a major economy in 2015, according to reports.

The Philippines said that though Chinese ships have left a contested area, their presence could bolster its arbitration case against Beijing.

Uganda, however, has not yet mentioned the fate of the alternative plan for a crude oil pipeline through Kenya.

The 15-member council sanctions aim to prevent Pyongyang from obtaining resources for its nuclear weapons program.

A new Department of Defense competition will invite vetted hackers to find vulnerabilities in U.S. cybersecurity.

A renewed drop in crude oil prices weighed more than expected on inflation within the eurozone in February.

Most European stocks tracked robust gains in Asian markets while U.S. stock futures traded in the red.

The tariffs marked the second time since December that the U.S. has penalized foreign steel producers for selling the metal at unfairly low prices.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter urged private and federal bodies to work together over issues of national security.

China positioned five ships around the Jackson atoll in the South China Sea about a month ago, barring Philippine fishermen from entering, a local official said.

The rating agency cited increasing government debt, lower foreign exchange reserves and uncertainty about reforms as reasons.

Investors are also hoping the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan announce more stimulus measures when they meet this month, following the lead of the People’s Bank of China.

“Ultimately, Congress must decide this issue” of so-called backdoors, said Apple General Counsel Bruce Sewell.

Stephen Chow’s epic “The Mermaid” is bucking a trend of foreign comedies not playing well stateside.

China’s leadership will spend nearly $23 billion to cover layoffs in just the coal and steel sectors in the coming years, according to a report from Reuters.