Deutsche Bank ordered to install money laundering monitor
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany's financial regulator has ordered Deutsche Bank to install a special monitor to oversee the implementation of safeguards against money laundering.The BaFin regulator said Monday that the monitor... 
© 2018 NZ Herald 3:55am Global stocks slip after US and China impose new tariffs
NEW YORK (AP) — Global stocks are slipping Monday after the U.S. and China officially placed new tariffs on each other's goods. China also reportedly pulled out of a meeting to discuss further trade talks. Oil prices are climbing...
© 2018 NZ Herald 3:15am  Weight Watchers slims down name to WW
NEW YORK (AP) — Weight Watchers is trimming its name to just two letters: WW.The company says it is renaming itself to focus more on overall wellness and not just dieting. Its app, for example, will offer tips and meditation and...
© 2018 NZ Herald 2:35am AP review: Drug prices keep going up despite Trump pressure
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump made reducing drug prices a key promise during his election campaign, repeatedly accusing drugmakers of "getting away with murder." At the end of May, he promised that drug companies would be...
© 2018 NZ Herald 1:55am UK's widening trade in goods deficit 'largely due to EU'
LONDON (AP) — Britain's independent statistics agency says the country's trade in goods deficit widened almost tenfold over the past two decades largely because of a worsening in the trade balance with the other countries in the European...
© 2018 NZ Herald 0:35am EU takes action against UK over customs duties
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is taking further legal steps against Britain over its alleged failure to effectively prevent customs duties fraud, which is hurting the EU's budget.Against the backdrop of stalled Brexit talks,...
© 2018 NZ Herald 0:35am  Barrick buys Randgold to create world's largest gold miner
LONDON (AP) — Barrick Gold has agreed to buy Randgold Resources for $6.1 billion in stock to create the world's largest gold miner.Investors will get 6.128 new Barrick shares for each Randgold share they hold. Shareholders in Barrick,...
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AP Explains: The US push to boost 'quantum computing'
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. (AP) — A race by U.S. tech companies to build a new generation of powerful "quantum computers" could get a $1.3 billion boost from Congress, fueled in part by lawmakers' fear of growing competition from China.Legislation...
© 2018 NZ Herald 3:15am How to write a will that won't trigger a family feud
Creating an estate plan is a gift to the people you leave behind. By expressing your wishes, you're trying to guide your loved ones at a difficult, emotional time.All too often, though, well-meaning people do things destined to...
© 2018 NZ Herald 3:15am Germany looking to sell costly, rarely used drone to Canada
BERLIN (AP) — Germany wants to sell Canada a second-hand drone that's cost over 700 million euros ($823 million) — without many of the core components it needs to fly.A government reply to opposition Left Party lawmakers states...
© 2018 NZ Herald 2:35am French government to cut taxes on businesses, households
PARIS (AP) — The French government plans to cut taxes by 24.8 billion euros ($29.2 billion) next year in an effort to boost the economy and create more jobs.Budget Minister Gerald Darmanin presented on Monday the country's budget...
© 2018 NZ Herald 1:55am  Reports: Versace on verge of sale to Michael Kors
MILAN (AP) — An Italian newspaper reports that the Versace group is on the verge of announcing its sale to an American company for 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion).Corriere della Sera reported Monday, without citing sources, that...
© 2018 NZ Herald 0:35am Iran: US wish to halt Iran's crude exports won't come true
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's oil minister has said the United States will not succeed in its plans to halt Iranian crude exports even as he acknowledged that South Korea has stopped buying oil from Tehran, Iranian media reported on...
© 2018 NZ Herald 11:55pm Why the 'gig' economy may not be the workforce of the future
WASHINGTON (AP) — The "gig" economy might not be the new frontier for America's workforce after all.From Uber to TaskRabbit to YourMechanic, so-called gig work has been widely seen as ideal for people who want the flexibility and...
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