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A union says Ford plans to close its engine plant in Bridgend, Wales, in September 2020.

US trade deficit shrinks to $50.8 billion in April, but gap with China rises.

Cyprus' government spokesman says a partnership between Greece, Cyprus and Israel in which the U.S. is participating is seen by Washington as contributing to security and stability in the eastern Mediterranean.

Federal prosecutors say a pharmaceutical firm improperly used a charity to pay kickbacks that subsidized Medicare patients' copayment obligations, allowing the firm to keep raising prices for the drug.

European Central Bank extends date of earliest interest rate increase to mid-2020 instead of end of year.

Robots are coming to South Korea's vibrant coffee culture, where crowds of lunchtime customers queuing at cafes are a daily sight.

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday that Apple’s World Travel Adapter Kits sold before February 2015 were being recalled due to the “risk of electric shock.”

The photo archive of Ebony Magazine that chronicles African American life is to go on the auction block in July if a Chicago bankruptcy court approves.

Asian stocks were mostly lower on Thursday as traders kept a close watch on impending U.S. tariffs on Mexico while trade talks with Beijing remained at a standstill.

Shakira's public relations firm says the Colombian pop musician has denied any wrongdoing when she testified before a judge as part of an investigation into her alleged tax evasion in Spain.

China's Commerce Ministry says it will release a list of "unreliable" foreign companies in the near future.

Landowners in Ohio hope to convince a federal appeals court that they were forced by a federal agency to sell their property to a pipeline builder sending large quantities of natural gas to Canada.

India's central bank has cut its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point to 5.75% from 6% with immediate effect to fortify the economy as consumer spending and corporate investment falter.

Investors pushed U.S. stocks higher in early trading Wednesday on Wall Street and extended a rally prompted by signs that the Federal Reserve is willing to cut rates to reinforce economic growth.

Fiat Chrysler's U.S. sales chief is suing the company, alleging that it withheld 90% of his pay package last year because he testified in a government inquiry into sales reporting practices.

A Mexican federal judge has lifted an arrest warrant issued for a former head of the state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos in a corruption investigation, but says he must appear at a hearing.

Republican senators are declaring deep opposition to President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on all goods coming into the U.S. from Mexico.

The Trump administration's new restrictions on travel to Cuba will hit hardest at the cruise industry, taking away a new and increasingly popular destination at the start of the critical summer vacation season.

The Latest on President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on goods coming from Mexico (all times local): 11:20 a.m.

The Latest on the potential merger of carmakers Renault and Fiat Chrysler (all times local): 11 p.m.