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Huawei has signed a deal with Russian telecommunications firm MTS to help develop the country's 5G technology.

With the cost to own a new vehicle rising, it's more important than ever to consider what you'll pay for a car loan and to shop for the best interest rate.

Greece's prime minister says the results of recent European elections, in which his party suffered a heavy defeat that forced him to call early elections, have led some in Brussels and Greece to attempt to undermine his government's introduction of new benefits and consumer tax cuts.

The Latest on the European Central Bank's monetary policy meeting (all times local): 2:50 p.m.

German factory orders rose for the second month in a row during April, a positive sign for Europe's biggest economy at a time of global trade uncertainty.

The Latest on the trade dispute between China and the United States, and related developments (all times local): 5:30 p.m. Huawei Technologies has signed an agreement with the Russian telecom company MTS to develop next-generation "5G" networks.

U.S. productivity grew at a strong 3.4% rate in the January-March quarter, the best showing in more than four years.

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.