Stocks close lower, Dow falls more than 300 points as Salesforce plunges 20%: Live updates
Stocks closed lower Thursday as Salesforce logged its worst day in around two decades. Traders also looked ahead to the release of key U.S. inflation data.
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North Korea says 18-missile salvo a warning to Seoul’s ‘gangsters’ regime’
North Korea said it fired 18 short-range ballistic missiles during a drill as a demonstration of its willingness to launch a pre-emptive strike against South Korea’s “gangsters’ regime” if necessary to counter an attack, state media reported on Friday.
North Korea’s Kim supervises firing drills simulating preemptive attacks on South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised firing drills involving nuclear-capable “super-large” multiple rocket launchers to show the country’s ability to carry out preemptive attacks on rival South Korea, state media reported Friday.
Body odour? Sighing? In Japan, that could be workplace harassment
The Japanese workplace has become a minefield of potential harassment pitfalls due to new office rules, a greater understanding of harassment and victims who are more willing to report misbehaviour among their colleagues.
Asia sees more military drills, but China lags US in scale and complexity: study
The United States and China have significantly increased the volume of military exercises across Asia amid roiling regional tensions in recent years, though Beijing’s drills still lag in scale and complexity, a new study has found.
Foot Locker stock surges 20% as turnaround shows signs of life
Foot Locker's turnaround is starting to bear some fruit.
CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Could markets sink even if Modi wins?
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North Korea’s trash rains down onto South Korea, balloon by balloon. Here’s what it means
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Manure. Cigarette butts. Scraps of cloth. Waste batteries. Even, reportedly, diapers. This week, North Korea floated hundreds of huge balloons to dump all of that trash across rival South Korea — an old-fashioned, Cold War-style provocation that the country has rarely used in recent years.