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FILE - In this Feb. 1, 2021, file photo, vehicles make their ways on a road in Naypyitaw, Myanmar. The military coup in Myanmar is unlikely to do the country’s struggling economy any good at all. The country once considered a promising last frontier has languished as the pandemic added to its challenges. (AP Photo/File)
Military coup yet another blow for Myanmar's sagging economy

By Elaine Kurtenbach And Victoria Milko Feb. 05, 2021 02:41 AM EST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a face mask as he attends a a rally in Sivsagar, east of Gauhati, India, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. Modi attended a rally to distribute land allotment certificates to landless indigenous people in Assam’s Sivasagar district, under a special programme of the state government. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)
India invites investors to help develop manufacturing hub

Ashok Sharma Jan. 28, 2021 09:20 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2020 file photo, people walk past the U.S.A Pavilion at the site of Dubai Expo 2020, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The UAE has relaxed and removed a range of limits on foreign ownership of companies, state-run media reported Monday, Nov. 23, 2020, in the country’s latest bid to boost its global status and attract foreign investors. The dramatic changes come as the UAE has spent billions of dollars preparing to host some 25 million visitors for the World Expo, which was pushed to 2021 due to the pandemic. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)
UAE eases limits on foreign ownership to attract investors

By Isabel Debre Nov. 23, 2020 08:41 AM EST

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in London, to attend a weekly cabinet meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, in London, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)
UK to increase powers to block foreign investments

By Danica Kirka Nov. 11, 2020 08:29 AM EST

In this Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 photo, the figure of Ant Group's mascot is displayed at the Ant Group office in Hong Kong. China's Ant Group will try to raise nearly $35 billion in its initial public offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong, which would make it the largest share offering in history. Alibaba-affiliated Ant Group, which operates a suite of financial products including the widely-used Alipay digital wallet in China and one of the world's largest money market funds, will hold dual listings in Shanghai and Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Debut of Chinese e-finance giant derailed by fear of risks

By Joe Mcdonald And Zen Soo Nov. 04, 2020 04:11 AM EST

In this Friday, Oct. 23, 2020 photo, the figure of Ant Group's mascot is displayed at the Ant Group office in Hong Kong. China's Ant Group will try to raise nearly $35 billion in its initial public offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong, which would make it the largest share offering in history. Alibaba-affiliated Ant Group, which operates a suite of financial products including the widely-used Alipay digital wallet in China and one of the world's largest money market funds, will hold dual listings in Shanghai and Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
Market debut of Chinese e-finance giant Ant Group postponed

By Zen Soo And Joe Mcdonald Nov. 03, 2020 09:20 AM EST

Update on the latest in business:

Jun. 01, 2020 01:19 PM EDT
FINANCIAL MARKETS Stocks turn mixed NEW YORK (AP) — Stock indexes are mixed on Wall Street. Investors are balancing...

Stocks gaining ... Survey: US factories sink in May ... Supreme Court declines to take Bernard Madoff trustee case

Jun. 01, 2020 10:38 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks initially opened lower on Wall Street this morning as traders worried that trade tensions could flare again with China and as protests...

Mauricio Montalvo, an employee of Mexico's electric company, wears a respirator mask for protection as he walks in a street in the Coyoacan district of Mexico City, Friday, April 3, 2020. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Mexico cites virus in slapping down renewable energy

By Mark Stevenson May. 17, 2020 04:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2019, file photo an Uber office is seen in Secaucus, N.J. Uber lost $2.9 billion in the first quarter as its overseas investments were hammered by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Uber loses $2.9 billion, offloads bike and scooter business

By Cathy Bussewitz May. 07, 2020 04:10 PM EDT

German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier makes a phone call prior to the weekly cabinet meeting of the German government at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, April 8, 2020. In order to slow down the spread of the coronavirus, the German government has considerably restricted public life and asked the citizens to stay at home. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, Pool)
Germany moves to make it easier to block foreign takeovers

Apr. 08, 2020 06:31 AM EDT