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China is planning to release $126 billion into its economy to stimulate small business lending.

Higher open likely for the U.S. markets Friday, after the main U.S. stock index futures, looked higher on Friday morning as investors awaited the important data of non-farm payroll numbers or US jobs data during the day.

China's economy has been slowing in recent years, and has also been hit by the US trade war

Hong Kong has been gripped by months of pro-democracy protests that have been taking their toll on the economy

Alibaba will pay $2 billion for Kaola and invest $700 billion in NetEase Cloud Music

On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin told Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Japan’s military ties to the U.S. make it difficult for them to sign a World War II peace treaty. So, almost 75 years after the September 2, 1945 surrender of the Japanese to the Allied forces, it appears there are still some “loose ends” remaining to be resolved.

Nine Chinese students recently arrived at Los Angeles International Airport hoping to begin or continue their studies at Arizona State University. But instead of an Arizona classroom, they were detained by Custom and Border Protection and later sent back to China as they were “inadmissible” into the U.S.

In addition to the hard data, forward-looking surveys of firms show no sign of a recovery in German industry

Recession risk runs fairly high in the U.S. economy this year as well as in 2020, according to Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of Bridgewater, one of the largest hedge funds in the world.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk contends Porsche shouldn't use the word "Turbo" on its new electric cars.

Reliable insider sources in China confirm talks in October to end Trump's trade war might yield a "breakthrough."

China had about 176 million video surveillance cameras monitoring its streets, buildings and public spaces in 2016 -- compared to 50 million in the United States, according to data provider IHS Markit

The British pound topped $1.23, hitting a one-month peak as the prospect of a "no deal" Brexit seemed to fade

After the collapse of the INF treaty, Putin says he offered to sell hypersonic, intermediate range missiles to Washington to head off an arms race. The offer was spurned by Trump.

Trump has blamed the Fed for failing to cut interest rates fast enough

Seven months after Huang Yu's pet cat Garlic died, the British shorthair was given a 10th life.Born on July 21, the new Garlic was created by Chinese firm Sinogene, becoming the Beijing-based company's first successfully copied cat.The pet-cloning outfit has made more than 40 pet dogs -- a procedure that costs a hefty 380,000 yuan ($53,000), while the price for a cat comes in at 250,000 yuan ($35,000).

India will become only the fourth nation to carry out a soft landing on the Moon and the second nation after China to explore the far side of the lunar surface when Chandrayaan-2 lands on Friday.

Energy from increasingly-competitive renewable sources such as wind and solar has quadrupled globally in just a decade, the United Nations said Thursday, but insatiable demand saw power sector emissions rise 10 percent.Worldwide investment in renewables since 2009 is on course to hit $2.6 trillion (2.35 trillion euros) by the end of the year, largely driven by "spectacular" falls in the price of solar panels, the UN's annual assessment of green energy trends said.

Hiring at a Walgreens store in San Francisco, California earlier this year

Word the U.S. and China would resume high-level trade talks early next month sent shares higher.

The hunter drone captures other hostile drones by firing a net which will catch and disable them. According to a military expert, it will help monitor security threats.