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Volvo lorry sales keep on truckin' in US

With the US economy continuing to fire on all pistons sales by Swedish lorry maker Volvo Group rose by nearly a third in North America in the latest quarter. With overall sales up by a fifth, Volvo Group's net profit leapt by 38.6 percent to 7.46 billion kronor (720 million euros, $825...

Vietnam to ratify Pacific trade pact next month

Vietnam said Thursday it will ratify a sprawling Pacific trade pact that US President Donald Trump pulled out of last year, calling the deal a "disgrace" for American jobs. The 11 remaining countries agreed to push ahead with a watered-down version without the world's largest economy,...

Microsoft co-founder dies at 65

Microsoft Corporation co-founder Paul Allen died Monday at age 65, according to a statement released by one of his companies. Vulcan Inc. said Allen passed away in Seattle, Washington due to complications of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a type of cancer affecting the immune system. “It is...