A US judge has sentenced Volkswagen AG to three years' probation and independent oversight for the German automaker's diesel emissions scandal.

In the late 1980s, Arturo Di Modica gave New York a statue representing Wall Street prosperity; today it's staring down another statue that has become a potent symbol in its own right - a petite girl in high-top sneakers.

The Vice-President of Indonesia has signalled he prevented his US counterpart from discussing the contract row that has crippled operations at Grasberg - the world's second largest copper mine - by telling him "the affair is finished".

Ivanka Trump is one of the most famous women on the planet. She's certainly the most famous Ivanka. Standing by her father's side as he ascended to the White House, her prominence even sparked a swell in the number of babies named Ivanka.

Federal government will impose duties on paper exported from four countries including China and Indonesia.

James Packer has exited Hollywood, selling his stake in RatPac Entertainment, which helped produce Oscar-winning film Gravity.

US specialty metals maker Arconic has announced that chief executive Klaus Kleinfeld resigned after it found he sent a letter in "poor judgment" to Elliott Management, with whom it is embroiled in a proxy war and which used the chance to again criticise the company's board.

China's economy expanded faster than expected in the first quarter as higher government infrastructure spending and a gravity-defying property boom helped boost industrial output by the most in over two years.

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Two actions appeared unrelated, but one group quietly took credit for both.

United will now ensure crews riding on its aircraft as passengers are booked at least 60 minutes before departure.

US forces in Afghanistan have not yet assessed the impact of a massive strike on Islamic State militants in the eastern part of the country, a military spokesman says, raising questions about the already controversial decision to deploy a 10,000-kilogram bomb on the battlefield.

Uber's corporate culture has been under fire. But the company is focusing on a different message for investors and employees: business is soaring.

After months of speculation that the company is developing automotive technology, Apple has officially leapt into the war for self-driving cars.

The word genius "is properly reserved for Leonardo Da Vinci, Mozart, Einstein, and others like them," a judge had found in 2015. Two years later, appeal judges agreed.

Americans are falling in love with expensive New Zealand wine at the expense of cheaper drops from Australia. The value of Kiwi wine shipped to the US jumped last year, beating Australia's deliveries for the first time.

The airline's forcible removal of a passenger from an overbooked flight was appalling, but the reality is consumers have long put price and convenience ahead of outrage. And many may not even have a choice.

Toshiba has warned that its disastrous foray into the nuclear power industry may have crippled its business beyond repair.

When it comes to bad public relations, it's pretty tough to top the sight of a passenger being dragged from a flight.

Successful people know they are what they read. So what is the first source they check when they wake up?

Barclays PLC Chief Executive Officer Jes Staley will be reprimanded and the bank will cut his pay as regulators begin to investigate how he tried to unmask a whistleblower last year.

Tech giant accused of systemic compensation disparities.

A former Barclays swaps trader, accused of rate-rigging, declined to testify at his trial, but spent much of it tweeting about politics, finance and, sometimes, the case itself.

Four times, US authorities went after famed Las Vegas sports gambler Billy Walters, and four times he emerged victorious. On Friday, his luck turned.

Macquarie Group looks set to acquire Britain's Green Investment Bank (GIB) after a court rejected the claim of a rival bidder on Friday.

BP has cut chief executive Bob Dudley's 2016 pay package by 40 per cent to $15.4 million, the latest British bluechip company to rein in executive pay after a wave of shareholder revolts.

A Canadian accused of hacking Yahoo! email accounts for Russia said he moved into a $C642,000 home at 20.

You could buy more than a dozen Sydney harbourview mansions.. or splurge out on this rare gem.

Jan Polanik has sued the donut chain for serving him "margarine or a butter substitute" instead of butter with his bagels for four years.

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