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China has released five employees of an American corporate investigations firm, the Mintz Group, two years after they were detained as part of a crackdown by Beijing on foreign business consultancies. “We understand that the Mintz Group Beijing employees who were detained, all Chinese nationals, have now all been released,” the firm said in a…

Increased federal spending in recent years has helped to improve U.S. ports, roads, parks, public transit and levees, according to a report released on Tuesday by the American Society of Civil Engineers. But that progress could stagnate if those investments, some of which were put on hold after President Trump took office in January, aren’t…

Tien Nguyen | 500px Plus | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday as Wall Street gained overnight on hopes that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs could be be softer than expected. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index fell 2.10%, while the tech-heavy Hang Seng index plunged 3.37% (#108120665-post). Meanwhile, mainland China’s CSI 300 lost 0.36%. South Korea’s, Kospi index…

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The genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday after months of uncertainty over its business model and mounting concerns about the security of the troves of customer data it holds. In a statement, 23andMe said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to “facilitate a sale process to maximize the value of…

Disney’s latest remake, “Snow White,” arrived in theaters on Thursday night as one of the most snakebit projects in the company’s 102-year history. Almost everything that could go wrong did, resulting in a torrent of negative prerelease publicity. Did the tumult have an impact on the box office? It certainly didn’t help: Based on projections…

Filming an elevated overpass in Shanghai evening on a high-rise building Guowei Ying | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets are mostly higher Monday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s April 2 tariff deadline looms. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.07%. South Korea’s Kospi was up 0.13%, while the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.74% after South Korea’s Prime…