BEIJING -- China's government has announced a goal of becoming a global leader in artificial intelligence in just over a decade, putting political muscle behind growing investment by Chinese companies in developing self-driving cars and other advances.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Euro zone inflation may slow more than earlier expected in the coming years but economic growth and the drop in unemployment could exceed past projections, the European Central Bank's Survey of Professional Forecasters ...

German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG says it's halting deliveries of power generation equipment to state-controlled companies in Russia and selling its stake in a Russian company that offers services for power plant control systems.

German industrial group Siemens AG SIE, -0.80% said Friday that it will quit a joint-venture with a Russian power plant after four gas turbines destined for Russia were instead diverted to Crimea, Reuters reported Friday.

On Thursday, Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) reported better-than-expected earnings, with Apple (AAPL) iPhone chipmaker Skyworks Solutions (SWKS) on tap tonight.

Improved euro zone data and political setbacks in the U.S. could help the euro rally. ECB held interest rates steady Thursday but pointed to plans to begin tightening discussions in September.

FILE - In this Sept. 27, 2016 file photo, SpaceX founder Elon Musk speaks during the 67th International Astronautical Congress in Guadalajara, Mexico.

BEIJING (AP) - China's government has announced a goal of making the country a global leader in artificial intelligence in just over a decade, putting additional political support behind growing investment by Chinese companies in developing self ...

While the European Central Bank made few changes Thursday to its forward guidance and Mario Draghi said that policy makers were still waiting for wages and prices to match the region's improving economic growth, the common currency rallied to its ...

China aims to make the artificial intelligence industry a "new, important" driver of economic expansion by 2020, according to a development plan issued by State Council.