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Why Apple plunked $1 billion into Chinese ride-hailing

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Apple new $1 billion investment in the Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing is as much about currying favor with regulators as directly expanding its own business, analysts said. Apple might need the help; it faces slowing iPhone sales and tougher restrictions on its services in the …

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Brazil’s suspended leader vows fight as fill-in urges unity

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) – The new acting president is calling for unity in Brazil, while the leader just suspended by the Senate is vowing to fight what she calls a coup, underscoring the deep political polarization in Latin America’s most populous nation. The disparate visions came just hours apart in …

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