(Reuters) - Amazon ( AMZN ) shares fell almost 8% in early trading in Frankfurt on Friday after reporting slowing online sales growth in the second quarter and noting consumers were seeking out cheaper options for purchases. Shares in the company fell almost 8% in after-hours trading in New York on Thursday. They were last down 7.9% at 157 euros...

By Yantoultra Ngui SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's second-largest bank Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp (OCBC) reported on Friday a stronger-than-expected 14% year-on-year jump in second quarter net profit and said it was firmly on track to meet its 2024 targets. OCBC, which is also Southeast Asia's second-largest lender by assets, said its April-June net profit rose to S$1.94 billion ($1.45 billion) from S$1.71...

ANKARA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Turkey has blocked access to social media platform Instagram, the infotech regulator said on Friday, without stating a reason or duration for the ban, which also left the platform's mobile app inaccessible. The move follows comments on Wednesday by Turkish communications official Fahrettin Altun, criticising the platform for what he called its decision to block...

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Audi's new electric cars series developed in China for the Chinese market will not sport its four-ring logo, two people with direct knowledge of the plans said. The decision by the premium marque owned by Germany's Volkswagen is due to brand image consideration, one of the people said. It also reflects the use of automotive architecture co-developed...