SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison vowed on Friday (Feb 19) to press ahead with laws to force Facebook to pay news outlets for content, saying he had received support from world leaders after the social media giant blacked out all media. Facebook stripped the pages of domestic and ......
A fresh examination has revealed new details about the first black hole ever detected - which was spotted in 1964 and became the subject of a friendly wager between renowned scientists - including that it is bigger than previously known.
Activist hedge fund manager William Ackman, whose bets on companies are closely watched, updated investors on how his flagship fund earned a record 70.2per cent return in 2020 on Thursday in a socially distanced way by sending out a 57-page presentation.
Hedge fund manager Gabriel Plotkin first bet against the future of GameStop Corp in 2014 when it traded around US$40. But after a harrowing experience with short sellers in recent weeks, he's wary about holding big short positions again.
OTTAWA: Canada vowed on Thursday (Feb 18) to make Facebook pay for news content, seeking allies in the media battle with tech giants and pledging not to back down if the social media platform shuts off the country's news as it did in Australia. Facebook blocked all Australian news...
Britain's Supreme Court will rule on Friday in a battle over workers' rights at taxi app Uber that could have ramifications for millions of people in the gig economy.
WASHINGTON: The United States will keep tariffs imposed on Chinese goods by the former Trump administration in place for now, but will evaluate how to proceed after a thorough review, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told CNBC on Thursday (Feb 18). "For the moment, we have kept the tariffs in place...
MANILA: A clutch of Philippine firms, including newly launched real estate investment trusts (REITs), could make the country Southeast Asia's biggest IPO market this year, driven by attractive valuations and a recovering economy. Investors and bankers say consumer retailers and REITs are lining up ...
Freezing weather that interrupted gas supplies in the southern United States and Mexico was wreaking havoc on Thursday with car manufacturing plants on both sides of the border, with Ford saying several of its assembly plants have been shut.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Thursday that an increased prevalence of zero-commission trading has spurred retail investors to get more involved in stocks, and the Securities and Exchange Commission will prepare a report on trading practices amid recent volatility.
