BRUSSELS: Fifteen former presidents and premiers of European Union states have called on the European Commission to ensure democratic safeguards are included in new rules targeting Facebook, Google and Apple. In a letter sent to Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday, the ex ...
"Your generation has accomplished extraordinary things. But did you have to bankrupt this planet?"
Shares of Airbnb Inc were set to soar in the biggest U.S. stock market debut of 2020 on Thursday, capping a record year for new listings that has seen investors flock to tech darlings.
Walmart Inc's Indian e-commerce firm Flipkart and digital payments business PhonePe have room for other investors and could raise money in several ways including stock market listings, the U.S. retail giant's CEO said on Thursday.
TEMASEK International's head of sustainability and stewardship group, Robin Hu, will head its international policy & governance group as Ikea's former chief sustainability officer (CSO) Steve Howard joins Temasek to lead its sustainability group.
NEW YORK: Hedge fund Citadel's investments in commodities returned more than US$1 billion this year, according to three people familiar with the matter, helping to drive strong overall performance for one of the world's largest funds. The fund, led by Chicago billionaire Ken Griffin, benefited ...
SINGAPORE: As the COVID-19 pandemic wears on, co-working spaces in Singapore are seeing signs of recovery – fuelled by companies seeking flexible contracts and people hoping to escape working from home. While business was hit hard during the country’s “circuit breaker”, operators said occupancy ...
Uber Technologies Inc on Thursday sent letters to the governors of all U.S. states, asking for its ride-hail and food delivery drivers to get early access to COVID-19 vaccines as essential workers.
An ex-French minister told the head of Amazon France that he was "taking the piss" after the executive told a parliamentary committee that the company paid the French state 420 million euros (US$508 million) in 2019 and had sales of 5.7 billion euros.
Seznam.cz, the Czech Republic's leading home-grown web search platform, said on Thursday it had claimed 9.072 billion crowns (US$417 million) in damages from Google, alleging that the U.S. giant restricted competition.
