Bitcoin rose to a nearly three-year high on Friday, as investors continued to scoop the virtual currency on expectations it could well exceed its all-time peak of just under US$20,000.
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by a New York state judge to pay US$120 million in damages to a Brooklyn woman and her husband, after she blamed her cancer on asbestos exposure from using the company's baby powder.
PARIS: Airlines need up to another US$80 billion to survive, the head of the industry's trade association told a French daily on Friday (Nov 20), as many countries tighten restrictions to confront another wave of coronavirus infections. "For the coming months the industry is estimated to need US ...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Friday defended his decision to end several of the Federal Reserve's key pandemic lending programs on Dec. 31, saying Congress should use the money to help small U.S. companies with grants instead.
Bitcoin rose to a three-year high of US$18,600 on Friday, up 4.5per cent on the day and close to its all-time high of just under US$20,000.
The Vatican said on Friday that it had asked Instagram to investigate how a "like" attributed to Pope Francis' official account ended up on a photo of a scantily clad Brazilian model.
Wall Street's main indexes opened slightly lower on Friday as fears grew over fading stimulus and the blow to the economy from increasing coronavirus infections.
NetJets, a private jet firm owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, expects aircraft deliveries to rise by a third next year, as wealthy travelers looking to avoid commercial flights due to the COVID-19 pandemic fuel a recovery in demand.
China's securities regulator said on Friday it looked forward to holding discussions with its U.S. counterparts as soon as possible on "specific plans" to audit Chinese firms listed in the United States.
SINGAPORE: The official opening of Airbus' new integrated campus amid the COVID-19 pandemic is a “statement of confidence in Singapore”, said Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing on Friday (Nov 20). Speaking at the inauguration of the new Airbus Singapore Campus, Mr Chan said the aviation ...
