Venture capital backed companies in the United States raised nearly US$130 billion last year, setting a record despite the COVID-19 pandemic, figures from data firm CB Insight released on Friday show.
Credit Suisse on Friday said it expects to book a net loss for its fourth quarter after increasing its provisions for a long-running dispute in the United States by US$850 million.
LONDON: Severe mobility restrictions across Europe to contain a new surge in COVID-19 cases weighed on fuel sales, weakening the prospect of energy demand recovery in the first half of 2021. Most of Europe is now under strictest restrictions, according to the Oxford stringency index, which ...
Malaysia's Top Glove Corp defended its board on Friday after BlackRock Inc issued a scathing statement, attacking the firm's handling of a coronavirus outbreak and saying it had voted against the re-election of six directors this week.
SINGAPORE: Between March and December last year, about S$17.4 billion in loans were extended to more than 20,000 firms under schemes supported by Enterprise Singapore (ESG), introduced and enhanced to tackle the challenges posed by the COVID-19 crisis. This is more than 13 times the amount of aid ......
Bitcoin fell more than 5per cent on Friday, a day after topping US$40,000 for the first time.
SHANGHAI: Global index providers MSCI and FTSE Russell said they would cut three Chinese telecom companies from their benchmarks in response to a US investment ban, crushing the share prices and widening the fallout from the US sanctions. The deletions add to the suite of firms already cut from ...
The United States on Thursday said it would hold off slapping tariffs on French cosmetics, handbags and other imports in retaliation for a digital services tax Washington says will harm U.S. tech firms, while it investigates similar taxes elsewhere.
Bitcoin fell more than 5per cent on Friday, a day after topping US$40,000 for the first time.
Micron Technology Inc on Thursday forecast second-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates as a global shift to remote work and a recent uptick in 5G smartphone adoption drove demand for its chips.
