Oil prices fell on Tuesday, extending sharp losses overnight, as the rapid spread of a new strain of the novel coronavirus in the United Kingdom prompted several countries to close their borders to British travellers and freight.
Australia's antitrust regulator on Tuesday rejected an undertaking by Alphabet Inc-owned Google that sought to address competition concerns over its planned US$2.1 billion acquisition of fitness tracker maker Fitbit.
Tech giants including Microsoft and Google on Monday joined Facebook's legal battle against hacking company NSO, filing an amicus brief in federal court that warned that the Israeli firm's tools were "powerful, and dangerous."
REUTERS: Ouster Inc, a U.S. startup that makes lidar sensors for self-driving cars and smart cities, is nearing a deal to go public at a roughly US$1.9 billion valuation through a merger with a blank-check acquisition firm, according to people familiar with the matter. San Francisco-based ...
Dozens of email accounts at the U.S. Treasury Department were comprised by the powerful hackers responsible for a wide-ranging espionage campaign against U.S. government agencies, the office of U.S. Senator Ron Wyden said on Monday.
Asian shares were poised for a weaker start on Tuesday, while oil prices fell, as investors worried a highly infectious new strain of COVID-19 that shut down much of Britain could lead to a slower economic recovery.
British Airways, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic said on Monday (Dec 21) they will allow only passengers who test negative for the coronavirus to fly to New York's John F Kennedy International Airport.
British Airways and Delta Air Lines will only allow passengers who test negative for the coronavirus to fly to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport following the emergence of a highly infectious new strain, New York's governor and the airlines said on Monday.
:U.S. movie studio MGM Holdings is exploring a sale, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday.
American Airlines and United Airlines said on Monday they were preparing to recall tens of thousands of furloughed employees as they awaited lawmakers' approval of a fresh US$15 billion in payroll support under a broader COVID-19 relief package.























