REUTERS: Wejo is in talks to go public through a reverse merger with blank-check company Virtuoso Acquisition Corp in a deal that would value the British connected car data start-up at more than US$1 billion, two people familiar with the matter said. The deal has not closed and terms...
WASHINGTON: The Federal Bureau of Investigation said that the same group of online extortionists blamed for striking the Irish health system last week have also hit at least 16 U.S. medical and first response networks in the past year. In an alert made public https://www.aha.org/system/files ...
A responsible-investment arm of Canada’s Bank of Montreal sold roughly US$275 million worth of Microsoft Corp shares because of the company's recent U.S. Army contract for augmented reality headsets, a bank spokesman said on Friday.
Investors have filed a lawsuit against Credit Suisse over the Swiss bank's dealings with Archegos and Greensill, a law firm organising the class action said on Friday.
South Korea has requested U.S. incentives such as tax deductions and support for stable electricity and water supply to ease investment by Korean firms including leading chipmaker Samsung Electronics, its presidential office said on Friday.
NEW YORK :U.S. stocks were nearly flat on Friday and technology and consumer discretionary shares were the biggest decliners, while the dollar edged higher after stronger-than-expected U.S. manufacturing data.
BERLIN/LONDON: The world's seven largest advanced economies agreed on Friday to stop international financing of coal projects that emit carbon by the end of this year, and phase out such support for all fossil fuels, to meet globally agreed climate change targets. Stopping fossil fuel funding ...
SNA FRANCISCO: Apple's online marketplace would become a "toxic" mess if the iPhone maker were forced to allow third-party apps without reviewing them, chief executive Tim Cook said in testimony at a high-stakes trial challenging the company's tight control of its platform. Cook, the last ...
The Group of Seven wealthy nations on Friday agreed to end state financing of coal-fired power plants by the end of this year, and to "mostly decarbonise" electricity supplies in the 2030s.
The current Phase 2 (Heightened Alert) is a Hobson’s choice for retailers stuck in no-man’s land. No wonder many prefer the clean break a circuit breaker offers, says SMU’s Dr Seshan Ramaswami.
