A day after the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, searches for the term "Black-owned businesses" began to surge on Google Trends, as social media users called out for suggestions on where to spend their money in a way that supported the Black community.
Funds which buy debt companies are no longer able to repay are getting ready to deploy their large cash piles in Europe, betting the easing of widespread government economic support schemes will lead to a pick-up in corporate restructurings.
U.S. technology giants are increasingly dominating the stock market in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, even as they draw accusations of unfair business practices, and some investors fear the pump is primed for a tech-fueled sell-off.
WELLINGTON: New Zealand's stock exchange crashed for a fourth day on Friday (Aug 28), due to network connectivity issues relating to two cyberattacks targeted at the bourse this week, bourse operator NZX Ltd said. There is no clarity on who is behind these "offshore" attacks and why New Zealand...
Chinese consumers could boycott Apple if the United States bans WeChat, China's foreign ministry spokesman warned Friday, as the clock ticks down on a US order to block the popular social app.
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Thursday (Aug 27) that if he was re-elected, his administration would impose tariffs on any company that leaves the United States to create jobs elsewhere. "We will impose tariffs on any company that leaves America to produce jobs overseas," Trump said ...
Vietnamese weaver Phan Thi Thuan hitches up her trousers as she wades into a lotus paddy to gather the stems needed to make a rare and highly sought-after thread.
REUTERS: The U.S. government sought on Thursday to seize 280 cryptocurrency accounts it said were used by North Korean hackers who stole millions of dollars of cryptocurrency from two virtual exchanges, and used Chinese traders to launder their funds. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a civil ...
TOKYO: Japan Display said on Friday it has agreed to sell a smartphone screen plant in central Japan to Sharp Corp for US$390 million, raising funds to repay debt it owes Apple Inc for the plant construction costs. The company said in a statement it will also sell screen...
Elon Musk said on Thursday that Tesla Inc's factory in Nevada was a target of a "serious" cybersecurity attack, confirming a media report that claimed an employee of the company helped the Federal Bureau of Investigation(FBI) thwart the attack.
