It’s been a tough week on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial average closed more than 300 points higher Friday, after plunging more than 1,000 points the day before, the…
more ...Ride-Sharing Uber and Self-Driving Car Firm Waymo Settle Legal Battle
Ride-sharing giant Uber and the self-driving car company Waymo have agreed to settle their legal battle over allegedly stolen trade secrets. The surprise agreement Friday came as lawyers for the…
more ...Russians Held for ‘Mining Bitcoin’ At Top Nuclear Lab
Engineers at Russia’s top nuclear research facility have been detained after they attempted to mine bitcoin on its computers, Russian news agencies reported Friday. Several employees at the Russian Federal…
more ...YouTube Suspends Ads From Video Star Logan Paul’s Channels
YouTube has temporarily suspended all ads from video star Logan Paul’s channels after what it calls a pattern of behavior unsuitable for advertisers. In an emailed statement, YouTube said that…
more ...Britain Targets Global Corruption With Law to Seize Unexplained Wealth
Politicians and public figures suspected of buying property with corrupt money will be forced to explain their wealth, or face the seizure of their assets under new legislation that has…
more ...Californians to Trump: ‘We Will Fight’ Offshore Drilling
Commissions that oversee coastal lands and water pushed the Trump administration to leave California out of plans to expand offshore drilling, saying the state will throw up any barriers possible…
more ...Trudeau Pitches Canadian Globalism to California Tech Firms
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday pitched Canadian globalism and the country’s new fast-track visa as reasons why Silicon Valley companies should consider Canada as a place to do…
more ...US Stocks Fall on Concern of Rising Rates, Inflation
U.S. stocks tumbled again Thursday as investors continued to fret about the possibility of rising inflation and higher interest rates. For the second time in four days, the Dow Jones…
more ...Stocks Move Steadily Lower on Wall Street, Extending Losses
Stocks lurched lower again in midday trading on Wall Street Thursday, extending a streak of losses and putting the market on track for its second big weekly decline in a…
more ...Twitter Turns First Profit, But Problems Remain
Twitter says it had first quarterly profit in history and returned to revenue growth in the fourth quarter. Its stock increased in pre-market trading Thursday. Though the results…
more ...China’s January Exports, Imports Surge; US Trade Deficit Grows
China’s export growth accelerated in January amid mounting trade tension with Washington while imports surged as factories stocked up ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday. Exports rose 11.1 percent…
more ...Dutch Bank to Pay $369 Million in Drug Cartel Money-Laundering
Dutch lender Rabobank’s California unit agreed Wednesday to pay $369 million to settle allegations that it lied to regulators investigating allegations of laundering money from Mexican drug sales and organized…
more ...International Aid Group, Intel to Launch Job Training Program for Refugees in Germany
The International Rescue Committee has announced Project Core — a $1 million job training program for refugees in Germany. The IRC is collaborating with computer giant Intel to to equip…
more ...Aid Group Launches Job Training Program for Refugees in Germany
The International Rescue Committee on Wednesday announced the creation of Project Core, a $1 million job training program for refugees in Germany. The IRC said it would collaborate with computer…
more ...Report: Social Media Surveillance Unfairly Targeted Muslims
A social media monitoring tool used by the Boston Police Department to identify potential threats swept up the posts of people using the hashtag #MuslimLivesMatter and a lawmaker’s Facebook update…
more ...Russian Hackers Hunt Hi-Tech Secrets, Exploiting US Weakness
Russian cyberspies pursuing the secrets of military drones and other sensitive U.S. defense technology tricked key contract workers into exposing their email to theft, an Associated Press investigation has found.…
more ...New Dinosaur Species Discovered in Egyptian Desert
Just days after the announcement that the 4,400 year old tomb of a high-ranking priestess had been found in Egypt, comes word of an even older discovery in the country,…
more ...Soaring Agave Prices Give Mexican Tequila Makers a Headache
In the heartland of the tequila industry, in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco, a worsening shortage of agave caused by mounting demand for the liquor from New York to Tokyo…
more ...Peru Defends China as Good Trade Partner After US Warnings
Peru’s trade minister defended China as a good trade partner on Tuesday, after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Latin American countries against excessive reliance on economic ties with…
more ...Second Man Undergoes Gene Editing; Therapy Has No Safety Flags So Far
A second patient has been treated in a historic gene editing study in California, and no major side effects or safety issues have emerged from the first man’s treatment nearly…
more ...In Puerto Rico, Housing Crisis US Storm Aid Won’t Solve
Among the countless Puerto Rico neighborhoods battered by Hurricane Maria is one named after another storm: Villa Hugo. The illegal shantytown emerged on a public wetland after 1989’s Hurricane Hugo…
more ...Wall Street Roars Back, Traders Eye Volatility Ahead
Shaken out of many months of calm, Wall Street braced for a higher level of volatility in the days ahead, after a roughly 2 percent rebound in U.S. stocks on…
more ...Will Disney’s Streaming Service Roar — Or Squeak?
Will Disney’s upcoming streaming services be the mouse that roared … or squeaked? Disney already owns enviable entertainment properties including Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars. Now, it’s looking to add…
more ...Robots Replacing Workers Is Nothing New
From mowing the grass and cleaning windows to making deliveries at hotels and hospitals, even child and elder care, robots of all shapes and sizes are doing things humans have…
more ...Misery on US Stock Market Spreads to Asia Tuesday
Asia’s benchmark stock indexes collapsed Tuesday, as Monday’s massive selloffs on Wall Street rolled across the globe. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost as much seven percent of its value at…
more ...As US Stocks Plummet, Trump Goes Silent on Role in Markets
As U.S. stocks plunged on Monday, President Donald Trump was speaking at an event in Ohio but noticeably not taking credit for the market despite doing so repeatedly when stocks…
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