The SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule has undocked from the International Space Station. The Dragon pulled away from the station early Friday, and an Atlantic Ocean splashdown is expected Friday morning.…
more ...Longest Bull Market Looks to Keep Going
Wall Street has rewarded its most patient investors handsomely over the past 10 years. Is there more to come? The S&P 500, the U.S. market’s benchmark index, has gained about…
more ...IMF Comments on ‘Complex’ Venezuela Situation
The International Monetary Fund on Thursday called Venezuela one of the most “complex situations” it had ever seen. IMF spokesman Gerry Rice described Venezuela and its economy as a…
more ...Facebook’s Vision of Future? Looks Like Chinese App WeChat
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking the social media company in a new direction by focusing on messaging. Chinese tech giant Tencent got there years ago with its app WeChat.…
more ...Microsoft Says Iran-Linked Hackers Targeted Businesses
Microsoft has detected cyberattacks linked to Iranian hackers that targeted thousands of people at more than 200 companies over the past two years. That’s according to a Wall Street Journal…
more ...Facebook’s Vision of Future Looks a Lot Like China’s WeChat
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking the social media company in a new direction by focusing on messaging. Chinese tech giant Tencent got there years ago with its app WeChat.…
more ...China’s Huawei Sues US Government Over Ban
Chinese tech giant Huawei has sued the U.S. government, arguing that legislation Congress passed last year restricting its business in the United States is “unconstitutional.” The case, which analysts see…
more ...Hong Kong Residents Grapple with Tourism Boom
On a recent Sunday afternoon, thousands of shoppers crowded the hallways and stores of the Citygate Outlets shopping mall in Tung Chung, one of Hong Kong’s new town developments just…
more ...NASA Schedules Its First All-Female Spacewalk
The U.S. space agency NASA has confirmed that it has scheduled a spacewalk by two female astronauts for the first time. A NASA spokeswoman told CNN Wednesday, “As currently scheduled,…
more ...Microsoft: Businesses Targeted by Iran-Linked Hackers
Microsoft has detected cyberattacks linked to Iranian hackers that targeted thousands of people at more than 200 companies over the past two years. That’s according to a Wall Street Journal…
more ...Zuckerberg Promises Privacy-Friendly Facebook, Sort of
Mark Zuckerberg said Facebook will start to emphasize new privacy-shielding messaging services, a shift apparently intended to blunt both criticism of the company’s data handling and potential antitrust action. In…
more ...Gas Scarcity Could Turn Venezuela’s Crisis to Catastrophe
Marin Mendez leaned a shoulder into his rusty Chevy Malibu rolling it forward each time the line of cars inched closer to the pump. Waiting hours to fill up, he…
more ...US Chef Mario Batali Cuts Ties with Restaurants After Abuse Accusation
Celebrity chef Mario Batali on Wednesday said he had cut ties with his U.S. restaurants after being accused of sexual harassment by multiple women. Batali has sold his shares in…
more ...US Officials Issue Sanctions Warnings to Europe Over Russian Gas
U.S. officials have warned at an energy conference in Brussels that the Trump administration will take punitive action against European companies that are building the Kremlin-favored Nord Stream 2 natural…
more ...ILO: Female Job-Seekers Get Penalized for Being Mothers
When it comes to getting a job, women lag far behind men. The International Labor Organization (ILO) reports the work and pay gender gap remains wide, and only strong policies…
more ...iPhone Sales Falling, And Apple’s App Fees Might Be Next
As iPhone sales slip, Apple has been positioning its booming digital-services business as its new profit engine. But there could be a snag in that plan. A brewing backlash against…
more ...US Merchandise Trade Deficit Hits Record High
The United States imported more goods than ever last year, boosting the country’s merchandise trade deficit with other countries to a record $891.3 billion, despite President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade…
more ...How You Hold Your Phone Helps Merchants Uncover Fraud
Can the way you hold your phone help fight identity theft and fraud? Security experts think so. Biometric security measures like fingerprint readers have become more common in fighting fraud,…
more ...Jerry Merryman, ‘Brilliant’ Man Who Invented Calculator, Dies
Jerry Merryman, one of the inventors of the handheld electronic calculator who is described by those who knew him as not only brilliant but also kind with a good sense…
more ...Hands Off! Kenyan Slum Dwellers Unite to Protect City Dam
It is Friday morning, and the southeastern fringe of Kibera slum comes alive as teams of women and youngsters converge on the edge of the Nairobi dam. There, on its…
more ...UN Again Defers Report on Companies With Israeli Settlement Ties
Publication of a U.N. database of companies with business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank has been delayed again, drawing the ire of activists who have campaigned…
more ...Reality Star Kylie Jenner Is World’s Youngest Billionaire
Kylie Jenner on Tuesday was named the youngest self-made billionaire of all time by Forbes magazine, thanks to the booming cosmetics company she founded three years ago. Jenner, 21, the…
more ...Going TikTok: Indians Get Hooked on Chinese Video App Ahead of Election
A video clip shot on a sparse rooftop of what looks like a low-rise apartment block shows a young Indian man swaying while lip-syncing a song praising Prime Minister Narendra…
more ...Company Behind Florida Migrant Children Camp Stops IPO Plans
The corporation behind a Florida detention camp for migrant children is abandoning its plans to go public as controversy grows around policies that lock up children crossing the Mexico border.…
more ...Global Travel Industry Seen ‘Resilient’ Despite Slowing Growth
The global travel industry is likely to expand by 4 percent in 2019 despite slowing economic growth in key areas such China and Europe, but a no-deal Brexit could wipe…
more ...Facebook Prohibits Foreign-funded Ads for Indonesia Election
Facebook says it will not allow foreign-funded advertisements for an upcoming presidential election in Indonesia, the world’s third-largest democracy, hoping to allay concerns that its platform is being used to…
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