UK economy grows at slowest annual rate in a decade as election looms
The UK economy grew at the slowest annual rate in nearly a decade in the third quarter as uncertainty over Brexit continued to weigh on business. The…
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The two sides of China: A shopping bonanza and protests in Hong Kong
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Continue Reading Hong Kong’s Hang Seng has its worst day in months as violence escalates
Hong Kong stocks suffered their worst day in more than three months on Monday as long-running protests in the city saw escalating levels of violence.…
Continue Reading Chinese team FunPlus Phoenix wins League of Legends World Championship
Chinese team FunPlus Phoenix (FPX) defeated European rivals G2 Esports to win the World Championship finals of esports phenomenon League of Legends.…
Continue Reading How every company could become a ‘tech’ company
These days nearly every company is, or is in the process of becoming, a technology company. Major retailers have mobile apps and robust e-commerce…
Continue Reading Iran has discovered an oil field with an estimated 53 billion barrels of crude, Rouhani says
A vast oil field containing an estimated 53 billion barrels of crude oil has been discovered in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani announced Sunday, a…
Continue Reading Two of the world’s biggest economies are at risk of recession
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Continue Reading Saudi Aramco will offer less than 1% of its shares to individual investors. It still might be the biggest IPO ever
Saudi Aramco on Saturday released details of an initial public offering that could shatter records and will give investors the chance to own a piece…
Continue Reading John Bolton lands a book deal. It will publish before the 2020 presidential election
John Bolton has stayed pretty quiet since resigning as President Trump’s national security adviser in September. But he evidently has a…
Continue Reading Colleges are helping students start careers in esports
Colleges have long helped students get jobs in finance, education and other industries. But now a handful of US-based universities are playing a role…
Continue Reading Poisoned information wells: How impeachment testimony spotlights plague of conspiracy theories, misinformation
Reading through the transcript on Friday of the testimony from Fiona Hill, President Trump’s former top advisor on Russia, her commentary on…
Continue Reading Instagram will test hiding US users’ likes
Posting on Instagram can come with a rush of validation when likes from friends and strangers come pouring in. But those likes will soon be hidden…
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How the Washington Post uses TikTok to engage with its audience
The Chinese-backed video app TikTok is popular among Gen Z for its lip-sync videos and comedy routines, but at least one newsroom has found a…
Continue Reading The one stock you want to own through an Elizabeth Warren presidency
Investing in Big Tech is a gamble. Senator Elizabeth Warren, the frontrunner Democrat for president, wants to break up Silicon Valley giants. But one…
Continue Reading These dog-like robots do backflips and play soccer. Yes, they’re adorable
On a recent fall day at MIT, a group of players kicked around a soccer ball on the school’s Killian Court lawn. They ran around and jumped in…
Continue Reading The internet thought it found the Trump whistleblower’s picture. The internet was wrong
Right-wing social media accounts have been widely sharing two photographs that they claim show the whistleblower at the center of the impeachment…
Continue Reading G/O Media faces two lawsuits from former execs, alleging discrimination
Two former executives are suing G/O Media, the parent company of sites including Gizmodo, Deadspin and The Onion, alleging discrimination and…
Continue Reading Elon Musk fires back at Tesla detractor: ‘Allow us to send you a small gift of short shorts’
Elon Musk and investor David Einhorn, one of Tesla’s toughest critics, ratcheted up the rhetoric Friday as the two billionaires traded jabs in…
Continue Reading Corporate America is quietly working to suppress the voices of small investors
Emily Cunningham, a user experience designer, is just one of 750,000 people who work for Amazon. Like most rank-and-file employees in corporate…
Continue Reading Facebook and YouTube say they are removing content mentioning potential whistleblower’s name
Facebook and YouTube said Friday that they were removing content that mentioned the potential name of the whistleblower whose complaint sparked an…
Continue Reading Disney CEO Bob Iger is about to take the biggest risk of his career
Bob Iger is on top of the world. As Disney’s CEO, he has led the company through a commanding 14 years, peaking with a dominating 2019. This…
Continue Reading The Stephen King effect: Will it help ‘Doctor Sleep’ at the box office?
The prom, clowns, a picturesque hotel in Colorado. These things don’t really convey a lot of dread for moviegoers — unless they’re in…
Continue Reading How Michael Bloomberg became the richest man in media
Entrepreneur and philanthropist-turned politician Michael Bloomberg has been called one of most successful New York mayors in the city’s…
Continue Reading Why frackers are using sewage to collect oil and gas
America’s oil industry faces a number of challenges, including low oil prices, the rise of electric vehicles and proposals to limit fracking.…
Continue Reading ‘I haven’t agreed to anything’: Trump throws cold water on China trade deal
President Donald Trump dealt a blow Friday to investors who were hoping the United States and China were inching closer toward a partial trade deal…
Continue Reading Old Navy’s future is in doubt
Gap outlined a plan to rescue itself in February, and Wall Street was firmly behind it: The company would spin off its popular Old Navy brand in 2020…
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Blackstone acquires dating apps Bumble and Badoo amid investigation into former owner
Bumble’s embattled owner is getting acquired by investment firm Blackstone. Blackstone announced Friday that it is buying a majority stake in…
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30,000 computers being scrubbed by Las Cruces schools in wake of hacker attack
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Nearly a week and a half after being hit with a ransomware attack from hackers, Las Cruces Public Schools officials said it…
Continue Reading Companies run by billionaires are better for investors
Billionaires tend to be good at making money for themselves. Buying into the companies they control could make the rest of us richer, too. Shares in…
Continue Reading GM sells its Lordstown plant to an electric pickup truck startup
A massive Lordstown, Ohio, auto assembly plant is getting a new lease on life. Startup automaker Lordstown Motors announced late Thursday it has…
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