Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Exclusive: Urged on by central bank, China weighs antitrust probe into Alipay, WeChat Pay – sources
By Keith Zhai and Julie Zhu SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's top antitrust agency is looking at whether to launch a probe into Alipay and WeChat Pay, prompted by the central bank which argues t...
Jul 31, 2020
Second wave: UK tightens lockdown in northern England
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain imposed a tougher lockdown in swathes of northern England after a rise in the rate of novel coronavirus transmission, raising concerns that a second wave of the deadly virus...
Jul 31, 2020
Exclusive: TikTok owner ByteDance considers listing China business in Hong Kong or Shanghai – sources
By Yingzhi Yang and Julie Zhu BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese tech giant ByteDance is considering listing its domestic business in Hong Kong or Shanghai, people familiar with the matter told Reu...
Jul 31, 2020
Hong Kong leader expected to announce election delay, hurting opposition hopes
By Yanni Chow HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is set to announce later on Friday the delay of a legislative election due to coronavirus risks, according to a Cable TV report, dealing...
Jul 31, 2020
Apple’s stock split may not be good for the Dow
By Noel Randewich (Reuters) - Apple announced a stock split on Thursday and it may not bode well for future gains in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The iPhone maker made the surprise announcement i...
Jul 30, 2020
Adventurer’s ‘Into the Wild’ bus may be headed to Alaska museum
By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - The infamous bus that served as the final campsite for doomed adventurer Christopher McCandless could be preserved as a museum piece under a plan announce...
Jul 30, 2020
Twitter says spear-phishing attack on employees led to breach
(Reuters) - Twitter Inc , whose internal systems were breached about two weeks ago, said on Thursday the incident targeted a small number of employees through a phone "spear-phishing" attack. The U.S....
Jul 30, 2020
Documents related to Ghislaine Maxwell’s dealings with Jeffrey Epstein are unsealed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dozens of new documents related to Ghislaine Maxwell's dealings with Jeffrey Epstein were publicly released on Thursday, as the British socialite defends herself against criminal ...
Jul 30, 2020
United to drop contract with ExpressJet, dealing fatal blow
By Tracy Rucinski CHICAGO (Reuters) - United Airlines said on Thursday it has decided to drop its contract with ExpressJet, and consolidate all of its outsourced flying on 50-seat planes with regional...
Jul 30, 2020
Asian stocks set to rise on Big Tech surge, dollar slides
By Suzanne Barlyn (Reuters) - Asian equities were set to rise on Friday after shares of Apple , Amazon and Facebook surged in extended trading on Thursday, with Alphabet also climbing, while the U.S. ...
Jul 30, 2020
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