US economy US abandons effort to include anti-whaling clause in Indo-Pacific Pact admin Aug 18, 2023 After fierce opposition from Tokyo, and concerns from US officials, the Biden administration dropped its efforts to…
Artificial intelligence Top Google AI experts select Japan for their own AI development admin Aug 18, 2023 Former Google researchers who wrote a paper that sparked the generative AI revolution have teamed up with an…
US economy Walmart sales increase as inflation drives consumers to bargains admin Aug 18, 2023 Walmart says that easing US price pressures and a strong labor market are supporting American shoppers. However, it…
Economy UK corporate profitability remains stable despite ‘greedflation’… admin Aug 18, 2023 Official data shows that the profitability of UK non-financial private companies has remained unchanged in the…
Business Global investors dump Chinese securities as state support hopes fade admin Aug 18, 2023 Foreign investors are selling Chinese bonds and stocks after Beijing failed to deliver on its promises of…
Business Shares of Adyen, a payments group, plunged almost 40% following disappointing… admin Aug 18, 2023 Adyen's shares fell almost 40% on Thursday, after a hiring frenzy and the competition from rivals in the US such as…
Health Jonathan Van-Tam joins Moderna as a senior executive admin Aug 18, 2023 Sir Jonathan Van-Tam has been appointed senior medical advisor at Covid, a vaccine manufacturer. According to…
Business China Evergrande Group Files Chapter 15 Bankruptcy in New York admin Aug 18, 2023 China Evergrande Group, the real estate giant whose default two years ago accelerated a broader property debt…
Drug research UK invests overseas to fight antimicrobial resistance admin Aug 17, 2023 The UK has invested £210mn to track superbugs in Asia and Africa in order to combat antimicrobial resistance in…
Russia -Ukraine war Ukraine rejects Russian threats as container ship departs Odesa admin Aug 17, 2023 On Wednesday, a container ship departed Odesa for Istanbul. This was the first vessel to depart Ukraine's ports…
Crypto currency Coinbase receives approval to offer crypto-futures to US retail investors admin Aug 17, 2023 Coinbase is now able to offer retail customers crypto futures in the US. This approval comes as the cryptocurrency…
Business Jamie Oliver steers clear of the challenging mid-market market in London admin Aug 17, 2023 Jamie Oliver is avoiding the UK casual dining sector due to "huge pressures" placed on mid-market restaurant…
Medical science First time pig kidneys are used to provide human with ‘life-sustaining… admin Aug 17, 2023 The surgeons who performed the successful transplant have reported that genetically modified pigs kidneys for the…
Companies Daniel Och criticizes the sale of Sculptor hedge funds to Rithm admin Aug 17, 2023 Daniel Och is the founder and largest shareholder of Sculptor Capital Management. He has spoken out against Rithm…
Economy Argentina’s Milei plans to balance its budget in a few months, says a… admin Aug 17, 2023 Javier Milei, the libertarian economist leading Argentina's presidential race, would slash government spending to…
Business EY rejects TPG’s plan to split up Big Four firms admin Aug 17, 2023 EY rejected the proposal of US private equity group TPG that would have broken up the Big Four and taken a stake in…
Economy Vladimir Putin to meet on currency control after the rouble’s fall admin Aug 17, 2023 Two people with knowledge of the situation said that President Vladimir Putin would discuss the need to tighten…
UK inflation UK inflation falls to 6.8% in July due to lower energy prices admin Aug 17, 2023 Gas and electricity prices fell sharply in the UK in July, but price pressures at the base did not fall as…