Apple sets record with C$2.5 billion Maple bond market issue Apple sets record with C$2.5 billion Maple bond market issue:- Apple Inc priced its C$2.5 billion ($1.96 billion) in seven-year bonds in a Canadian-dollar-denominated issue, one of the joint book-running managers said on Tuesday, setting a record amount for an […]
Blackstone ends talks for NSO Group stake that prompted protest Blackstone ends talks for NSO Group stake that prompted protest:- Blackstone Group (BX.N) has pulled out of discussions to buy part of Israeli mobile surveillance software maker NSO Group, according to people familiar with the talks that had been criticized […]
Lawsuit over false online data revived after U.S. top court review Lawsuit over false online data revived after U.S. top court review:- A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a California man’s lawsuit accusing Spokeo Inc of publishing an online profile about him that was filled with mistakes. The 9th […]
Mobile language app Babbel, Cambridge team up for English tests Mobile language app Babbel, Cambridge team up for English tests:- Germany’s Babbel, the highest grossing maker of mobile language-learning apps, has teamed up with Cambridge University’s English language certification arm, setting a new, high-quality standard for digital language testing, the […]
Amazon adds Instant Pickup in U.S. brick-and-mortar push Amazon adds Instant Pickup in U.S. brick-and-mortar push:- Amazon.com Inc is rolling out U.S. pickup points where shoppers can retrieve items immediately after ordering them, shortening delivery times from hours to minutes in its latest move into brick-and-mortar retail. The world’s largest […]
Tech companies ramp up NAFTA lobbying on eve of trade talks Tech companies ramp up NAFTA lobbying on eve of trade talks:- Technology companies, such as Microsoft (MSFT.O) and Cisco Systems (CSCO.O) have ramped up lobbying ahead of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement, looking to avoid […]
Falling tree kills 13 on Portuguese island of Madeira Falling tree kills 13 on Portuguese island of Madeira:- A falling tree has killed at least 13 people and injured 49 at a religious ceremony on the Portuguese island of Madeira. A video shows the tree crashing down on a crowded […]
Trump Gives White Supremacists an Unequivocal Boost Trump Gives White Supremacists an Unequivocal Boost:- President Trump buoyed the white nationalist movement on Tuesday as no president has done in generations — equating activists protesting racism with the neo-Nazis and white supremacists who rampaged in Charlottesville, Va., over the weekend. Never […]
Trump signs order to speed infrastructure construction Trump signs order to speed infrastructure construction:- President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has signed a new executive order intended to make more efficient the federal permitting process for construction of transportation, water and other infrastructure projects without harming the environment. Trump’s order […]
At least 600 still missing in Freetown At least 600 still missing in Freetown:- At least 600 people are still missing following a mudslide and flooding that devastated parts of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, a spokesman for the president has told the BBC. President Ernest Bai Koroma earlier pleaded for […]
