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Musk's 'free speech' push for Twitter: Repeating history?
Tesla billionaire Elon Musk, seemingly intent on making the old new again, has successfully arranged to buy Twitter for about $44 billion ...
Pushpay shares soar 24% as potential suitors emerge; NZX 50 slips
The sharemarket resumed trading after the long weekend with the news that potential suitors are stalking tech stock Pushpay, sending its shares soaring 24%. ...
Nintendo and Illumination delay Mario movie into 2023
Film will debut in North America on April 7, followed by Japan on April 28 ...
Life is Strange: True Colors wins Game of the Year at Gayming Awards 2022
Deck Nine and Square Enix's title was the big winner of the evening, receiving three trophies ...
Michael Hiltzik: In Florida, DeSantis punishes Disney — by giving it a big tax cut
Up in their corporate suite, executives of the Walt Disney Co. must be laughing themselves silly. They could only have watched in amazement as Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, pursuing ...
Is hybrid the new normal? Workers are back in person but only a few days ...
People are going back to the office. Not in the same everyday slog they did before the pandemic, but many are back at least a few days a week. In-office ...
Tesla in Fremont: ‘Welcome to the slave house,’ was manager’s greeting, Black employee claims in lawsuit
Sometimes the manager at Tesla’s electric car factory in Fremont would greet employees with “Welcome to the plantation,” and sometimes he would say, “Welcome to the slave house,” a lawsuit ...
A new benefit is born to help companies find and keep workers
When Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. began offering egg-freezing benefits to employees in 2014, the move was seen as typical Silicon Valley. The creative if unconventional perk helped attract and ...
Rocket Mortgage to trim workforce as home-loan market shrinks
The country’s largest lender is looking to reduce its workforce amid a shrinking mortgage market following two years of record loan volume. Officials said Monday that Detroit-based Rocket Mortgage and ...
Sensex up 342 points intraday, Nifty above 17,000
Benchmark indices were trading higher amid volatility on Tuesday afternoon. Market, recovering from previous losses, opened on a positive note after a recovery in global equities. Indices extended gains in the first half. Though off the day’s high, indices
Consumer engagement: Gamified campaign gaining momentum with leading brands
Leading brands are using gamified campaigns for engaging with consumer due lack of physical space where consumers can experience or see D2C (direct to consumer) brands after the Covid outbreak. QuoDeck’s one-of-a-kind gamified campaign #D2City, which used as
Telangana to have 3 super specialty hospitals under TIMS
Telangana will soon have super specialty government hospitals under Telangana Institute of Medical Sciences (TIMS). TIMS will function as an autonomous
Hyundai to launch Ioniq5 EV in second half of this year
Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) on Tuesday announced introduction of its globally acclaimed Ioniq 5 electric vehicle (EV) in India this year. This will mark the beginning of Hyundai’s battery electric vehicles (BEV) expansion plans in India. “As a customer centric
Seek permission from BoG before quoting in dollars – GREDA Boss to members
The Ghana Real Estates Developers Authority (GREDA) has cautioned its members to seek permission from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) before quoting prices in dollars. The central bank, recently warned institutions and businesses quoting in dollars to desist from
Ghana Mine Workers Union secures injunction to restrain Asanko Gold from laying off 299 workers
The Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) has secured an interlocutory injunction to restrain Asanko Gold Ghana Limited from laying off 299 permanent staff without payment of appropriate compensation due to all affected employees. A writ of summons by an Amasaman
Fidelity Bank expands Mortgage Loans with MoU signing
Ghana’s largest privately-owned indigenous bank, Fidelity Bank, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six real estate developers to enable customers to access mortgage loans. The agreement will see Fidelity and the real estate developers
Money Lab: At what point can you sell your stock?
Is there an ideal time to sell of a stock? Kow Akyen Sackey, the CEO of Republic Securities will take us through what experts say is the best time to sell your stock. ...
Uber admits misleading Australian riders, agrees to pay $19M
Uber has agreed to pay a $19 million fine in Australia for misleading riders by falsely warning they could be charged a cancellation fee and for inflating estimates of comparable taxi rides ...
Frenkie De Jong Wants To Leave FC Barcelona
Frenkie de Jong has shifted his stance and wants to leave FC Barcelona. ...
Beijing Expands Covid Mass Testing To Nearly 20 Million Residents As It Races To Avoid ...
The Chinese capital has expanded its Covid mass testing efforts to cover nearly its entire population as it desperately seeks to avoid a massive lockdown. ...
Sri Lanka discusses loan from China to cover earlier debts
Tesla CEO Elon Musk stands to be the next owner of Twitter, having pledged roughly $44 billion to buy the social platform and take it private. Assuming that happens, next up on his agenda will be planning how to fulfill his promises to develop new Twitter
From weed joke to agreed deal: Inside Musk's $44 billion Twitter buyout
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Record inflation puts crunch on Snohomish County farms
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Heathrow won't make a profit in 2022 as Covid losses exceed £4 billion
Heathrow Airport has announced it will remain loss making in 2022 as "demand remains very volatile". The west London airport said it is
BMW and Audi suspend shipments by train to China - Nikkei
April 26 (Reuters) - German carmakers BMW (BMWG.DE) and Volkswagen's Audi (VOWG_p.DE) have suspended shipments of cars by rail from Germany to China due to the war in Ukraine, the
Oil steadies after sharp fall; focus on China growth
April 26 - Oil prices bounced on Tuesday, steadying after a sharp fall of 4% in the previous session, as worries over China's fuel demand were soothed by the central bank's pledge to support an economy hit by renewed COVID-19 curbs. Brent crude
Britain's National Express revenue climbs back to pre-COVID levels
April 26 (Reuters) - British transport firm National Express Group (NEX.L) said on Tuesday its first-quarter revenue jumped 30%, bouncing back to 2019 levels on pent-up travel demand in the United Kingdom and Spain. The company,
UBS trades way through first quarter to land best profit in 15 years
ZURICH, April 26 (Reuters) - UBS (UBSG.S) rode strong trading income to post its best first-quarter net profit in 15 years on Tuesday, while signalling its wealth management clients will continue to remain cautious in the coming months due to geopolitical and
With lift from 'big brother,' Aston Martin chases after Ferrari
GAYDON, England, April 26 (Reuters) - After decades of ups and downs, British carmaker Aston Martin Lagonda (AML.L) is charting a more efficient and profitable way forward, leaning on technology from shareholder Mercedes-Benz (MBGn.DE) to make the costly leap
HSBC profit falls on credit charges as economic outlook worsens
Summary Companies First-quarter pretax profit $4.2 bln vs $3.7 bln market estimateMore confident of double-digit return on key target - CFOBooks $600 mln credit charge vs reserves release last yearMore buybacks unlikely given worsening economic outlookShares
