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Oil retreats from 9-month high as COVID-19 surge stokes demand fears By Reuters

Oil retreats from 9-month high as COVID-19 surge stokes demand fears By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The sun is seen behind a crude oil pump jack in the Permian Basin in Loving County By Sonali Paul and Shu Zhang MELBOURNE/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices eased on Friday…

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Companies accused of crimes get more digital privacy rights than people under new Trump policy

Companies accused of crimes get more digital privacy rights than people under new Trump policy

Corporations increasingly receive the same rights as people. Now, it seems, they have privileges even people don’t. Case in point: The Labor Department recently urged regulators to stop issuing press releases about companies that may…

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why people are reluctant to use COVID-19 contact-tracing apps

why people are reluctant to use COVID-19 contact-tracing apps

This week’s announcement of two new COVID-19 vaccine pre-purchase deals is encouraging, but doesn’t mean New Zealanders should become complacent about using the NZ COVID Tracer app during the summer holidays. The immunisation rollout won’t…

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Ekuity Capital entre dans le tour de table de la Somipem, une entreprise de fabrication de capsules

Ekuity Capital entre dans le tour de table de la Somipem, une entreprise de fabrication de capsules

(Agence Ecofin) – Ekuity Capital qui s’est tournée il y a peu vers de nombreux secteurs d’activités autres que l’hôtellerie poursuit sa stratégie de diversification. Sa nouvelle acquisition est une entreprise active dans le secteur…

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IMF Media Center : IMF WEO Update

IMF Media Center : IMF WEO Update

The latest update to the IMF World Economic Outlook sees a continued strengthening global growth environment, but noted that the balance of risk is turning negative, Research Department Director Maury Obstfeld said ahead of the…

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MTN lance la 4,5G en Côte d’Ivoire

MTN lance la 4,5G en Côte d’Ivoire

(Agence Ecofin) – Depuis le début de la pandémie de Covid-19, la demande en connectivité à haut débit a crû. Pour satisfaire ce besoin porté par les banques, les grandes entreprises et une partie de…

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Exclusive-Suspected Russian hacking spree reached into Microsoft -sources By Reuters

Exclusive-Suspected Russian hacking spree reached into Microsoft -sources By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: SolarWinds Corp. banner hangs on the company’s IPO at the NYSE in New York By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -Microsoft was breached in the massive hacking campaign disclosed by U.S.…

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Gold Settles up after Piercing $1,900 on Dollar, US Stimulus Hopes By Investing.com

Gold Settles up after Piercing $1,900 on Dollar, US Stimulus Hopes By Investing.com

© Reuters. By Barani Krishnan Investing.com – Gold futures briefly returned above the key $1,900 mark on Thursday before settling up but off those highs as the dollar — the contrarian trade to the yellow…

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US nonprofits raised $2.5 billion on Giving Tuesday in 2020

US nonprofits raised $2.5 billion on Giving Tuesday in 2020

CC BY-SA Some 35 million Americans gave a total of US$2.5 billon on Giving Tuesday to causes of all kinds, including $808 million in donations made online. Donations increased overall by 25% from the total…

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The Convenient Lie

The Convenient Lie

The ongoing Judicial Inquiry into the death of MSM agent Soopramanien Kistnen may well take a different twist, should the submissions made by the representatives of the Police force prove to be false and meant…

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