In brief cares closed, schools went remote, and parents tried to balance work and children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, a lack of labour […]
U.S. antitrust regulators to investigate Nvidia, Microsoft, OpenAI
Nandini Roy Choudhary, writer In brief According to a source who spoke with CNBC, the Federal Trade Commission and the Justice Department plan to launch […]
Commerce Secretary Raimondo states that Indo-Pacific economic engagement is not about China
Anamika Dey, Editor In brief About two years ago, President Joe Biden created the 14-country Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity. Raimondo said a very “active” […]
Amanda Knox reconvicted of defamation in Meredith Kercher murder case
Anamika Dey, Editor Florence, Italy— An Italian court reconvicted Amanda Knox of defamation for accusing an innocent man of her roommate’s 2007 murder on Wednesday. […]
TSMC-backed Vanguard and NXP to build $7.8 billion Singapore wafer manufacturing plant
A productive morning Nandini Roy Choudhary, writer In brief VisionPower Semiconductor Manufacturing Company will be a joint partnership between Vanguard and NXP. Vanguard will own […]
Warren Buffett’s Energy Gang Extracts Lithium
On Tuesday, Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Energy and Occidental Petroleum (OXY) established a lithium extraction joint venture from geothermal electricity production. OXY fell early Tuesday. Occidental […]
Jeep forecasts 50% plug-in hybrid SUV sales growth in 2024
Rohit Baniwal, reporter In brief Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa told CNBC that Jeep plans to sell 160,000 to 170,000 PHEVs in the U.S. this year, […]
Epoch Times CFO Bill Guan faces $67 million global money laundering charges
In brief Conservative worldwide news organisation The Epoch Times’ finance manager was jailed for organising a yearslong plot to launder at least $67 million in […]
US: Keith Rupert Murdoch aged 93 Marries 5th Time in LA
The New York Times (NYT) reported that Rupert Murdoch, who retired from Fox and News Corporation last year, married Elena Zhukova for the fifth time […]
Saudi energy minister: OPEC+ wants rate cuts before considering oil demand.
In brief Saudi Arabia’s energy minister says OPEC+ is waiting for central bank interest rate action before considering energy demand. Expectations have grown about how […]