Tag: World news

Why is tech giant SoftBank investing over $100 billion in the US?

BANGKOK -- Japanese tycoon Masayoshi Son and President-elect Donald Trump have announced plans for technology and telecoms giant SoftBank Group to invest $100...

Grassroots funding for Ukraine's military declines as groups looks for creative ways to raise money

KYIV, Ukraine -- The concert took place in an old movie studio in Kyiv, the location kept secret until the final moment in...

Stock market today: Asian shares are mixed after Nasdaq sets a record ahead of Fed meeting

BANGKOK -- Shares were mixed in Asia on Tuesday after the Nasdaq set a record ahead of a meeting by the Federal Reserve...

TikTok asks the Supreme Court for an emergency order to block a US ban unless it's sold

WASHINGTON -- TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would...

Mexico's regulators impose 10-year special restrictions on Walmart's subsidiary

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico's anti-monopoly regulators on Monday imposed special conditions for a period of 10 years on Walmart’s Mexico subsidiary for allegedly...

Canada's finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career

TORONTO -- Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of...