U.K. CMA eases stance on pending Microsoft-Activision merger
Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) ended more than 5.0% up on Friday after the Competition and Markets Authority of the United Kingdom eased its stance on the company’s pending merger with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT). Microsoft-Activision deal not a threat to
Tether’s Paolo Ardoino says BTC could retest its all-time high amid the banking crisis
Tether’s chief technology officer (CTO) Paolo Ardoino in an interview with CNBC said that Bitcoin could retest its all-time high amid the current banking crisis. Bitcoin reached an all-time high above $69,000 on November 10, 2021, before embarking on a bearish
Deutsche Bank tumbles as jittery investors seek safer shores
REUTERSShares of Germany’s largest bank Deutsche Bank plunged on Friday as investors fretted that regulators and central banks have yet to contain the worst shock to the sector since the 2008 global financial crisis.Wider indicators of financial market stress were
Biden, Trudeau united against authoritarian regimes after China-Russia summit
US President Joseph R. Biden (left) and Canada Prime Minister Justin Pierre James Trudeau (right) | original images from ReutersOTTAWA – US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presented a united front on Friday against authoritarian regimes as Biden
Antibiotics may not help survival of patients hospitalized with viral infections -study
STOCK PHOTO | Image by F1 Digitals from PixabayLONDON – Most patients admitted to hospitals with acute viral infections are given antibiotics as a precaution against bacterial co-infection, but this practice may not improve survival, new research suggests.Researchers investigated the impact of
New Zealand raises concerns with China on South China Sea, Taiwan
SYDNEY, – New Zealand Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta said on Saturday she had expressed concerns over the South China Sea and tensions in the Taiwan Strait during talks with her Chinese counterpart at the end of a visit to Beijing. Ms. Mahuta
Wall Street push for bank rescues clashes with Washington realities
REUTERSWASHINGTON/NEW YORK – The banking crisis set off by the swift collapse of Silicon Valley Bank has exposed a sharp disconnect between Washington and Wall Street. Bankers want faster, more aggressive action to shore up the industry, while the Biden White House and
Intel co-founder Gordon Moore, prophet of the rise of the PC, dies at 94
Intel Co-Founder Gordon Moore | Original photo by Rajiv L .Gupta | link: https://bit.ly/3z4FxRxSAN FRANCISCO – Intel Corp. co-founder Gordon Moore, a pioneer in the semiconductor industry whose “Moore’s Law” predicted a steady rise in computing power for decades, died Friday at the
Apple CEO praises China’s innovation, long history of cooperation on Beijing visit
REUTERSSHANGHAI – Apple CEO Tim Cook on Saturday used his first public remarks on his visit to China to praise the country for its rapid innovation and its long ties with the U.S. iPhone maker, according to local media reports.Apple CEO Tim Cook
Flare price surging as Deutsche Bank failure push markets down: here’s why
Flare price has surged by more than 12% today as the global market cap dropped by about 2.20% after Germany’s largest multinational lender Deutsche Bank shares tumbled on Friday as financial industry fears continue to spread following the string of