As per a report from the Wall Street Journal, the Bank of Montreal is in advanced talks to acquire the U.S. arm of French bank BNP Paribas SA. An agreement could emerge as early as this week, if the talks… Read More ›
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Israel in 5th COVID wave, steps up vaccination, urges work from home
In a statement Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett stated, the country is in the midst of a fifth COVID-19 wave as he urged citizens to step up vaccination and to take precautions such as working from home. In a televised… Read More ›
US Space Force conducts space war simulations to test resilience of US satellite communication networks
Weeks after Russia shot down an ageing communication satellite, the United States has begun testing the resilience of its satellite communication networks in order to deter threats from China and Russia. The computer-aided simulations included potential shooting down of U.S…. Read More ›
General Motors re-enters rare earths industry
In a significant development that marks the return of General Motors Co to the rare earth industry, the US automaker now plans on sourcing rare earth magnets for its future line of electric vehicles from new U.S.-based manufacturing facilities under two… Read More ›
Chinese AI startup SenseTime Group holds urgent talks with HKSE following reports of it being placed on US trade blacklist
According to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter at hand, Chinese artificial intelligence startup SenseTime Group is in talks with officials of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange regarding the fate of its $767 million planned IPO in Hong… Read More ›
Starbucks facing increased efforts ay unionizing at several locations
In a significant development, employees of Starbucks Corp voted to join a union at a store in Buffalo, New York, marking the company’s first unionized company-owned location in the United States. Workers at a second location in New York voted to… Read More ›
Canada and UK join diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympic Games in Beijing
Canada has joined the United States, Britain and Australia, in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Washington was the first to announce the boycott of the Winter Olympics in Beijing citing China’s gross human rights “atrocities” in… Read More ›
US weapons sales to Saudi Arabia passed by Senate
The U.S. Senate has rejected a resolution that aimed to prohibit the sale of advanced medium range air-to-air missiles, missile launchers and other weapons to Saudi Arabia. The vote, 67 to 30, against the resolution, was introduced by Republicans Rand… Read More ›
Australia joins diplomatic boycott of Winter Olympic games in Beijing
On Wednesday, in a statement Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, Australia will join the United States in a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. Australia’s move comes as other allies weigh similar moves to draw attention… Read More ›
Crude oil prices rise after Saudi price hike
Oil prices have risen by more than $1 dollar after Saudi Arabia raised prices for its crude oil sold to the United States and Asia. Brent crude futures for February gained $1.69 to $71.57 a barrel while U.S. West Texas… Read More ›
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