The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady, shifting attention to Fed Chair Jerome H. Powell’s news conference Wednesday.
With stimulus in flux, focus is on Powell to outline economy’s fate
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Tencent’s offer to buy this Chinese search engine pumped its stock by 50%
Chinese search engine Sogou‘s stock price jumped 50% after it revealed Tencent had proposed to buy all of the company’s remaining stock above asking price, delist it from the New York Stock Exchange, and take it private. Seeking future profits, traders immediately sent Sogou stock soaring by Monday’s market open. Tencent, China’s largest tech conglomerate va […]
India’s GDP growth to lose momentum from Q3: Oxford Economics
It further said India fares the worst in its Asia recovery scorecard, implying that the country will likely take the longest among major economies to converge to its pre-coronavirus growth level.
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TikTok owner ByteDance’s AI chief to leave as US pressure rises
ByteDance‘s head of AI research is leaving the Beijing-based firm amid mounting scrutiny of the company’s video app TikTok. Since Ma Wei-Ling joined ByteDance after leaving Microsoft in 2017, the company has become the world’s most valuable startup — thanks largely to TikTok, the planet’s most downloaded app in Q1 2020. The AI developed at Wei-Ling’s lab has […]
British tourists still flying to Spain say it is dealing with Covid-19 better than the UK
Nigel Hunt, 54, was at Manchester Airport today travelling with his family to their villa in Fuerteventura, He told MailOnline he felt ‘safer’ in Spain because his family have their own holiday home.
Follow the Money: How Digital Ads Subsidize the Worst of the Web
From Covid conspiracies to election scams, automated advertising software plays a large—and largely unseen—role.
Boris Johnson warns there are ‘signs of a second wave’ of coronavirus in Europe
Boris Johnson today warned there are ‘signs of a second wave’ of coronavirus in Europe as he defended the UK’s decision to reimpose quarantine rules on Spanish travel.
Nintendo Switch Pro Controller drops to $59 at Amazon
One of the most useful accessories for the Nintendo Switch hit its lowest price ever (and is actually in stock again). The Nintendo Switch Pro Controller is on sale for $59 at Amazon — that’s $11 off its normal price and the best deal we’ve seen on i…
7 keys for Maple Leafs vs. Canadiens: Robertson must ‘make an impact’
The Maple Leafs face the Canadiens in a tune-up game after a more than four-month pause. Here are seven things for Maple Leafs fans to keep an eye on as hockey finally, joyfully, cautiously — but actually! — returns. The post The inside story of Raptors’ Black Lives Matter face masks appeared first on Sportsnet.ca.
Stocks stumble as political quagmire stalls coronavirus relief
Coronavirus relief negotiations with House Democrats, who passed a larger relief bill months earlier and criticized the GOP plan as insufficient, are ongoing.
‘Siesta Key’: Juliette Calls Madisson Out For Hanging Out With Alex Instead Of Her
Juliette has a bone to pick with Madisson on this week’s episode of ‘Siesta Key’ — and we have an exclusive sneak peek at what goes down!
CES, the biggest tech show of the year, will be canceled in 2021 and held digitally
Alex Wong/Getty Images CES, the largest tech conference of the year, will be canceled in 2021 and not held in its usual Las Vegas, the Consumer Technology Association announced on Tuesday, citing the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the event will be held digitally. “With the growing global health concerns about the spread of COVID-19, it is not possible […]
Sources: Hightower adds to list of Pats opt-outs
Patriots linebacker Dont’a Hightower, a three-time Super Bowl champion and team captain, has decided to opt out of the 2020 season, sources told ESPN.
Cuomo: White House can’t contain the virus within its own walls
CNN’s Chris Cuomo says people cannot solely rely on the Trump administration’s leadership to get through the coronavirus pandemic.
Altria expands sales of heated-cigarette as revenue slides
Marlboro-maker Altria said Tuesday that cigarette sales continue to decline as it pushes to expand sales of an alternative heated-tobacco product
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