FTX: Singapore state fund Temasek cuts pay after failed investment
Last year, Temasek Holdings wrote off all of the $275m (£222.8m) it had invested in FTX.Source: BBC News - Business | 29 May 2023 | 4:03 pm(NZT)
Mars bar plastic wrapper swapped for paper
Mars trials environmentally friendly paper wrappers for some of its chocolate bars.Source: BBC News - Business | 29 May 2023 | 2:23 pm(NZT)
Food price cap will not make a difference - retailers
The government wants to encourage supermarkets to impose voluntary price caps on some food products.Source: BBC News - Business | 29 May 2023 | 1:57 pm(NZT)
US debt ceiling deal ready for Congress vote, Joe Biden says
President Joe Biden said he had not made too many concessions to Republicans as part of the agreement.Source: BBC News - Business | 29 May 2023 | 12:21 pm(NZT)
How prosperity fuels dowry demand in India
Researchers studied 74,000 marriages that took place in India between 1930 and 1999.Source: BBC News - Business | 29 May 2023 | 11:57 am(NZT)
Who is Linda Yaccarino, Twitter's 'superwoman'?
Can new chief executive Linda Yaccarino fix Twitter?Source: BBC News - Business | 29 May 2023 | 11:11 am(NZT)
China's C919 passenger plane enters into service
China hopes the C919 will end the dominance of Airbus and Boeing - but it relies on Western components.Source: BBC News - Business | 29 May 2023 | 3:02 am(NZT)
US debt ceiling: Democrats and Republicans agree deal in principle, Joe Biden says
The White House and the Republicans are now ironing out details of a bill to avert a massive default.Source: BBC News - Business | 29 May 2023 | 1:49 am(NZT)
Kevin McCarthy confident of US debt ceiling deal by 5 June deadline
With an extended deadline, talks on a deal to avoid a US default appear to drag on in Washington.Source: BBC News - Business | 28 May 2023 | 3:23 am(NZT)
Twitter pulls out of voluntary EU disinformation code
"You can run but you can't hide," commissioner Thierry Breton warns Twitter over upcoming rules.Source: BBC News - Business | 28 May 2023 | 2:26 am(NZT)
Post Office used racist terms for sub-postmasters in official guidance
A document shows racist language was used to describe sub-postmasters being wrongly investigated.Source: BBC News - Business | 27 May 2023 | 8:32 pm(NZT)
British Airways cancels dozens of Heathrow flights after IT problem
Thousands of people have had their plans upended as disruption at Heathrow continues for a second day.Source: BBC News - Business | 27 May 2023 | 4:59 am(NZT)
Wirecard scrambles to find missing $2.1 billion as loan crunch looms
Wirecard's auditor has refused to sign off its 2019 accounts over a missing $2.1 billion, sending its shares down more than 60% as the German payments firm warned the delay could cause billions in loans to be called in as early as Friday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 4:17 am(NZT)
Coronavirus raises stakes as auto unions ready for a fight
The coronavirus crisis has forced carmakers to speed up layoffs that must be matched with hefty payouts and deft negotiation to retain the support of powerful trade unions vital if Europe's auto industry is to manage a shift to low-emission vehicles.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 4:17 am(NZT)
Wirecard investor DWS says has sold down position, considering legal action
Asset manager DWS, the fund management arm of Deutsche Bank, said it has further sold down its position in embattled German technology company Wirecard and was considering legal action.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 4:17 am(NZT)
U.S. gasoline demand recovery falters as refiners ramp up output
A recovery in demand for gasoline in the United States, the world's largest market for the motor fuel, hit a plateau last week as coronavirus cases surged in some states, undercutting refiners' efforts to ramp up low fuel production.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 4:10 am(NZT)
Oil edges up on OPEC output cut compliance; pandemic still weighs
Oil prices rose slightly Thursday as a panel of OPEC and its allies met to review record oil supply cuts, even as the market remained concerned about additional coronavirus cases reported in parts of the United States and China.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 4:05 am(NZT)
Exclusive: EU in advanced talks with Johnson & Johnson on COVID-19 vaccine deal - sources
The European Commission is in advanced talks with pharmaceuticals giant Johnson & Johnson to reserve or make an up-front purchase of its COVID-19 vaccine under development, two officials familiar with the talks told Reuters.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 4:00 am(NZT)
S&P 500, Dow muted as virus cases rise, jobless claims weigh
The S&P 500 and the Dow were largely unchanged on Thursday as investors stayed on the sidelines amid an uptick in coronavirus infections in parts of the United States and an elevated level of weekly jobless claims.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:57 am(NZT)
IMF says deeper-than-expected contraction in U.S. economy likely in second quarter
A defacto lockdown in the United States has lasted longer than expected despite a rollback in some restrictions on mobility, pointing to a deeper-than-expected contraction in gross domestic product in the second quarter, the IMF said on Thursday.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:48 am(NZT)
Colgate reviewing Chinese toothpaste brand Darlie amid debate on racial inequality
Colgate-Palmolive on Thursday said it was working to review and evolve its Chinese toothpaste brand, Darlie, the latest in a string of brand reassessments amid a U.S. debate on racial inequality.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:41 am(NZT)
U.S. labor market recovery stalling; second wave of layoffs underway
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits fell last week, but the pace of decline appears to have stalled amid a second wave of layoffs as companies battle weak demand and fractured supply chains, supporting views that the economy faces a long and difficult recovery from the COVID-19 recession.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:38 am(NZT)
World stock markets slip on second wave virus fears, safe-havens rise
Global stock markets drifted lower on Thursday as an increase in new coronavirus cases in some U.S. states and China crushed hopes of a swift economic comeback from the pandemic, underpinning demand for safe-haven currencies such as the dollar and Japanese yen.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:25 am(NZT)
U.S. retail foot traffic rebounds, more staff at work, as lockdowns ease
Retail foot traffic recovered to approach pre-lockdown levels last week and businesses appeared to bring more employees back to the job, according to data from firms that collect cellphone location information and manage employee time for companies.Source: Reuters: Business News | 19 Jun 2020 | 3:20 am(NZT)
F.C.C. Chairman Recommends Approval of $26 Billion T-Mobile-Sprint Merger
Ajit Pai said the companies had won his support by making what he called “significant commitments” to expand rural broadband service, build a robust 5G network and sell off Boost Mobile.Source: NYT > Business | 21 May 2019 | 2:19 am(NZT)
Google Restricts Huawei’s Access to Android After Trump Order
The move could hamstring the Chinese tech giant if it prevents the firm’s customers from getting the latest versions of services such as Maps and Gmail.Source: NYT > Business | 21 May 2019 | 1:50 am(NZT)
‘They Were Conned’: How Reckless Loans Devastated a Generation of Taxi Drivers
Thousands of immigrants who were chasing the dream of owning a New York taxi were trapped in reckless loans by bankers who made huge profits, The Times found.Source: NYT > Business | 21 May 2019 | 1:19 am(NZT)
As Thousands of Taxi Drivers Were Trapped in Loans, Top Officials Counted the Money
The government profited and looked away as thousands of immigrant taxi drivers in New York were ravaged by exploitative loans.Source: NYT > Business | 21 May 2019 | 1:19 am(NZT)
Mediator: Kissing Babies, Loving Scrapple, Fighting Viral Hoaxes: ’20 Race’s New Routine
When it comes to disinformation, all signs suggest the 2020 presidential campaign will make 2016 look like a mere test run, our columnist writes.Source: NYT > Business | 21 May 2019 | 12:37 am(NZT)
DealBook Briefing: Tech’s Cold War Just Started
Google, Qualcomm and Broadcom are among the companies that have reportedly frozen their supply of components and software to Huawei.Source: NYT > Business | 20 May 2019 | 11:05 pm(NZT)
Deutsche Bank Staff Saw Suspicious Activity in Trump and Kushner Accounts
Anti-money-laundering specialists proposed filing “suspicious activity reports” about transactions connected to President Trump and Jared Kushner. Bank managers said no.Source: NYT > Business | 20 May 2019 | 9:56 pm(NZT)
Whitney Houston’s Estate Plans a Hologram Tour and a New Album
The family of the singing star, who died seven years ago, has reached a deal with the marketing company behind the posthumous resurgence of Bob Marley.Source: NYT > Business | 20 May 2019 | 9:00 pm(NZT)
Amazon Faces Investor Pressure Over Facial Recognition
Shareholders are voting on whether to push the tech giant to examine the human rights and financial risks of the surveillance technology.Source: NYT > Business | 20 May 2019 | 9:00 pm(NZT)
In a Surprise, Japan’s Economy Grew in the First Quarter, Despite a Slowdown in China
But the strong figure masks lingering weakness, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a mixed bag as he tries to strike a trade deal with the U.S.Source: NYT > Business | 20 May 2019 | 5:53 pm(NZT)
Rain Much on Your Vacation? One Italian Island Offers Hotel Refunds
Tourists who visit Elba, off the coast of Tuscany, get one night back for every day during which it rains for more than two hours at a time.Source: NYT > Business | 20 May 2019 | 4:18 pm(NZT)
TripAdvisor Modified Its Approach to Reviews and Sexual Assault. Did It Go Far Enough?
A woman assaulted by a tour guide says the company’s policies discourage reporting and keep travelers from finding out the truth.Source: NYT > Business | 20 May 2019 | 3:36 pm(NZT)
