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Brazil judge seizes US$3 million from Musk to pay X fines
Brazil’s Supreme Court said on Friday (Sep 13) that a judge has ordered the transfer of some US$3 million from Elon Musk’s companies to pay fines incurred by his...
Even Facebook couldn’t compete with Google, ex-ad chief says
Meta Platforms entered into a 2018 deal with Google after concluding internally that it couldn’t successfully compete against the search giant, because of its monopoly over the technology undergirding...
Cop29 to call for sixfold increase in global energy storage
The hosts of this year’s global climate talks will ask over 190 countries to back a Group of Seven target to increase global energy-storage capacity more than sixfold by...
Seven & i proposal fuels rally in Japan retailers like Aeon
The drama over a takeover proposal for Seven & i has gotten investors interested in other Japanese retailers such as Aeon, boosting their share prices. Shares of Aeon, Japan’s third-biggest...
Trump Media shares soar after Trump says ‘I’m not selling’
Donald Trump sent shares of his social media startup soaring on Friday (Sep 13) after he said he has “absolutely no intention of selling” his stake when a lockup...
Boeing strike could exacerbate global jetliner shortage, experts say
Boeing’s first strike in 16 years could further compound global shortages of jetliners that have been pushing up airfares and forcing airlines to keep older jets flying longer, industry...
US: Wall Street advances as traders’ bets rise for bigger Fed rate cut
Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Friday (Sep 13) as investors honed in on the chance of a bigger interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week,...
HSBC in talks to sell South African unit to FirstRand
HSBC Holdings is in talks to sell its South African corporate banking unit to FirstRand’s Rand Merchant Bank, people with knowledge of the matter said, as the UK lender...
