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US-Google face off as ad tech antitrust trial comes to close

The trial in a Virginia federal court is Google's second US antitrust case now under way as the US government tries to rein in the power of big tech.
26 November 2024

TotalEnergies pauses funding for Adani Group after bribery charges

French oil major TotalEnergies halted on Monday investments into Adani Group, after the Indian ports-to-power conglomerate was engulfed in a crisis over an alleged multi-million-dollar bribery scheme.
25 November 2024

Petrol industry embraces plastics while navigating energy shift

Amid the inexorable shift toward more electric vehicles, oil and gas producers are looking increasingly to plastics to help keep them afloat, even if that sector faces challenges of its own.
25 November 2024

US plans to reduce Intel's $8.5 billion federal chips grant below $8 billion - New York Times

The change took into account a $3 billion contract Intel had been offered to make chips for the Pentagon, the people told the Times.
25 November 2024

Business seeks details in face of mixed COP29 climate messages

Two weeks of acrimonious negotiations in Azerbaijan's capital Baku resulted in a deal for $300 billion in annual climate finance by 2035
25 November 2024

US SEC issues summons for India's Adani, nephew on bribery allegations

The summons requires an answer within 21 days, according to the filing dated Wednesday in federal court in the Eastern District of New York. The SEC suit seeks unspecified monetary penalties and restrictions on the Adanis from serving as officers of listed companies.
25 November 2024

US development agency 'assessing ramifications' on Adani's Sri Lanka project

The US International Development Finance Corp last November said it would provide $553 million in financing for the port terminal project in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. The project is partly owned by the Adani Group.
25 November 2024

SEC issues summons for Gautam Adani, nephew on bribery allegations

The commission is alleging they were engaged in hundreds of millions of dollars in bribes to help an Adani company while "falsely touting the company’s compliance with antibribery principles and laws in connection with a $750 million bond offering".
24 November 2024

Bitcoin’s $100,000 moment will be a perfect storm

Trump’s team has met with industry executives to discuss creating a White House job focused on cryptocurrency policy.
24 November 2024

Adani CFO says US charges linked to only one business contract

On Wednesday, Gautam Adani, one of the world's richest men, and seven others were indicted for fraud by US prosecutors over their alleged roles in a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials to secure power-supply deals.
24 November 2024

Scott Bessent a credible, safe pick for Treasury: experts

Earlier this month on Fox News, Bessent defended the potential use of tariffs as a means to raise revenue for the government
24 November 2024

What forcing Google to sell Chrome could mean 

US antitrust lawyers are calling on a judge to force the sale of Google’s Chrome browser to limit the company’s market clout in a move that would shake up the internet giant.
23 November 2024

What forcing Google to sell Chrome could mean

Elon Musk's AI startup could conceivably be a Chrome contender, bankrolled by his riches and having the deal cleared thanks to his close working relationship with incoming president Donald Trump.
23 November 2024

Nvidia CEO says will balance compliance and tech advances under Trump

The US chipmaking giant this week reported record high quarterly revenue on the back of strong AI chip demand, though investors are wary of US-China tensions reheating during a new Trump term.
23 November 2024

Japan approves $140b stimulus

Japan’s minority government signed off Friday on a $140-billion stimulus drive aimed at putting more money in consumers’ pockets after the ruling party’s worst election result in 15 years.
22 November 2024

Bitcoin tops $95,000

Bitcoin hit a record Thursday, topping $95,000 for the first time as it benefits from expectations that president-elect Donald Trump will push through measures to ease regulation of the unit.
21 November 2024

Civil war economy hits Myanmar garment workers

As civil war pounds Myanmar’s economy and drives up prices, garment worker Wai Wai often starts her shift making clothes for international brands on an empty stomach.
21 November 2024

Sri Lanka's president makes U-turn on IMF bailout

The $2.9 billion loan secured early last year required Colombo to sharply raise taxes, remove generous energy subsidies and agree to restructure more than 50 loss-making state enterprises.
21 November 2024

Nvidia crushes earnings expectations on AI chip demand

Nvidia reported quarterly sales of $35.1 billion, some $2 billion more than market expectations.
21 November 2024

Adani plunges in Mumbai on founder's charges as Asian markets retreat

Several listed subsidiaries of the Adani empire collapsed in early trade, with some losing as much as 20 percent
21 November 2024