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Workers walk out over treatment of women at game giant Activision

Workers had blasted Activision Blizzard's initial response to a slew of sexism and harassment complaints in a letter calling its reaction "abhorrent."

2 days ago

By Gilles Clarenne, with Glenn Chapman in San Francisco

Activision Blizzard

Google and Facebook say on-campus workers must be vaccinated

Tech titan Facebook put out similar word on Wednesday, saying that as its offices re-open, only vaccinated workers will be welcomed.

2 days ago

By AFP News

Google Facebook

Apple profit nearly doubles as lockdowns eased

Revenue surged 36 percent from a year ago to $81.4 billion, the best ever for the tech titan's fiscal third quarter.

2 days ago

By AFP News

Apple IPhone

Upbeat quarterly update lifts Twitter shares

Twitter shares were up more than five percent in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures.

7 days ago

By Glenn Chapman

Twitter Facebook Instagram New York

US drug firms agree to $1.18 billion opioid settlement in New York

The crisis has worsened during the pandemic, with more than 93,000 people dying from overdoses, often linked to opiates, in 2020

10 days ago

By AFP News

New York

US Senate votes to ban products from China's Xinjiang

Rights groups believe at least one million Uyghurs and other mostly Muslim minorities have been incarcerated in camps in Xinjiang

14 days ago

By AFP News

France fines Google 500 million euros in news copyright row

A Google spokesperson said in a statement to AFP that the company was "very disappointed" by the decision.

17 days ago

By Laurent Barthelemy, Florian Soenen

France Google

Global stocks tumble on worries about latest Covid wave

US stocks ultimately recovered somewhat from their session lows, but all three major indices ended solidly down, with the Dow shedding 0.8 percent.

21 days ago

By John Biers

Global tax reform plan goes to the G20

The EU plans to announce its own digital tax later this month to help finance its 750-billion-euro post-virus recovery plan.

23 days ago

By Brigitte Hagemann

European Union G20 Italy

Oil prices hammered after OPEC+ talks fail

Both the Dow and S&P 500 finished lower, retreating from records, while the tech-rich Nasdaq edged to a second straight record.

24 days ago

By Roland Jackson

OPEC

4 Crucial Success Tips from the Handbooks of Austin Zelan and Chris Naghibi

An entrepreneur's journey to the top is often one to write home about, especially when they've built their business empires from the ground up.

24 days ago

By IBT UK Contributor

OPEC+ postpones meeting to end oil output impasse, no new date set

The April 2022 deadline on capping output now seems too close, and some members want to extend it until December 2022

25 days ago

By Benoit Pelegrin

OPEC

Oil row flares as UAE rejects 'unjust' OPEC+ output deal

OPEC said its meeting would reconvene on Monday at the cartel's Vienna headquarters.

26 days ago

By Ali Harissi

OPEC Saudi Arabia

Most Advanced AI-powered Business Name Generator Launched By TRUiC

New research suggests that record numbersof new businesses were formed in the US in late 2020, with the trend continuing strong through 2021.

28 days ago

By IBT Staff Reporter

Oil-producing countries postpone decision on output increase

Since April 2020, millions of barrels of crude oil have intentionally been left untapped

29 days ago

By Benoit Pelegrin with Julia Zappei in Vienna

OPEC

United Airlines unveils record jet order in bet on travel recovery

In another step to please consumers, United plans to upgrade its existing fleet of narrow-body planes to add more space for onboard luggage.

Jun 30, 2021

By John Biers

Threat of indictments looms large for Trump Organization

Trump handed over the reins of the business to his two eldest sons and to Weisselberg when he went to the White House in early 2017.

Jun 29, 2021

By Catherine Triomphe

Donald Trump

New Las Vegas casino bets on post-Covid recovery

After shutting down during the most severe stretch of the pandemic, Las Vegas casinos reopened in June 2020 with face-mask requirements and other strict protocols.

Jun 25, 2021

By AFP News

Chinese pressure pushes Bitcoin below $30,000

Authorities in the province of Sichuan ordered the closure of 26 mines last week, according to a notice widely circulated on Chinese social media and confirmed by a former bitcoin miner.

Jun 23, 2021

By AFP News

Bitcoin

US and European stocks rebound; Bitcoin slumps

Investors were rattled last week when the Fed moved up its forecasts for raising interest rates, while still arguing that consumer price increases were transient.

Jun 22, 2021

By Roland Jackson

Bitcoin

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