BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Dec 1 (Reuters) – Chinese newspapers turned their front pages black on Thursday and flags were put at half mast in mourning for the death of former president Jiang Zemin, while well-wishers ugly piles of bouquets outside his childhood home. jiang died in his home city of Shanghai just after noon on Wednesday of … Read more
LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Elon Musk’s declaration of war on Apple (AAPL.O) in a series of tweets on Monday gives Spotify and Fortnite maker Epic Games a powerful ally in taking the tech giant to task over its 30% App Store fees. Musk criticized the fee Apple charges software developers for in-app purchases, and … Read more
Investors look to Powell speech for interest rate clues US consumer confidence slips in November S&P 500 -0.16%, Nasdaq -0.59%, Dow +0.01% Nov 29 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 ended down on Tuesday, with losses in Apple and Amazon ahead of an upcoming speech by US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that could provide hints … Read more
Megyn Kelly lashed out at “disgusting, shameful billionaire” Kim Kardashian for not severing ties with high-end fashion brand Balenciaga in the wake of its controversial photo shoot in which young children are seen holding dolls outfitted with BDSM garb. Kelly told her Sirius XM audience tuning in to “The Megyn Kelly Show” on Tuesday that … Read more
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese universities sent students home and police fanned out in Beijing and Shanghai to prevent more protests Tuesday after crowds angered by severe anti-virus restrictions called for leader Xi Jinping to resign in the biggest show of public dissent in decades. Authorities have eased some controls after demonstrations in at least eight … Read more
Cyber Monday spending to hit $11.6 bln – report Crypto shares fall on BlockFi bankruptcy filing Biogen down after death in Alzheimer drug trial Indexes end: S&P 500 -1.54%, Nasdaq -1.58%, Dow -1.45% Nov 28 (Reuters) – US stocks ended sharply lower on Monday after protests in major Chinese cities against strict COVID-19 policies sparked … Read more
Nov 28 (Reuters) – Elon Musk accuses Apple Inc (AAPL.O) of threatening to block Twitter Inc from its app store without saying why in a series of tweets on Monday that also said the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on the social media platform. The billionaire CEO of Twitter and Tesla said Apple was pressing … Read more
Chief executive officer and chairman of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger and Mickey Mouse look on before ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, November 27, 2017 in New York City. Getty Images disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger said Monday during his first town hall since returning to the company … Read more
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 27 (Reuters) – The United States Soccer Federation temporarily displayed Iran’s national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic as a show of solidarity with protesters in Iran ahead of the two teams’ World Cup clash on Tuesday. A now-deleted graphic of the Group B standings posted … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — Oscar, Golden Globe and two-time Grammy winning singer-actress Irene Cara, who starred and sang the title cut from the 1980 hit movie “Fame” and then belted out the era-defining hit “Flashdance.. .What a Feeling” from 1983′s “Flashdance,” has died. She was 63. Her publicist, Judith A. Moose, announced the news on … Read more