August 15, 2021
Crypto hacker offered reward after $600m heist
A hacker who stole just over $600m (£433m) worth of cryptocurrency was offered $500,000 and immunity as a reward for returning the money. Poly Network made the controversial offer after the hacker pledged to send back the money. The attack was…
August 11, 2021
White House urges action on oil as gasoline prices rise
The world's top oil producers must do more to help quell rising fuel prices or it could threaten the global recovery, the White House has said. It said the price of oil was now higher than before the pandemic, leading to a spike in prices at the…
August 3, 2021
Shares slide after China brands online games ‘electronic drugs’
Shares in two of China's biggest online gaming firms have slipped after a state media outlet called them "electronic drugs". Tencent and NetEase shares fell more than 10% in early Hong Kong trade before regaining some of those losses.Investors are…
July 28, 2021
International cruises from UK to restart
International cruises will be able to start again from England from Monday 2 August after a 16-month break. People arriving at UK ports who have been fully vaccinated in the US and the EU will also not have to quarantine, the UK government said.…
July 25, 2021
Tokyo Olympics opening draws 16.7 million U.S. TV viewers, a 33-year low
July 24 (Reuters) - NBC's broadcast of the Tokyo Olympic Games opening ceremony drew 16.7 million viewers, the smallest U.S. television audience for the event in the past 33 years, according to preliminary data from Comcast-owned(CMCSA.O)…
July 21, 2021
Netflix to include mobile games for subscribers
Netflix has confirmed that it will include video games as part of subscription packages at no extra cost. In a letter to investors, it said it was in the early stages of expanding into games and those for mobile would be added to the platform…
July 20, 2021
Dow sinks more than 700 points over virus fears
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 700 points Monday, as renewed fears over the delta coronavirus variant cast a shadow on the economy's post-pandemic recovery. Anxieties over potential inflation have increased in recent months…
July 15, 2021
EU puts its digital tax plan on ice
The EU has said it will suspend its plans to tax online tech giants in the light of global efforts to agree a minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. The move comes after G20 finance ministers agreed at the weekend to support the global effort, which…
July 12, 2021
India’s billionaires got richer while coronavirus pushed millions of vulnerable people into poverty
New Delhi (CNN Business) India has been hobbled by an economic slump and a brutal wave of coronavirus that new research shows pushed millions of people into poverty. But as these Indians struggle to live on a few dollars a day, the country's…
July 11, 2021
G20 finance ministers back deal to tax companies
G20 finance ministers have backed an "historic" plan which will see multinational companies pay their "fair share" of tax around the world.The plan to battle tax avoidance puts in place a minimum global corporate tax rate of 15%.It is likely to…