The voice of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking, who died in March, is to be beamed into space Friday, following a memorial service held at Westminster Abbey in London. The European Space Agency (ESA) said the words will be transmitted toward the nearest known black hole to Earth, 1A 0620-00, from an antenna in Spain. Greek […]
Read moreChinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is headed for Australia this month. The company said Friday that it plans to launch its carpooling service Didi Express in Melbourne on June 25. That would mark the firm’s second direct expansion abroad, with the first being in Toluca, Mexico. Both Melbourne and Toluca are markets where the world’s […]
Read moreChina said on Friday it would respond quickly to protect itself if the United States hurts its interests, as U.S. President Trump gets ready to unveil revisions to his initial tariff list targeting $50 billion of Chinese goods. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang made the comments at a daily news briefing. Trump is due […]
Read moreU.S. prosecutors have charged six current and former employees of San Francisco-based Fitbit, Inc. with possessing trade secrets stolen from rival company Jawbone. An indictment filed Thursday in federal court in Northern California says the employees received the stolen trade secrets after leaving Jawbone and knew they were not supposed to have them. Both companies […]
Read moreEuropean shares are seen opening mixed Friday morning as investors pause for breath after a stellar rally in the previous session fueled by the European Central Bank (ECB). The FTSE 100 is seen 13 points lower at 7,770; the DAX in Germany is expected to open up by 15 points at 13,143; and the French […]
Read moreThe prospect of a full blown trade war between the United States and China — the world’s two biggest economies — sounds scary for sure, but experts say there is little to fear so long as any tit-for-tat doesn’t dramatically escalate. On Friday, the White House is expected to unveil a revised list of between […]
Read moreMorpheus, Melco Resorts’ brand new $1.1 billion luxury hotel in Macau, is “an architectural icon” for Asia, casino mogul Lawrence Ho told CNBC ahead of the property’s Friday evening official opening in the territory. Located in Melco Resorts and Entertainment’s City of Dreams casino resort, the Morpheus hotel, designed by the late Zaha Hadid, targets […]
Read moreChina’s cooperation is critical in pushing North Korea to give up its nuclear and missile programs, but that’s not likely to stop U.S. President Donald Trump from pressing ahead with additional tariffs on Chinese products. Trump is expected to announce on Friday “pretty significant action” in tariffs on Chinese goods worth around $50 billion, Reuters […]
Read moreJapan’s central bank maintained its ultra-loose monetary policy on Friday and downgraded its view on inflation, signalling that it will lag well behind its U.S. and European peers in rolling back crisis-era stimulus. Markets are on the lookout for clues from BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda’s post-meeting briefing on how long the central bank could hold […]
Read moreSoftBank Group has decided to invest $60 billion-$100 billion in a solar power project in India, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported on Friday. SoftBank and the Indian government are expected to make an announcement soon after final arrangements and made, the report said. The company is expected to make the investment through a fund backed […]
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