Three prominent pro-democracy student leaders who stormed government buildings in the run-up to the Occupy protests of 2014 were jailed for between six and eight months on Thursday, and therefore face a five-year ban from public office, as the government won its bid for harsher punishments. The prison terms replaced the community service orders initially […]
Read moreIntel could be a technology stock worth investing in as it looks to expand its chip business in the second half, an asset portfolio manager told CNBC. James Gautrey, portfolio manager and global sector specialist at asset management firm Schroders, said that the semiconductor industry made investors “particularly excited,” and that Nvidia was a “poster […]
Read moreAmazon’s $16 billion bond issuance attracted orders equivalent to the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country Belarus. The money from the bond issue on Tuesday will be used to help the e-commerce giant fund its acquisition of Whole Foods. Demand was very high with the issuance attracting orders of $49 billion, the Financial Times […]
Read moreMotorola was granted a patent on Wednesday for a phone display that heals if it is cracked. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) describes a screen made from a “shape memory polymer.” Motorola’s description shows a “repair” button on the phone. When pressed, a user taps the area of the screen that is […]
Read moreGold supply from mines has fallen “dramatically” this year, bolstering prices of the safe-haven asset in the face of geopolitical tensions, ANZ said in a note on Thursday. “Growth in mine output is at its lowest point since the financial crisis, with risks only getting greater,” wrote ANZ’s senior commodity strategist, Daniel Hynes. Gold production […]
Read moreThe United States and South Korea will go ahead with joint military drills next week, the top U.S. military official said on Thursday, resisting pressure from North Korea and its ally China to halt the contentious exercises. North Korea’s rapid progress in developing nuclear weapons and missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland has fuelled […]
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Air Berlin aims for asset sales to at least two buyers by end-Sept – CEO
Insolvent German airline Air Berlin aims to strike deals to sell assets to two or more buyers by the end of September, before a government loan keeping its planes in the air runs out, itschief executive said. The group is in talks with a total of three aviation firms, including Lufthansa, German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine […]
Read moreBike-sharing companies are one of the hottest technologies in mainland China, but Hong Kong just got its first version in April. Called Gobee.bike, the company was founded in Hong Kong and was the first to get its service up and running on its home market. But the first few months have not been easy for […]
Read moreA number of HBO social media accounts were hacked late on Wednesday adding to the pile of security issues the company has had following leaks of scripts around key shows like “Game of Thrones.” At around 11 p.m. ET, the @hbonow Twitter account was taken over by a group called OurMine. The same hackers also […]
Read moreAustralian far-right senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign to ban the all-enveloping garment worn by some Muslim women, drawing a quick rebuke from the government and Muslims. Hanson sat in her seat in the assembly for about 20 minutes covered by the black burqa before removing […]
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