Google reveals new policy for election ads ahead of EU vote: Bloomberg
Alphabet Inc’s Google said it will roll out new policies in Europe to provide more transparency around political ads, ahead of European Union elections in the spring, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing a blog post.
Oil prices pressured by rising U.S. crude stocks, but expected OPEC supply cut supports
Oil markets started Thursday timidly, with rising U.S. crude inventories pressuring prices but an expected supply cut by producer cartel OPEC offering some support.
Asian shares edge up but sentiment fragile on growth worries
Asian shares stepped ahead cautiously on Thursday while oil rebounded from a steep sell-off, though rising U.S. interest rates and escalating trade tensions kept financial markets on edge amid signs of slackening global growth.
U.S. prosecutors are said to be investigating Japan’s MUFG: NYT
U.S. prosecutors are investigating the systems that Japan’s biggest bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG), uses to track money laundering, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
S&P 500 gains with energy, tech but ends near day’s low
The S&P 500 ended higher on Wednesday after a brutal two-day selloff, led by a rebound in energy and technology shares, but the market faltered toward the session’s end as Apple shares surrendered gains ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Technology, energy stocks rally; oil bounces back from rout
World stock markets rose on Wednesday, with Wall Street tipping higher on gains in technology and energy shares, while oil rebounded from a steep sell-off as U.S. government data pointed to strong demand.
RCS Mediagroup believes Blackstone paid too little for properties: source
RCS Mediagroup contested the sale of real estate assets to Blackstone because it believes the U.S. private equity fund paid too little for them in 2013, a source at the Italian media group said on Wednesday.
Wall Street climbs as tech, internet stocks bounce back
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after a brutal two-day selloff, led by a rebound in beaten-down internet, technology and energy shares ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Exclusive: Prosecutors weigh competing accounts in JD.com CEO rape allegation
On the night of Aug. 30, a 21-year-old University of Minnesota student said she was in a chauffeured black car, trying to keep billionaire JD.com Inc Chief Executive Richard Liu from pulling off her clothes.
Timeline: JD.com CEO’s fateful journey to Minnesota
Richard Liu, the billionaire chief executive of JD.com Inc, traveled to Minneapolis from China in late August for a doctor of business administration program at the University of Minnesota. It ended with an allegation of rape and a criminal investigati…
