Russia’s indefinite ban on diesel exports threatens to aggravate a global shortage
Market participants are concerned Russia’s decision to tighten oil supplies could cause problems for the world’s refiners.
Apple’s iPhone 15 launches in China with people flocking to stores — even as Huawei revival emerges
People flocked to an Apple store on Friday to pick up the latest iPhone, despite market worries that nationalistic fervor would dampen the U.S. company’s sales in China.
The Nagorno-Karabakh crisis raises serious questions for Russia — and the West
The contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but it has been under de facto Armenian control since the 1990s.
Street Fighter, Resident Evil developer says it plans to tap on synergy between gaming and movies
With its new production studio in Hollywood, Japanese game developer Capcom will not only aim to capture gamers, but moviegoers as well.
Foodpanda confirms layoffs, says it’s in talks to sell part of Asia food delivery business
A German media outlet reported that Foodpanda could sell its operations in Singapore, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Laos.
UK regulator says it may clear Microsoft’s new Activision Blizzard takeover offer
The U.K.’s competition regulator says Microsoft’s restructured takeover proposal of Activision Blizzard, submitted in August, “opens the door to the deal being cleared.”
CNBC Daily Open: Banishing the AI hallucination
Four months after hype over artificial intelligence fired up markets, the rally’s starting to look more like a hallucination.
An HSBC-backed startup is using AI to help banks fight financial crime — and eyeing a Nasdaq IPO
Silent Eight’s AI models were actually trained on the processes that human investigators were carrying out within financial institutions, its CEO told CNBC.
Germany needs structural change to prevent a shift to the right, Commerzbank CEO says
Germany needs to implement structural changes if it wants to prevent a political shift to the right, Commerzbank CEO Manfred Knof told CNBC.
Bank of Japan leaves rates unchanged on concerns of ‘extremely high uncertainties’
The BOJ left rates and its dovish forward guidance unchanged on Friday, mindful of the “extremely high uncertainties” on the growth outlook.
