Men stand near a billboard depicting an Israeli-flagged commercial ship on fire after it was struck by Houthi-allied Yemeni naval forces on a street on January 10, 2024 in Sana’a, Yemen. Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images A container ship owned and operated by the United States was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled … Read more
Robert Holzmann, governor of the Austrian central bank, speaks during an event in Vienna, Austria, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The European Central Bank may defy market expectations and delay the start of interest rate cuts throughout 2024, a member of the institution’s Board of Governors, Robert Holzmann, said on … Read more
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen speaks as Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s vice president and presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) during a campaign rally ahead of the election in Taipei, Taiwan on January 11, 2024. Carlos Garcia Rawlins | Reuters Taiwan’s election results put the island on a “collision course with China” and the … Read more
Jeff Bezos watches from the sideline before kickoff between the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on September 15, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. The founder and chairman of Amazon is one of the richest people in the world. Cooper Neill | Getty Images Sports | Getty Images … Read more
A pedestrian walks past a TATA pop-up store with a poster reading ‘The Future is AI’ outside the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, January 14, 2024. The annual Davos gathering of political leaders, top executives and celebrities runs from 15 to 19. January. Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg … Read more
Apple flagship store in Shanghai in November 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Apple is offering discounts on a range of its products in China, including the latest iPhones, its website shows, as it faces growing competition and growing concerns about a lack of demand for its flagship smartphone. Between January 18 and January … Read more
A child runs over the flag of Taiwan during the official results announcement on January 13, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. Sawayasu Tsuji | Getty Images News | Getty Images Taipei – Newly elected Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te will face a divided parliament that is likely to moderate his political agenda, with the Taiwan People’s Party … Read more
The Android character will appear at Google headquarters on December 19, 2023 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images After a year defined by mass layoffs among Silicon Valley giants, tech workers traded the prospect of high-growth capital and home jobs for something more stable. According to 2023 data from tech platform Karat, … Read more
Medical personnel use a mammogram to examine a woman’s breast for breast cancer. Hannibal Hanschke | dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images SAN FRANCISCO – Established but a promising group of cancer drugs was a hot market in 2023, and more companies could look to treatments to fuel growth in the coming year. That … Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs this week could be a turning point for cryptocurrency investing. Ark Invest CEO and Chief Investment Officer Cathie Wood is behind one of the new ETFs. Her firm has partnered with 21Shares to launch the ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF. “We really believe this is … Read more