Google protests ‘eye-catching’ $2.6 billion EU fine, judge disagrees
Google on Friday attacked what it called an eye-catching 2.4 billion euro ($2.6 billion) EU antitrust fine, prompting a judge to ask how a rich...
Oil rises nearly 1% on hopes demand will rebound from coronavirus effect
Oil prices rose on Friday, on track for their first weekly gain since early January as investors bet the economic impact of the coronavirus would...
Exclusive: Venezuela’s PDVSA steps up fuel shipments to Cuba as shortages bite
Venezuela’s state energy firm PDVSA has been shipping more oil this month to close ally Cuba, as tighter U.S. sanctions have worsened fuel shortages on...
Investors bet emerging markets will weather coronavirus impact
Investors are edging back into emerging markets, even though worries about the coronavirus’s impact on global economic growth have clouded prospects for the boom-and-bust asset...
The truth about ‘greedy’ seniors and the ‘war’ between generations
Former U.S. senator Alan Simpson summarized the argument well: seniors fighting Social Security benefit cuts were nothing more than “greedy geezers” stealing from young people...
Oil rises 1% on hopes demand will rebound from coronavirus effect
Oil prices rose on Friday, on track for their first weekly gain since early January as investors bet the economic impact of the coronavirus would...
Nvidia pushes S&P 500, Nasdaq higher amid coronavirus worries
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq edged higher on Friday, supported by Nvidia shares after its upbeat outlook, but concerns about an economic hit from...
New UK business minister urged to move fast on audit reform
Britain’s new business minister Alok Sharma was urged on Friday to come forward as soon as possible with a draft law to create a more...
Fiat Chrysler halts production in Serbia over China disruption
Fiat Chrysler (FCA) said on Friday it had temporarily halted production at its Serbian plant, the first such suspension by an automaker in Europe in...
Google criticizes EU over ‘eye-catching’ $2.6 billion antitrust fine
Google on Friday called on Europe’s second-top court to throw out what it called an eye-catching 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion) EU antitrust fine, saying...