GE shares fall on report alleging its finances are worse than disclosed
General Electric shares fell as much as 15% on Thursday after fraud investigator Harry Markopolos, who blew the whistle on Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, said...
Mexico City prison fire kills at least three, injures seven
A fire at a prison in eastern Mexico City on Thursday morning killed at least three men and injured seven others, the city government said...
Israel bars two U.S. Congresswomen from entry
U.S. Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar will be barred from entering Israel in an upcoming visit, after a tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump...
Vietnam says Facebook steps up local content restrictions
Facebook is restricting access to increasing amounts of content in Vietnam, a government official said on Thursday, as the Southeast Asian country ramps up a...
Breakingviews TV: Kicking GE
The troubled conglomerate is facing claims it’s hiding $38 bln in potential losses. Tom Buerkle outlines the accusations leveled by Harry Markopolos, famous for trying...
Canada’s Intact Financial to buy Guarantee Co, Frank Cowan for C$1 billion
Canadian property and casualty insurer Intact Financial Corp said on Thursday it agreed to buy The Guarantee Co of North America and Frank Cowan Co...
Israel was wrong to ban Tlaib and Omar – Washington Examiner
Israel was wrong to ban Tlaib and Omar Washington Examiner Israel Denies Entry to Omar and Tlaib After Trump’s Call to Block Them The New York Times...
Ethiopian shoemakers stepping in the right direction
The East African crafted shoes have made great strides into the international market over the past decade and the fancy footwear is starting to seep...
Democratic former Colorado Governor Hickenlooper drops 2020 White House bid
Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper dropped his bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination less than six months after trying to position himself as a...
Gibraltar frees Iranian tanker, raising hopes of ship swap
Gibraltar has released the supertanker Grace 1, which Britain seized last month, paving the way for a swap with the tanker Iran’s holding. Lucy Fielder...