ITV, BBC to offer BritBox at 6 pounds per month in UK
(Reuters – British broadcasters ITV and the BBC said on Friday they would launch streaming service BritBox in the UK at nearly 6 pounds ($7.51)...
Fed rate cut bets lift stocks, dollar steadies
Global stocks rose on Friday as investors firmed up bets on a U.S. interest rate cut at the end of July after a speech by...
Oyo founder to buy back $2 billion worth stake in SoftBank-backed Indian co
Indian hospitality startup Oyo Founder Ritesh Agarwal raised his stake in the company with a $2 billion buyback, in a move that will bring his...
Bayer welcomes judge’s call for damages to be cut in $2 billion glyphosate case
Germany’s Bayer AG on Friday welcomed a conditional ruling by a U.S. judge calling for the reduction of a $2 billion damages award to a...
Toyota, China’s BYD to jointly develop battery EVs
Toyota Motor Corp said on Friday it would jointly develop battery electric vehicles (EVs) and batteries with China’s BYD Co Ltd, expanding its Chinese partnerships...
SoftBank Group raises $270 million via Seoul unit for early stage startup investments
SoftBank Group Corp said on Friday its Seoul-based venture capital unit focusing on early stage investments has raised a 317 million won fund ($270 million)....
Pakistan PM to meet Trump hoping to mend fences, attract investment
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan travels to the United States on Sunday hoping the arrest of a militant leader with a $10 million U.S. bounty...
Japanese minister admonishes South Korea’s envoy as row deepens
Japan’s foreign minister publicly admonished South Korea’s ambassador on Friday in a deepening row over compensation for Korean forced laborers that has spilled over into...
Animation fans lay flowers, pay respects at Japan studio ravaged by arson
Animation fans gathered at the site of Japan’s worst mass killing in 18 years on Friday, laying flowers and offering prayers for the 33 people...
Suspected arsonist believed his novel was stolen by Japanese studio: media
A man suspected of torching an animation studio in Japan, killing 33 people in the country’s worst mass killing in two decades, planned the attack...