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Do Instagram Likes Matter, and How Will Instagram Hiding ‘Likes’ Affect Marketing?

Sep 01, 2021 06:33 am UTC| Business

With over a billion active users, Instagram is one of the most popular social networking platforms for individuals and businesses. Whether big or small, every company understands the importance of having an impactful and...

Hyundai, Shinsegae Group to clash anew in the cosmetics business

Sep 01, 2021 06:27 am UTC| Business Economy

Hyundai Department Store and the Shinsegae Group are entering a new kind of competition as both will be venturing into the premium cosmetics business. The companies have long been rivals but this is another level of their...

South Korea approves ‘Anti-Google’ law and becomes the first country to curb Google, Apple in-app store payment policies

Sep 01, 2021 06:16 am UTC| Business Economy

South Korea finally passed the law that will regulate Google and Apples in-store payment policies. On Tuesday, Aug. 31, the National Assembly finalized and approved the bill and made the country the very first in the world...

Jeremy Diamond: The Shift to Remote Work is Changing the Legal Services Industry

Sep 01, 2021 02:38 am UTC| Business

Over the past year and a half, COVID-19 has rewritten the rules surrounding remote work in countless industries. In most cases, companies adopted work-from-home as a matter of survival because in-person operations were...

Students Struggling To Find Jobs In Wake of Partisan Attack on WE Charity

Sep 01, 2021 01:19 am UTC| Business

Even as Western economies slowly reopen with the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines, youth in Canada still face a tough job market. Students and recent graduates of high school and university have been hit hard by the...

Solaris Resources (TSX:SLS) Continues Its Expansion in Ecuador With Brand New Discovery

Sep 01, 2021 01:07 am UTC| Business

Solaris Resources (TSX:SLS) has recently made a significant new discovery within its Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador. This is a major breakthrough in their expansive drilling program and is likely to help grow the...

Hyundai Heavy leads development of under ocean carbon dioxide storage platform

Aug 31, 2021 21:36 pm UTC| Economy Business

Hyundai Heavy Industries Group has developed with the state-run Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC) an offshore platform to store carbon dioxide under the ocean floor. DNV, a Norwegian ship quality assurance and risk...

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Economy

Eurozone Bond Yields Fall as Oil Slump Eases Inflation Fears Ahead of Central Bank Meetings

Eurozone government bond yields retreated on Monday as a sharp decline in oil prices eased inflation concerns, giving investors relief ahead of a pivotal week featuring major central bank meetings and key economic data...

European Natural Gas Prices Sink as Middle East Tensions Ease, Oil Slumps

European wholesale natural gas prices plunged nearly 9% on Monday, mirroring a sharp decline in global oil prices after signs of easing tensions in the Middle East reduced concerns over energy supply disruptions. The...

US Stock Futures Rise as Oil Falls, Nvidia Eyes $250 Billion OpenAI Data Center Deal

U.S. stock futures traded higher Monday as easing tensions between the United States and Iran boosted investor sentiment, sending oil prices sharply lower ahead of a pivotal week featuring major corporate earnings and the...

BOJ Expected to Hold Rates Steady While Signaling More Hikes Ahead

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1% when its two-day policy meeting concludes on Friday. However, investors will closely watch Governor Kazuo Uedas comments and...

Gold Prices Rise as Weak Dollar, Fed Rate Decision in Focus

Gold prices climbed in Asian trading on Monday as a weaker U.S. dollar boosted demand for the precious metal, while investors assessed easing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and looked ahead to the Federal...

Politics

Ukraine Targets 2027 Freyja Prototype to Strengthen Air Defense Against Russian Ballistic Missiles

Ukraine is aiming to unveil a prototype of its European-backed Freyja anti-ballistic missile defense system in the first half of next year as Kyiv works with its allies to reduce reliance on U.S.-made Patriot systems and...

El Salvador Opposition Names Candidates to Challenge President Nayib Bukele in 2027 Election

El Salvadors two main opposition parties have officially selected their candidates to challenge President Nayib Bukele in the countrys next presidential election, scheduled for February 2027, as the incumbent prepares to...

Myanmar Military Intensifies Civilian Attacks as Regional Diplomacy Expands

Myanmars military has significantly increased attacks on civilians since a new administration assumed power, according to a report released Monday by the Armed Conflict Location Event Data Project (ACLED). The findings...

Russia Launches Ballistic Missiles, Drones Across Ukraine as Civilian Death Toll Rises

Russia launched a fresh wave of ballistic missiles and drones across Ukraine early Sunday, striking Kyiv and several other regions in attacks that killed at least six people and injured dozens, according to Ukrainian...

Brazil Recalls Ambassador From Argentina After Milei's Remarks on Lula

Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Argentina following comments by Argentine President Javier Milei criticizing Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, the Brazilian government, and the countrys judiciary,...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Tech Stock Positioning Nears Neutral as Investor Rotation Enters Final Phase, Deutsche Bank Says

Investor positioning in large-cap technology stocks has fallen sharply from previously elevated levels and is now close to neutral, signaling that the ongoing rotation away from the sector is largely complete, according to...

Nvidia Invests $1 Billion in Naver as South Korea AI Data Center Expansion Gains Momentum

Shares of South Korean internet and cloud services company Naver surged more than 10% on Monday after the company announced that Nvidia will invest $1 billion by purchasing newly issued shares to support a major artificial...

CXMT IPO Debut in Shanghai Puts $85.5 Billion Chipmaker in Spotlight

Chinas ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) is set to begin trading on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on Monday following the largest initial public offering (IPO) in Asia this year, with investors closely watching the...

Nvidia Eyes $250B Guarantee for OpenAI’s Massive Ohio AI Data Center Project

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) is reportedly in discussions to provide a financial guarantee worth approximately $250 billion for OpenAI as part of an ambitious artificial intelligence data center project in Ohio, according to a...

SpaceX Stock Slump Wipes Out Nearly $700 Billion From Elon Musk’s Paper Wealth

Elon Musk has seen one of the steepest declines in paper wealth ever recorded as shares of SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) continue to slide following the companys blockbuster public debut. After raising $75 billion in its June 12,...