US review could delay or block Binance’s acquisition of Voyager Digital
Dec 31, 2022 23:30 pm UTC| Digital Currency Economy Business Investing
A US national security review could block or delay Binances $1.022 billion acquisition of bankrupt crypto lender Voyager Digital. According to the interagency body Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...
JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank seek dismissal of lawsuits by Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse accusers
Dec 31, 2022 23:25 pm UTC| Economy Business Law
JPMorgan Chase Co and Deutsche Bank AG are seeking the dismissal of lawsuits by women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse and blamed them for enabling and ignoring red flags about the late financiers sex...
Ex-FTX CEO Bankman-Fried set to enter not guilty plea in crypto fraud case
Dec 31, 2022 23:10 pm UTC| Law Digital Currency Economy Business
Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried is expected to enter a plea of not guilty to criminal charges that he looted billions of dollars and cheated investors at his cryptocurrency exchange. Bankman-Fried is accused of...
China's manufacturing activity drops for third straight month in December
Dec 31, 2022 23:09 pm UTC| Health Economy Business
Chinas manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) The coutrys PMI came in at 47 points, down from Novembers 48 and well below the...
Japan start-up Innophys seeks to expand exoskeleton business abroad
Dec 31, 2022 23:09 pm UTC| Science Economy Business Health
Japan start-up Innophys Co. is expanding overseas in nations that have aging populations to offer its wearable exoskeleton to support heavy lifting. Set up by Tokyo University of Science professor Hiroshi Kobayashi,...
Toyota's Indian unit admits customer data breach
Dec 31, 2022 23:09 pm UTC| Business Economy Technology
Toyota India has notified local authorities that a data breach at Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) may have exposed some customers personal information on the internet. TKM, a joint venture with Indian conglomerate...
Pentagon awards additional $7.8 billion to Lockheed Martin for F-35s
Dec 31, 2022 23:06 pm UTC| Economy Business
The US Defense Department had awarded a $7.8 billion contract modification to Lockheed Martin Corp for procuring 127 F-35 Lot 16 aircraft. The additional deal brings the total deal between the company and the Pentagon...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects