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Exclusive: Fearing data privacy issues, Google cuts some Android phone data for wireless carriers

Exclusive: Fearing data privacy issues, Google cuts some Android phone data for wireless carriers

Alphabet Inc's Google has shut down a service it provided to wireless carriers globally that showed them weak spots in their network coverage, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, because of Google's concerns that sharing data from users of its Android phone system might attract the scrutiny of users and regulators.



7 years ago
Juul raises $325 million in equity and debt financing

Juul raises $325 million in equity and debt financing

E-cigarette maker Juul Labs Inc has raised $325 million in an equity and debt offering, a regulatory filing showed on Monday, as the company looks to speed up its global expansion at a time it is facing growing U.S. regulatory scrutiny.



7 years ago
Stimulus hopes support stocks, ease pressure on bonds

Stimulus hopes support stocks, ease pressure on bonds

Global equity markets rose on Monday on signs that major economies would look to prop up stalling growth with fresh stimulus measures, easing pressure on bonds and dampening demand for perceived safe-havens such as gold.



7 years ago
Oil rises after drone attack on Saudi field

Oil rises after drone attack on Saudi field

Crude oil prices rose on Monday following a weekend attack on a Saudi oil facility by Yemeni separatists and as traders looked for signs that Sino-U.S. trade tensions could ease.



7 years ago
Microsoft, Nvidia team up for more realistic visuals on Minecraft game

Microsoft, Nvidia team up for more realistic visuals on Minecraft game

Microsoft Corp said on Monday it will use chipmaker Nvidia Corp's real-time ray tracing technology to provide the software company's Minecraft video game players more realistic graphics on personal computers.



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Novartis to answer U.S. Senate demand for data manipulation details

Novartis to answer U.S. Senate demand for data manipulation details

Novartis plans to answer a U.S. senator who demanded details about data manipulation related to its gene therapy Zolgensma, amid scrutiny of the Swiss drugmaker's decision to delay informing regulators until after the treatment's approval.



7 years ago
Uber appoints new UK boss as London licence renewal nears

Uber appoints new UK boss as London licence renewal nears

Uber appointed a new boss for Britain and Ireland, the taxi app said on Monday, just as it seeks to renew its licence in London which expires next month.



7 years ago
Zalando to deliver orders for Adidas French website

Zalando to deliver orders for Adidas French website

Online fashion retailer Zalando has launched a pilot to deliver orders placed by customers in Paris on the website of Adidas as it extends moves to allow brands to use the logistics network it has built for its own ecommerce business.



7 years ago
Asia stocks advance as China's rates tweak improves investor mood

Asia stocks advance as China's rates tweak improves investor mood

Asian stocks rode a Wall Street rally on Monday and were also cheered by a decision from China's central bank to alter the way it sets a key interest rate benchmark, a move seen by analysts as reducing borrowing costs for companies.



7 years ago
Cathay Pacific shares in choppy trade after shock exit of CEO Hogg

Cathay Pacific shares in choppy trade after shock exit of CEO Hogg

Cathay Pacific shares were choppy in opening trade on Monday after the shock exit of CEO Rupert Hogg, as the airline grapples with mounting Chinese scrutiny over the involvement of some of its staff in anti-government protests in Hong Kong.



7 years ago
Novartis executive sold shares before drug data manipulation made public

Novartis executive sold shares before drug data manipulation made public

An unnamed Novartis executive sold 925,400 Swiss francs ($946,000) worth of shares less than three weeks before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced data from tests of its gene therapy Zolgensma had been manipulated.



7 years ago
Asia stocks gain as China rates tweak lifts investor mood

Asia stocks gain as China rates tweak lifts investor mood

Asian stocks tracked the Wall Street rally on Monday and found an extra tailwind from a move by China's central bank to change the way a key interest rate benchmark is set, seen by analysts as reducing borrowing costs for companies.



7 years ago
Oil prices climb after Saudi oilfield attack, but recession worries drag

Oil prices climb after Saudi oilfield attack, but recession worries drag

Crude oil prices rose on Monday following a weekend attack on a Saudi oil facility by Yemeni separatists and as traders looked for any signs that Sino-U.S. trade tensions could ease.



7 years ago
Cathay Pacific shares rise 2.3 percent after CEO Hogg resigns

Cathay Pacific shares rise 2.3 percent after CEO Hogg resigns

Shares of Cathay Pacific Airways rose more than 2 percent early on Monday after CEO Rupert Hogg resigned in a shock move, as the carrier grapples with the involvement of some of its employees in the city's anti-government protests.



7 years ago
Japan's exports slip for eighth month, sales to China drop as recession fears grow

Japan's exports slip for eighth month, sales to China drop as recession fears grow

Japan's exports slipped for an eighth month in July, while manufacturers' confidence turned negative for the first time in over six years as China-bound sales slumped again in a fresh sign the Sino-U.S. trade war could tip the economy into recession.



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