Republican presses Twitter chief Elon Musk to better protect U.S. user data
Top Senate Republican Chuck Grassley urged Elon Musk, who recently acquired Twitter, to conduct a threat assessment at the social company to better protect U.S.…
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The Fed’s Thanksgiving tonic
A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever. The Fed gave U.S. markets a perfect pre-Thanksgiving tonic on Wednesday, which should…
Uber, delivery apps propose offering Mexico drivers social security
Tech giant Uber (UBER.N) and delivery apps DiDi and Rappi have proposed offering social security benefits to workers in Mexico for the first time ahead…
Patagonia sues Gap for copying ‘iconic’ flap pocket
Patagonia Inc, the high-end outdoor clothing retailer, filed a lawsuit accusing Gap Inc (GPS.N) of illegally copying the “iconic” snapped flap pocket it has used…
TSX notches 5-month high as tech and industrials climb
Canada’s main stock index rose on Wednesday to its highest closing level in five months, lifted by technology and industrial shares as the Federal Reserve…
At November Fed meeting, officials flagged market resilience amid volatile conditions
When Federal Reserve officials met at the start of the month to weigh another rate increase, some of them were thinking about what the central…
‘Substantial majority” of Fed officials see rate hikes slowing ‘soon,’ -minutes
A “substantial majority” of policymakers at the Federal Reserve’s meeting early this month agreed it would “likely soon be appropriate” to slow the pace of…