Facebook’s Zuckerberg Says Working On Products To Promote Racial Justice
Facebook Inc has started a workstream for building products to advance racial justice in response to the ongoing protests in…
Day: June 5, 2020
‘The troops hate it’: John Kelly Criticizes Trump Threat To Use Armed Forces To Quell Protests
Former White House chief of staff John Kelly said Friday that he did not agree with President Donald Trump’s threat…
Airline Stocks Soar As Coronavirus Lockdowns Are Lifted
American Airlines (AAL) plans a steep increase in July flights as coronavirus lockdowns are lifted and demand rises. United Airlines…
Coronavirus: WHO Advises To Wear Masks In Public Areas, Reversing Policy
The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying they should be worn in public to…
Apple Is Reportedly Giving Coronavirus Tests To Staff As They Return To The Office
Apple is offering employees Covid-19 nasal swab tests as they return to work, according to a Bloomberg report which cited people…
George Floyd: Reddit Co-Founder Quits Board And Asks For Black Replacement
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian has resigned from the tech firm’s board and urged the company to replace him with a…
Twitter, Facebook Disable Trump Video Tribute To Floyd Over Copyright Complaint
Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc and Instagram disabled U.S. President Donald Trump’s campaign tribute video to George Floyd on their platforms…
Ronaldo Becomes First Billionaire Footballer
Cristiano Ronaldo has been crowned the first soccer billionaire ahead of his top rival in sport, Lionel Messi after earning…
UN To Announce New State Carved Out of Nigeria, Cameroon By July 10
The United Nations has completed plans to carve out a new territory from Nigeria and Republic of Cameroon by July…
Sterling On Pace For Its Best Week Against The Dollar Since March
Sterling is on course for its strongest week against the dollar since late March, driven by risk-on sentiment and the…
U.S. Scraps Plans To Ban Chinese Airlines But Will Limit Flights To Two A Week
The Trump administration on Friday scrapped a plan to ban Chinese passenger airlines from flying to the U.S. after Beijing said…
Victoria’s Secret UK arm goes into administration
The UK arm of Victoria’s Secret has fallen into administration, putting more than 800 jobs at risk. The chain, famous…
Wall Street Jumps On Surprise Fall In Unemployment Rate
U.S. stocks jumped at the open on Friday after a closely watched report showed a surprise drop in the U.S.…
US Unemployment Declines To 13.3% As Economy Added 2.5m Jobs In May
Covid-19’s devastating assault on the US economy waned in May as the unemployment rate dipped to 13.3% and the US…
U.S. Unemployment Rate Close To 20%
The U.S. unemployment rate likely shot up to almost 20% in May, a new post World War Two record, with…
Major Markets In Asia Pacific Jump As Much As 49% From Their March Lows
Major markets in Asia Pacific have bounced back strongly following a historic period of volatility and uncertainty in March, as the…