Tag: world’s business
Owner of UKFast cloud hosting firm plots £400m sale
The private equity backer of the technology company previously known as UKFast is exploring a sale that it hopes will fetch a £400m price tag.
Freight train derails in Czech Republic, causing major chemical fire
Czech firefighters are battling a major chemical blaze in eastern Czech Republic after a freight train derailed and carcinogenic benzol from damaged tank wagons caught fire
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to return home Friday as the repatriation effort for such workers strains regional resources
Intel again pushes back expected opening for semiconductor plant in central Ohio
Intel Corp. has once again pushed back the expected opening for its semiconductor project in central Ohio
Doug Ford reelected as Ontario’s premier with mandate to fight Trump tariffs
Projections show Ontario Premier Doug Ford won reelection to lead Canada’s most populous province, giving him the mandate he wanted to fight tariffs threatened by President Donald Trump
Stock market today: Asian shares skid, hit by Trump tariff hikes and doubts about AI
Asian shares are sharply lower, with benchmarks in Japan, Hong Kong and South Korea tumbling more than 2% after a broad retreat on Wall Street
It’s been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling
Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday
North Carolina company owner pleads guilty over attempted technology sale to China
The federal government says the owner of a North Carolina company has pleaded guilty to trying to sell electronic devices that have military applications to China without a required exporting license
Bangladeshi students who led uprising that ousted ex-premier Sheikh Hasina form new political party
Students in Bangladesh who led a mass uprising to topple former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in August are now diving into politics by forming a new political party
US consumers cut spending in January more drastically than at any point in the last four years
A key price gauge declined last month, a sign that inflation may be cooling though stiff tariffs threatened by the White House threaten that progress