People tend to vegetables growing in a field as emission rises from cooling towers at a coal-fired power station in Tongling, Anhui province, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019.BloombergElon Musk is going to pay $…
Facebook blocks users from creating new events near…
Facebook's logo displayed on a phone screen and keyboard.Jakub Porzycki | NurPhoto via Getty ImagesFacebook said Friday it will block the creation of new Facebook events happening near the White House, the U.S. Capitol building…
Biden’s stimulus proposal would boost these tax credits…
US President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware on January 7, 2021, to announce key nominees for the Justice Department.Jim Watson | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident-elect Joe Biden's stimulus proposal includes…
A new activist takes on Exxon to reverse…
Fuel prices are displayed at an Exxon Mobil Corp. gas station in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on Wednesday, April 29, 2020.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCompany: Exxon Mobil Corp. (XOM)Business: Engaged in the exploration, production, transportation…
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed game startup kicks off India’s tech…
By Saritha RaiNazara Technologies Ltd. , the cricket games developer backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, became the first Indian gaming technology company to seek a market debut as mobile entertainment takes off across the world’s…
German Chancellor Merkel’s party picks Armin Laschet as new…
Candidate for the chairmanship of Germany's Christian Democratic Union party, Armin Laschet, gestures as he takes part in a discussion at the party's headquarters in Berlin on Jan. 8, 2021.CHRISTIAN MANG / POOL / AFP)…
Parler’s de-platforming shows the exceptional power of cloud…
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon Web Services.CNBCGetting kicked off Amazon Web Services is rare, but it has enormous consequences.It happened this week, when Amazon dropped Parler, a social network that gained traction from conservatives after…
Debt trap: Inside the world of shady digital…
Last August, Anitha (name changed to protect identity) needed some money urgently. The lockdown was a challenging period for the Hyderabad-based media professional, especially on the financial front. Even as she approached formal lenders for…
What should debt mutual fund investors do in…
2020 was a year full of unexpected events leaving one with lots of learnings over the year, the one important take away being - predictions can go horribly wrong and one should always be flexible…