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…

China’s move to regulate its giants is part…

Chinese President Xi JinpingFred Dufour | AFP | Getty ImagesGUANGZHOU, China — China's recent moves to regulate large technology giants are part of its broader push to become a technological "superpower," one expert told CNBC.Like…

NYSE says it will no longer delist three…

A man walks outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, November 24, 2020.Brendan McDermid | ReutersThe New York Stock Exchange said it no longer plans to delist three Chinese telecommunications giants.In a…

Why tech giants limited the spread of New…

When Facebook and Twitter moved quickly this week to limit the spread of an unverified political story published by the conservative-leaning New York Post, it led to predictable cries of censorship from the right. But…

JPMorgan creates new team to trade shares of…

JPMorgan Chase thinks it's found the next hot market for investors:  Taking stakes in giant, pre-IPO start-ups from SpaceX to Airbnb.The investment bank is launching a new team to connect sellers and buyers in the…

The pertinent question of the hour: How fair…

(This story originally appeared in on Aug 01, 2020)NEW DELHI: US lawmakers' six-hour grilling of the CEOs of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple on Wednesday renews the question about fairness and transparency of practices followed…

US social media giants like Insta, Facebook and…

(This story originally appeared in on Jul 21, 2020)NEW DELHI: The ban on Chinese apps, especially popular ones like ByteDance’s TikTok and Helo, is resulting in a windfall for US social media giants like Instagram,…