Microsoft, Trump administration clash over email searches
WASHINGTON (AP) — On the surface, the investigation was routine.
Facebook Expands Product To Find WiFi Almost Anywhere
As portable computing and communication grows, many smartphone and tablet users rely primarily on wireless telecom service for connections. This service can be spotty, and very expensive. Facebook (NASDAQ: ...
Verizon May Target Disney For Takeover
The NY Post reports chatter that Verizon may be looking to take over Disney. AT&T has recently struck a deal for Time Warner, and Verizon may believe it has to respond.
India’s Modi says cancelled registration of 100,000 companies
India has cancelled the registration of more than 100,000 companies which were "in violation of laws", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, in the latest effort by the government against "black money" and tax evasion. The decision was taken based on an extensive data analysis conducted by the government after Modi in November announced a sudden ban on high-value currency banknotes. More than 300,000 firms had come under scanner for irregular transactions following the banknote ban, while licences of more than 100,000 firms had been cancelled, Modi said, without naming any company.
UK to pull out of fishing deal that let others in its waters
LONDON (AP) — Britain is pulling out of an agreement that permits fishermen from five other countries to operate in U.K. waters, the first step in reasserting control over its fishing industry as it prepares to leave the European Union.
Total to Sign Milestone Iran Energy Deal Since Sanctions Eased
Iran plans Monday to sign a formal contract with Total SA and China National Petroleum Corp. to develop its share of the world's biggest natural gas field -- the first investment in the country by an international ...
Printing money would trigger painful South Africa recession – central bank governor
South Africa risks slipping into a long and painful economic recession if the central bank is forced to abandon its policy of reducing inflation and protecting the currency, Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Sunday. In an editorial article published in the Sunday Times newspaper, Kganyago said the recent recommendation by an anti-graft agency for the central bank to focus on growth misunderstood the dangers of persistently high consumer prices. "The past half-century is littered with examples of painful recessions caused by the need to reduce runaway inflation created by authorities trying to create growth by printing money," Kganyago said.